Interview Tip #1
Your Appearance
Start with clothes. It’s summer, it’s hot, but you darn well better not wear flip-flops to the interview. Drive in them if you must, but swap for the conservative shoes before getting out of the car. Speaking of the car, if your interviewer may be in eyeshot or earshot of it (and you should assume they will) you should wash it, clean it out, and turn down the music. If you love hard-core music, swap it for one of your mom’s CDs just for this one day (she probably has at least one acceptable one).
Oh, the clothes. Dress the way your grandma wants to see you. You don’t have to wear a tie, but a collared button-down shirt for guys is smart. No tennis shoes, no open-toed shoes, no sandals at all for guys. No jeans, no saggy waists, and no baggy khakis. Stick with conservative clothes in dark colors. And make sure you look your best in every other way: fresh shaven, neat, and clean. Don’t dump cologne over your head; if you sometimes use too much perfume, skip it just for this day. Why? For one thing, your interviewer may be allergic; for another, it is unprofessional. Oh, and girls: no huge frowsy purses. Pull out the quiet Coach bag, or borrow something from your mother if everything you own is covered with Hello Kitty.
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