Summer is approaching, and many of us are looking for summer jobs, going to recruitment days, and interviews. It's not as easy as it seems to choose what to wear to an interview. One has to keep in mind that you have to impress the interviewer, so that he/she can remember who you are later. Interviews and recruitment days, (and meeting your mother-in-law for the first time), are ones of the few occasions in life where you are going to be judged by the first impression. I always say that you should always dress up according to your personality and here you should too, but there are some boundaries that one should stick to.
Here are some tips and tricks on how to impress in an interview:
- Avoid denim or busy patterns but go for toned down colours, not only black and white.
- Look smart and preppy, but it depends on the level of formality you want.
- Make sure you can sit down comfortably with your outfit.
- Play on the safe side and wear nothing extravagant, (I love that word), but add something which will catch the eye in a good way, like simple and dainty accessories.
- A large hand bag looks better than a clutch or a crossover for interviews.
- Show NO cleavage and Nothing provocative, that can never look professional, and you may intimidate the interviewer :P
- No glitters allowed, let your personality shine, not your clothes.
- No strange colour on your nails, even if you like it and it's in, remember the person interviewing you may not know that bright yellow, green or blue nails are in, and he might judge you wrongly just for that. Preferably go for a french manicure, or if your nails are short like mine, go for a nude colour or just nail hardener.
- For shoes, it depends on how formal you want to look and what job you ,'re applying for. You can go with flat pups or a bit of a heel, but avoid sandals, sneakers, and super high heels.
- Wear makeup, its not that you'll get the job if you're pretty, but wearing makeup gives the impression that you are trying to look better for the interview, because you care about the job. However, do not over-do it. No red lips, No smokey eyes, No thick eye liners.
- Groom your eyebrows and upper lip.
- Avoid face piercings, and showing tattoos, and here I'm not saying that people with face-piercings or tattoos should not get employed as much as people without. You can find a person without any piercing and without any tattoos which is much less professional and hardworking than a person tattooed from head to toes, but you know about that thing called stigma ? Unfortunately, people judge, and if you want a particular job, you need to give a certain impression, and you never know how conservative the interviewer will be.
- Don't go sleeve less.
- Look clean, clean shoes, clean hair, that's a must anywhere, especially to interviews.
- Go for a fresh perfume, but nothing strong.
- Don't wear anything too tight fitting.
Here are two outfit ideas :
I hope this post will help some of you :) Comment and ask questions if some points weren't clear enough, and don't forget to follow me!
Always choose to shine!
Much love
Ruth x x
