QuoteReplyTopic: What do YOU wear to a job interview? Posted: April 18 2004 at 10:19am
I want to only do work where I can wear my jeans and don't believe in dressing up to impress. Plus I just don't want to dress up. For my interview for my last job in Canada, I did a "minimum" of dressing up in dress pants, a turtleneck and nice shoes. Thereafter, my boss (a wonderful lady) never saw me in anything but jeans, but I did dress up a bit at the interview, as many interviewers may still expect that from you. However, when I came to Prague to work as an English teacher, I went to several interviews and decided to see what would happen if I wore jeans. Although one guy didn't like my appearance (an older, apparently conservative and not very pleasant fellow that I'm glad I don't work for), I got work in 2 schools, at least one other offer and apparent considerations, and one lady would gladly have given me work, but didn't have any, so she got me private students! Thus I was quite successful, despite wearing jeans. I do not ENDORSE what I did, however, because that seems to have worked for ME. The Czechs seem to not be so superficial, and they have a need for English teachers. I like it here enough that I'm seriously considering staying, maybe even marrying one of the local beauties. But this may not work in North America or for your particular interviewers, so if you wear jeans to your white collar etc job interview, YOU DO SO AT OWN RISK.
YAY! Way to go Beachgerl! How exciting, a new job and a new town! Do you already have friends or family in this new place? You know, you can always come here for friendship.
Thanks for the good wishes. I just went on interview #2 with job #2 (I'm vying for two of them right now). I suspect that I will get an offer, but it's the other one that I really want more. I left a voicemail for the decision maker yesterday at 4, and have not had my call returned yet. That's not how people typically treat someone they are hot for. This other job, it's a good one but it's not in a good neighborhood. But I will take it if the other one doesn't come through (and if I am offered it, of course).
Hopefully, soon, all three of us will have wonderful brand-new jobs.
Elissa, I pray you'll get that job you really want! It sounds like you really need it and that you're really qualified for it. I think you can do this but I agree about keeping people waiting too long. Some companies are awful like that just because they're in driver's seat now. Did you follow up yet?
SuperGrover, it doesn't really require a grad. degree to set up a business, it really depends on the type of business you're thinking about. If you already have lots of knowledge or experience in this type of business, you can go ahead. Like I am doing, too, although I'm not sure about the competition, though. I do freelance projects such as design and writing.
About that interview I went on which I mentioned above, today is official and I got the job at that company I'm interested in. Yay. I guess my professional image and skills must've wowed them or something. But I was so surprised they made me an offer. So I'm busy now lol relocating and all of that.
I hope you both will have good news very soon like I did! :)
I bought a couple of pairs of dockers... they have these cute bootcut pants with the wide bands... anyway, I got a black pair and khaki pair. I wear that with whatever blouse I have clean. My favorite is one that wraps around itself, and ties on the side. the little criss-cross is nice, but not too dressy.
Thanks for the encouragement, SG. I think going to grad school is a great idea! If that's what your heart truly desires, I say go for it. Better to get loans than to not go. And if your grades are spectacular, you will be able to get some merit-based awards as you progress.
I totally agree with you about hiring good candidates quickly. I hate the way these people wait and wait, it's so stupid.
I am going to try really hard to keep busy this week so that I don't go crazy waiting. I have another interview tomorrow, and I am keeping busy with wedding plans. Today I am going wedding dress shopping with my mother in law to be!!!!!
Oh Elissa! I feel your pain! I just waited 3 weeks to hear about a job. 3 weeks from the time they told me I would hear by. It was more like 6 weeks from the first interview.
For those last 3 weeks, I called 2 or 3 times a week to check in and I just got voice mail and no one called me back.
Anyway, I don't want to discourage you, but I didn't get the job. But that's OK, because what I REALLY want to do is work on starting my own company. That however doesn't give me the salary and benefits and tuition reimbursement that this job would have given me. Grrrr.
So I may try to start grad school in January anyhow. I need to fill out applications now. I don't know if I qualify for scholarships, since my husband works full time. Unfortunately, I have expensive tastes in grad schools. The only schools I really want to go to are NYU or Teacher's College at Columbia. They are both like $10,000 a semester, so I'm looking at racking up 40,000 in debt to complete a degree. Yikes! Those are the only schools around here that offer good programs in what I want to do. Which is to say that they allow you the freedom to create your own program. I need to study about business management, creating educational media for kids, and mathematics education. I could go to UConn for free if I taught a course. But UConn doesn't offer a program of study that meets my needs.
I do feel like I need more education before I could successfully open a business... so I think grad school is a necessity. I just hope my business will be successful so I can pay off those student loans I'll have! It's a gamble.
And I also agree that they should snatch you up! I used to hire interns, and my boss would always want me to wait to hire people for some reason or another. Then when she finally gave me the go ahead to hire them, the best candidates were already taken by someone else! Which is awful that we made them wait so long, because I think many of them would have rather interned with us. And of course, we were stuck with B quality interns for a semester.
What is the matter with people?
I know I'm a good worker... but I obviously have a hard time communicating that in an interview.
"Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32"
I am just here venting. I am STILL WAITING to hear from people I met with last Friday. I LOVE this organization!
The person I met with (Exec. Director i.e. President) loved me, kept me there two hours, sent me uptown to meet with the Board of Directors treasurer, and had me meet with the Board president this past Monday. They still have not called my references (I emailed my refs and they told me). I could have sworn I was about to get an offer!
I hate waiting!!!!!!!!! You would think they'd be afraid someone else would snap me up if they really wanted me. When I hire people, I MOVE ON IT.
I hate this! I have a big fat mortgage to pay and a $350/mth COBRA check to write. I want this job!!!!
I really needed to vent. My fiancee and friends at home must be getting sick of hearing it, so it's your turn. Sorry guys!!!
By the way--they wear JEANS, just like at my last job. To me, that's a fashion dream job.
Elissa! I'm sure the green shell is fine. Don't worry! I read that you want to dress for an interview so that they can't even remember your clothes. All they can remember is you. :)
You can hardly see shells under a suit anyway. Green is a nice and subtle.
When was/is your interview? How'd it go?
And Beachgerl, your striped blue shirt sounds fine with a navy suit to me. What field do you work in? Maybe you could make it more creative/stylish with a cutesy pink top underneath, or bright (but not obnoxious) lighter blue?
"Hair is a part of you. It is not a part of me, because I am a frog." - Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street1b/N/ii ~ ??"/27"/32"
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But that's OK, because what I REALLY want to do is work on starting my own company. That however doesn't give me the salary and benefits and tuition reimbursement that this job would have given me. Grrrr.
