How to Dress for an Interview?

At a job interview, you should dress comfortably and (at most) a little more formally than the rest of the office.

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At a job interview, you’re trying to show the organization that you’d fit in there. If you show up dressed casually and everyone else is dressed more formally, you won’t fit in. That’s the easy part that everyone gets. But equally true is the converse: If you show up as a man in a three piecesuit or as a woman in a formal pantsuit, and everyone else there is casual, you also won’t be fitting it. If a job applicant to one of our companies comes in a suit and tie, it shows that he didn’t research the culture of our office – and it counts as a strike against him. Why take that risk?

Before an interview, ask the recruiter or people at the office what the unofficial dress code is. Then come in, wearing comfortable clothes, and dressed similarly, (or just a little bit more formally) to what everyone else is wearing. You’ll fit in, and you’ll be comfortable and confident throughout the interview.

Remember, too: It might seem like the interview – and getting the job – is everything – but in the long run, it’s just the beginning. You want to work at an organization where you’ll fit in and feel like part of the culture for a long time – after all, you spend more waking hours at work than anywhere else.