Dress to Impress…

@diya lol like I said, just a bit better to stand out a bit, but not overboard.

Let us know when you know @Diya! [-O<

Absolutely. We know it’s going to be good news, @Diya! 😀

@diya ouch – more exams! What kinds of letters will you have? 🙂

Yeah, i’m curious about these letters 😛

I always stick to blue checkered shirt and black trousers simple living 8-|

I only just saw this. Your question made my day @diya 🙂

More alphabet soup!

I think you should not aim for extremes. With extremes, you basically take a risk – the interviewer will remember you, but for a good or bad reason?

The advice I usually give is to see what people in that particular company usually wear. Get an idea of what the ‘norm’ is for that company, and then adjust from there.

For example – if I see that most people in a particular company wears tshirts and jeans, I’ll look like a prat wearing a full suit to an interview. So I’ll show up with jeans but a proper working shirt with no tie (i.e. dressing up from the norm a few notches). If the firm’s employees tend to wear work trousers and shirt with no tie, maybe I’ll add on the tie and blazer.

If they’re super conservative (i.e. fully suited), I’ll follow suit (:D) but maybe with one accent – e.g. a bold skinny tie, or a scarf/brooch in your case.

Figure out the norm, and move up one or two degrees in formality if they’re not super formal.

Sorry for the male bias but I don’t want to give wrong advice! See if the girls weigh in. 🙂

@diya I’d advise against wearing a blue checkered shirt and black trousers 🙂

I think ‘dressing to impress’ is definitely a good guide. You want to impress your interviewer. A bit of platonic flirting is ok (more like banter) but don’t take it too far.

I think dressing traditionally is absolutely a safe way to go. Wear a particular item of clothing like @zee says to feel more at ease with yourself – a scarf, a favourite bag, shoes, anything.

But most importantly let your self-confidence do the talking. 🙂

@diya er, kind of hard to explain. You’re absolutely right in saying work and romance shouldn’t mix so I’m not suggesting that you do that!

It’s similar to how two male friends might, at face value, insult each other, but they don’t really intend to be mean to each other, it’s just a bit of fun and games. An exchange of wits.

So in the male-female dynamic, the exchange of wits sometimes is in a flirty format, but it’s not proper flirting, i.e. it’s very, very mild, and there’s no intention on either side to take it any further.

I might be digging myself a deeper hole here…

Awesome @diya – normally long interview is a good sign 😉 What is the next step like? So exciting!

I like the adage ‘dress smart, work smart’!

I think I age with @zee, basically find out what the general dress code is and step it up a notch or too. Remember that most people will make there mind up about you within the first 7 seconds of meeting you.