...also, clean and trim your fingernails...
There's gotta be a story behind the Kill 'em All shirt, right?
and don't pick your nose or fart. (Lord the jobs I have missed out on!!)
One of the main things, get that hair trimmed (mustache too if you got one)..nobody likes a badly groomed person...clean out those nose hairs too....;-)
My recommendation is that you dress as you would dress any day for work at that place of business. Say they offer to take you out to meet some of their employees doing their jobs. You do not want to look like a frat rat or an alley cat. Make your appearance comparable to just a shade better than theirs. Take some work boots or casual sneakers with you and offer to change out of those Florsheims quickly, if appropriate. The last thing you want to do is behave like a former Governor candidate whose TV ads showed him strolling around a cow pasture, staring at the sky, with his tie loosened and his suit coat dangling over his shoulder. People with common sense do not stroll around cow pastures staring at the sky no matter what they are wearing at the time. BTW, he lost.
> i would wear a suit, but i look good in suits and i know the wife would be all over me after the interview...
Hahaha I did the same thing to Wendell 2 weeks ago when he wore that suit. 🙂 Something about a man in a suit that gets us girls all hot and bothered... :-$
As a rule of thumb, dress up one position that you are interviewing for. For an example, if the position dress code is khakis and a nice shirt, wear something the next level up like slacks, jacket and no tie -- or tie. Whatever you do, don't dress down and don't over dress.
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> As a rule of thumb, dress up one position that you are interviewing for. For an example, if the position dress code is khakis and a nice shirt, wear something the next level up like slacks, jacket and no tie -- or tie. Whatever you do, don't dress down and don't over dress.
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I never brought anyone in to interview that I wasn't fairly confident (based on resume and references) could do the job; I was always evaluating for the next level up the corporate food chain.
In my market the "suit/no suit" line was drawn at the project manager level; to represent the firm in client meetings you should be suited up.
i am saddened that not many surveyors here are supporting 'suiting up' for an interview. is this a sign of the level of professionalism of our field?
We all know you wont be wearing a suit in the field, and so will they.
If anything, wearing a suit will convey to them that you have the ability to act professional and that you are serious about the position. I dont think a suit would hurt at all.
In my opinion, even when you are working in the field, you are the face of the company. Dress professional. Never hurts.
-V
The general trend of our society is to dress up less. Nowadays I see lots of people at weddings and funerals who are less dressy than the average worker was at the engineering office I worked in 30-40 years ago.
Second on the Metallica T-shirt
Suit? Blazer and tie is fine. But always wear a tie. It shows respect for what you are doing and the process that you are going through.
I vote for the tie, but not necessarily a suit!
Don
I'm a little surprised at some of the responses. I agree with VH. I think it shows respect if you dress up, and doesn't (or shouldn't) hurt. It kind of shows that you are serious. Wearing a suit to an interview (to me) doesn't mean the applicant would wear a suit to the field. It almost means the opposite: that the applicant will dress "suitably" for the task at hand. (suitably- get it?)
(p.s. I don't really hire a person based on their clothes, I don't think. But I look at who I think would be best-skilled for the job at hand. Still dressing nice doesn't put any kind of subliminal negative effect on people I would hope and dressing sloppy has a better chance of a negative effect.)
there...just some more "prattling" as Tim would put it. 😛
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Typical..
Typical reply of a Red Sox fan...suit??
Now as a Yankee fan, we wear suits...we have class!!!:-P 😛 😀
Typical..
LOL Joe, I have two suits that I wear to court, funerals etc (one at a time).. Cape Cod formal is a blue blazer (with gold anchor buttons) and tie when shorts and boat shoes without socks won't work.
