or prints when going on an interview for a job? Im telling my friend that she should wear this nice royally blue shirt, that she looks great in because
it's a good color for her, for a job interview. But she's telling me that you can't wear bight colors or shirts with prints on them to an
interview. I never heard of this before, sure I know that you should go dressed up and not wear jeans but to not wear any colors besides white or nutural
colors is just weird.
Is it a big deal if you don't wear black/white colors
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Posts: 731 (06/04/2009 6:03 PM) |
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lbluvr |
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Posts: 2412 (06/04/2009 6:05 PM) |
What industry is she in? If she is in something really conservative (such as finance), it's pretty much black and white.
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Posts: 13297 (06/04/2009 6:06 PM) |
I think it's OK to wear some color- just as long as you don't look like you're on your way to the Lido Deck to grab a Mai Tai, on a cruise
to the Bahamas.
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Posts: 3863 (06/04/2009 6:17 PM) |
I used to be really strict about wearing black/white on interviews. But fuck it, as long as you don't wear red it should be ok. I wore a beige pant suit
with a navy blue shirt to the interview for my last job.
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Posts: 2306 (06/04/2009 6:18 PM) |
I think its nice to wear color, as long as you look professional. I get bored with black & white all the time.
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Posts: 2008 (06/04/2009 6:34 PM) JJB Therapist '07 |
I've seen women wear their red "power suits" to interviews for executive positions and come through just fine.
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Posts: 9267 (06/04/2009 6:43 PM) |
mybutterflydreams wrote:What on Earth? All "rules" totally depend on the industry and job for which you're interviewing. As someone mentioned, a red power suit in certain industries could be a total appropriate hit (PR, advertising, fashion, etc.). And there's nothing wrong with color across the board as long as the colored item itself is appropriate. A red -- or other colored -- blouse with a conservative suit would work for a lot of interview situations. Meanwhile, I work in entertainment where for certain jobs if you dress too conservatively, you look just as lame and out of it as you would if you wore jeans to interview for IBM. It totally depends. |
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Posts: 2559 (06/04/2009 6:46 PM) |
I don't do bright ass colors but I do something like beige, cream, light pink or teal, etc....but I usually wear those under a black vest and my pinstripe
pants.
Works well for me 
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Posts: 14406 (06/04/2009 6:46 PM) |
I interviewed at a financial company and wore a baby blue shirt the first day and a pink shirt the second day. And I got hired.
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Posts: 2586 (06/04/2009 7:47 PM) |
lbluvr wrote:I disagree. When I was interviewing with financial and accounting firms, I don't think I ever wore just a black or white shirt (well maybe once but that's it). Of course I'd always wear a suit but imo the color of the shirt underneath didn't matter. If you're concerned about it, you can stick with more muted colors but can still wear something other than black or white. |
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