Interview Skills
15 Dress for Success
Your appearance for an interview should be designed to make a positive impression while keeping the focus on you. In other words, you do not want anything to distract from your interview.
- If possible, find out the dress code of your target workplace. Then, take it one level up for the interview. In other words, err on the side of more formal: dress 20% better at an interview than you would on the job itself.
- Dress in clothes that make you feel good; you will project yourself more confidently.
- Try on your outfit; does it fit? Is it clean, in good repair, and wrinkle free.
- Are your shoes clean and polished?
- Practice good hygiene.
- Don’t wear fragrances, as others may be sensitive.
- Keep accessories to a minimum.
What you wear depends on the workplace you are looking to join: dress for the work environment (is it Business, Business Casual, or Casual?).
Generally, there are 3 categories of business attire:
For more visual examples of attire, follow our Pinterest page: https://www.pinterest.ca/LSECOOP/_saved/
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Business Casual |
Casual |
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Resources
- Check out the York U Career Centre website for more tips to dress for success
- Dress for the (remote) job you want (Harvard Business Review) Recommendations on clothing and backdrops based on findings from a March-April 2020 survey about virtual meetings.
