#39

Full suit and smart shoes or dress trousers and tie.

You want to look like you’re making an effort to impress them but aren’t so formal that you couldn’t be creative.

This advise comes with the disclaimer that I’ve never interviewed for a creative job and have worn a tie and full suit for most of the interviews I’ve had in the last ten year.

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#40

full suit, but make your own tie. SMART and CREATIVE.
Ideas for tie would be made out of tin foil, but chocolate buttons stuck on. Then throughout the interview you can pick off a chocolate button and eat it while saying things like “hmmmm, that’s a great question Julie”

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#41

this one would do the trick

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#43

Well, it’s my career, so fuck you.

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#45

If someone who already works there recommended wearing a suit I don’t really understand the problem

#46

Thanks all. I’ll go with the full shebang. It’s a fairly corporate environment so I won’t look out of place. If the general rule is a slight step up from everyday wear for the job, tie seems like a plan.

@Ruffers – he’s in finance, so a totally different part of the business, and definitely a more formal role.

#47

I’m sure you’ll smash it anyway m9

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#49

Also, good luck @Mistersteve. Got one next week myself.

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#51

Digital designer:

Smart trousers, smart shirt, smart shoes, casual jumper over the shirt. So they know you’re making an effort but you’re still resolutely dedicated to your personal brand of smart casual creative guy.

Realistically though no-one’s ever been turned down for a job for dressing well in the interview, but many have probably ballsed it by dressing like an idiot, so just play it safe and classy

or if you’ve got one of those mcgregor ‘fuck you’ pinstripe suits lying about go for that

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#52

also good luck, rooting for you!

#53

Just as long as you are there

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#54

Has he got two pocket squares in his breast pocket? Bet he’s a shit web designer.

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#55

I’d like to think this means he nipped into Marks and Spencers on the way to the interview, “tried on” a suit and then walked out in it.

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#56

Designy/art industry type jobs, I always try to dress like I run a gallery. So like dressed up, maybe mainly black, but not too businessy.

#57

i get to interview quite a lot of folk for varying roles and i always pay attention to their outfit, but then who doesn’t?!
different roles different outfits innit.
someone in for a digital design role dressed shirt, trousers without tie would be just fine with me. i could probably even let trainers slide :slight_smile:

#58

Haven’t got a lot to add to the consensus of ‘dress like you’re trying to impress them but not ridiculously so’, but whatever you wear, IRON THAT SHIT.

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#59

Like a bloke I saw the other day with stitches in the vent on the back of his suit jacket still there… :astonished:

#60

I mentioned previously how my old bosses properly took the piss out of a guy who wore a full on suit and tie to an interview, it was very mean. They gave him the job though!

When I’ve gone for interviews/meetings at these types of places I just try and dress a bit smarter than I normally would, because well I think it’s silly to wear something that you wouldn’t normally ever wear and it’s good to show your personality a bit. So yeah, I’d say some cool trousers with a shirt and no tie or a shirt with a nice jumper over the top would be grand. I’d say even wear trainers if they’re newish/clean and not scaffy looking… if not then smarter shoes to be safe.

EDIT: I’m sure you’ll look great! Good luck to you!! :smiley:

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#61

This reminds me of the time I wore a Clarence Seedorf AC Milan jersey to a job interview at a football social media type place. The guy interviewing me was wearing a shirt and smart trousers. Not one F given

Got the job and turned it down for the low salary they offered didn’t I lads

Anyway don’t recommend wearing a football shirt, thank me later

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