Dress advice for interviews

My daughter is about to graduate from university and is starting to attend interviews. As her dad, in his 60s, I am the least qualified person in the universe to offer advice. What advice on dress would you offer her?

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  • It depends on the type of job.

    Any sort of office based job then business suit, smart dress/jacket - better to be over dressed than under dressed.

    Where the organisation may be more casual then either above (over dressed than under) or "smart casual"

    With dress you want the interviewer not to really notice that much beyond being smart and appropriate- you want them to remember you for what you have done and said. So generally tone down a little any personal eccentricities (unless its highly suitable for the role). For example I tend to wear very bright socks but wouldn't wear my prize winning pairs to an interview (but wouldn't wear black either)
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  • It depends on the type of job.

    Any sort of office based job then business suit, smart dress/jacket - better to be over dressed than under dressed.

    Where the organisation may be more casual then either above (over dressed than under) or "smart casual"

    With dress you want the interviewer not to really notice that much beyond being smart and appropriate- you want them to remember you for what you have done and said. So generally tone down a little any personal eccentricities (unless its highly suitable for the role). For example I tend to wear very bright socks but wouldn't wear my prize winning pairs to an interview (but wouldn't wear black either)
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