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Dress advice for interviews

Paul Andrew Cunningham

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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  • Hi Paul

    Good luck to your daughter. I regularly interview students and recent graduates and I know that they probably wont have suits but as long as they turn up, smart casual I am ok with that. A while back I interviewed a graduate who had a lot of bracelets on and then rested her arms on the table. The constant clanging was a bit distracting and she seemed embarrassed but kept her arms on the table. My colleague made a comment (light hearted) and she did take some off and put them in her bag. We did hire her but other interviewers who may be a bit more set in there ways may have been put off and distracted from what she was saying.
    Don't forget to remind her to turn off her phone and keep it in her bag, I am amazed at the amount of people who leave their phone on the table in interviews and leave it switched on.....
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  • Hi Paul

    Good luck to your daughter. I regularly interview students and recent graduates and I know that they probably wont have suits but as long as they turn up, smart casual I am ok with that. A while back I interviewed a graduate who had a lot of bracelets on and then rested her arms on the table. The constant clanging was a bit distracting and she seemed embarrassed but kept her arms on the table. My colleague made a comment (light hearted) and she did take some off and put them in her bag. We did hire her but other interviewers who may be a bit more set in there ways may have been put off and distracted from what she was saying.
    Don't forget to remind her to turn off her phone and keep it in her bag, I am amazed at the amount of people who leave their phone on the table in interviews and leave it switched on.....
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