Quick

Q Tip
ps: Inte
erview Dress
D fo
or Men

BASIC TIPS:

• First Impre essions couunt signific

cantly. You don’t get a second chance
c to
m
make a firstt impressio
on.

• An intervie ewer will ch

heck you out
o from he ead to toe to
t make su ure that yo
ou fit
thhe image of o their commpany. Dreess conservvatively and professio
onally. Avo
oid
trrendy cloth hing, big pa
atterns, an
nd bright co
olors.
• Dress the part and re esearch ahhead of time what to wear
w for an
n interview
w.
D
Don’t wait to
t the last minute to try
t and find a suit. Get it weekss beforehannd,
soo it is tailored and ready to go.

k the Huma
• Call to ask an Resources departmment of a particular
p company where
you are inteerviewing, research in
nterview drress online
e, or read a book on the
t
to
opic.

FIC CLOTH
SPECIF HING TIPS
S:

Interview Suit (Jack

ket and Pa
ants)

• Wear a navy, navy pinstripe,

p chharcoal graay, or charrcoal gray pinstripe
p su
uit
fo
or a first jo
ob interview
w. Avoid bllack since it
i is more formal.
f

• Wear a jac
cket with 2 or 3 butto
ons. Stay away
a from jackets
j witth more than 3
buttons sinc
ce they are
e considereed to be tre
endier.

• Button the
e top button on a 2 buutton jacke
et and buttton the top
p either the
e
m
middle button or the top
t 2 butto
ons on a 3 button jackket. Never button thee
bottom buttton on a ja
acket.

• Wear plain
n front or pleated
p slac
cks. Make sure
s to gett them tailo
ored prope
erly,
w
wearing dreess shoes with
w an aveerage heigh
ht heel, not sneakerss.

• Wear yourr pants at your

y natura
al waist wh hich is rightt below your belly
button. Do not wear them down low, or the ey will look
k sloppy. Pants
P should be
able to stay
y up on youur waist witthout a bellt. Pant len
ngth matterrs. You don
n’t
w
want pants to be too long
l or tha
at will look unfinished and untailored.

• Pants can have a cufff or a plain

n bottom. Typically
T a cuff bottom
m is worn
since it look
ks more fin
nished.

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w Dress for Men Cont..d

Interview Shoes, Be
elt and So
ocks

• Match your shoes to your belt (leather

( to leather). For
F example, with a
charcoal graay suit you
u should we
ear black shoes and a black beltt. With a navy
n
suit, you can wear blaack shoes/b
belt, or youu can wearr burgundy shoes/belt.

• Wear lace up shoes on

o interviews.

• Match your sock colo

or to your pants
p colorr. For exam
mple, charc
coal gray so
ocks
w
would be wo
orn with a charcoal gray
g suit.

Interview Dress Shiirt

• Wear long sleeve dre

ess shirts, not short sleeves.
s

• Show a qu
uarter inch of your dre
ess shirt att the botto
om of your jacket slee
eve.

• Wear 1 of 3 collar ch
hoices—eith her a buttoon down collar, a poin
nt collar, orr a
spread colla
ar shirt.
• Wear a whhite or lightt blue shirtt. These are the only two colors
s that are
re
ecommend ded for a firrst intervie
ew.

• Wear a barrel cuff sh

hirt which is a shirt with one buttton at the
e bottom off the
sleeve. Do not
n wear cuff links to o an interview.

Interview Tie

• Wear a con
nservative tie with a small patte
ern that co
omplementts your suitt.
A
Avoid big pa
atterns and
d bright colors.

• Striped tie
es are always approprriate with the
t best coolor choices s being
burgundy, red
r or gold. Avoid ties that are fashion forrward in co olor like pin
nk,
fu
uchsia and dark olivee. It’s OK to
o pick up th
he color off the suit in
n the tie, but it
does not ha ave to matcch exactly.

• It’s fine to wear a strriped tie with a pinstrripe suit as

s long as th
hey don’t
clash.

• The bottom
m of your tie
t should hit
h right at your belt.

• Tie a mediium size kn

not. Avoid big knots.

O
Overall Ap
ppearance

• A well groo
omed, cons
servative and
a profess earance is important.
sional appe

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 Intterview Dre
ess for Men
n Cont.d

• Hair should
d be washe d and combed.
ed, combed

• Beards or mustaches
s should be
e trimmed.

• Avoid wearing jewelrry. If you wear

w a watc
ch, it should be conse
ervative. You
Y
caan wear on
ne ring, but avoid braacelets.

• Do not wear sunglasses on you

ur head into
o an interv
view.

• Your suit should

s be pressed,
p no
ot wrinkled
d.

• Your shoes
s should be
e polished.

• Avoid colognes and perfumes

p s
since they can
c offend people.

• Get rid of gum, candy or cigare

ettes.

• Trim and clean

c your fingernails
s.

• Check your appearan

nce BEFOR
RE you ente
er an interv
view.

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