When you have an interview, you know first impressions count. Within the first 30 seconds of seeing you, an interviewer will quickly form an opinion of you which could either help you or count against you. To make that good impression, we dress to impress the interviewer(s). However, sometimes some of us either don’t try to impress or sometimes make a few mistakes. Below are things both males and females interviewees should avoid if they wish to make the right good impression.
Female Interviewees – What to Avoid
• Avoid wearing too much jewellery!
• Bright colours or floral clothes and bright nail polish!
• Chewed or unsightly nails!
• Skirts that are too sort & clothes that are too tight and revealing!
• Accessories that are too colourful e.g. bags, shoes, scarfs etc!
• Inappropriate shoes. Keep the wedges at home!
• Collarless shirts!
• Strong perfume. If you must wear something then please only a bit!
• Tattoos on display!
Male interviewees – What to Avoid
• Pale coloured suits!
• Suit, collar and no tie combo!
• Rolled up sleeves!
• Strong aftershave!
• Colourful or characterised novelty belts!
• Trainers or any other type of casual footwear!
• Jeans with shirt tie & jacket!
• Not tidying the facial hair, including the designer stubble!
• Chewed or dirty nails!
• Shoes not matching the colour suit you wearing!
• Tattoos on display!
Female Interviewees – What to Avoid
• Avoid wearing too much jewellery!
• Bright colours or floral clothes and bright nail polish!
• Chewed or unsightly nails!
• Skirts that are too sort & clothes that are too tight and revealing!
• Accessories that are too colourful e.g. bags, shoes, scarfs etc!
• Inappropriate shoes. Keep the wedges at home!
• Collarless shirts!
• Strong perfume. If you must wear something then please only a bit!
• Tattoos on display!
Male interviewees – What to Avoid
• Pale coloured suits!
• Suit, collar and no tie combo!
• Rolled up sleeves!
• Strong aftershave!
• Colourful or characterised novelty belts!
• Trainers or any other type of casual footwear!
• Jeans with shirt tie & jacket!
• Not tidying the facial hair, including the designer stubble!
• Chewed or dirty nails!
• Shoes not matching the colour suit you wearing!
• Tattoos on display!