You might as well just call me an oldz over this, but I can't fathom not interviewing in a suit. And by suit, I mean dress/blazer, skirt/shell or blouse/blazer, or pants/shell or blouse/blazer.
We interviewed 12 different people last year, and I admit - I judged the ones that didn't show up in a suit. Including the men. Yes, you may be artsy and hipster, but save it for when you get the job.
If a candidate showed up to interview in that outfit, late or not, I wouldn't have taken her seriously.
Post by StrawberryBlondie on Apr 22, 2015 18:04:41 GMT -5
Look, if she comes out and says that she's so poor she cant rub 3 nickels together to go to a consignment shop to get something interview appropriate and she was late because she was working another job that she has to work to send money home to her elderly disabled parents, i'll gladly take back what i said about the cost of her school.
Taking her tights off if they had a run would have looked way worse. THAT I could see being an interview attire faux pas. I also don't see what's *so* much better about the "appropriate" outfit examples posted. A $30 blazer vs. cardigan? Fitted skirt vs. flared? It's THAT different? I'm not buying it. Team heyjude.
I'm mostly stuck on the low cut shirt and a run that was apparently big enough to be noticeable. And the shoes.
I actually have no issue with her clothes. I think the clothes are the red herring in this whole thing. I think they were just mentioned in a "by the way, to help you next time" thing.
When I moved to LA for my internship, my mom bought me a black shoulder bag at JC Penney. I think it was the Worthington brand, lol. It fit file folders, so I could put resumes in it. She bought it knowing I'd be interviewing. My roommate actually borrowed it when she went on an interview, too, since she needed something appropriate that could fit a folder. Good choice, mom!
I can't say I DIDN'T wear a polo shirt dress, a trench coat and espadrilles to an interview once, though, when I was 24, because those were some of the nicest clothes I had. But pffft, West Coast.
I have strange extreme negative reactions to hose. It comes from my (relatively young adoptive) mom requiring them of us. She wouldn't allow us to shave until we were 15, and would also extremely punish us if we were hose aka kiddie nude tights that didn't match our skin. Yeah, that will make you a pariah as a teen in S FL.
So, because of that, I never actually learned the culture of proper hose. I still hardly get it. Bring a backup pair? I wouldn't have had any because getting a run was justification for grounding.
But my issues are shitty parenting, not entitlement. I wouldn't have had a smirk on my face nor a blog, I just would have felt shame.
We are talking about regional differences in what might be considered appropriate interview attire and she is in Cleveland on the East Coast, not the West Coast, which some say is more relaxed. So I am going to ASSume the East Coast expectation of interview attire is what was expected and this is not that.
If she's in Cleveland, I would think it's similar to here. *I* would not wear that to an interview. I'd probably side eye someone who did....it's about the top, really. The skirt doesn't bug me as much, which would have been better with a traditional cardigan and an more appropriate camisole.
"Not gonna lie; I kind of keep expecting you to post one day that you threw down on someone who clearly had no idea that today was NOT THEIR DAY." ~dontcallmeshirley
I have strange extreme negative reactions to hose. It comes from my (relatively young adoptive) mom requiring them of us. She wouldn't allow us to shave until we were 15, and would also extremely punish us if we were hose aka kiddie nude tights that didn't match our skin. Yeah, that will make you a pariah as a teen in S FL.
So, because of that, I never actually learned the culture of proper hose. I still hardly get it. Bring a backup pair? I wouldn't have had any because getting a run was justification for grounding.
But my issues are shitty parenting, not entitlement. I wouldn't have had a smirk on my face nor a blog, I just would have felt shame.
I hate pantyhose. HATE. I only have it for interviews. And I wear the same brand and color I have been wearing since 1991.
Pantyhose are the debil. I will wear tights over pantyhose any day. Even to an interview, as long as it's in the winter. I will only wear pantyhose when there are no other acceptable options.
"Not gonna lie; I kind of keep expecting you to post one day that you threw down on someone who clearly had no idea that today was NOT THEIR DAY." ~dontcallmeshirley
Panty hose are the actual worst. It's probably a good thing I am not in a professional field and stay at home.
But seriously this girl looks a hot mess. She looks like she rolled out of bed in whatever garbage she wore out with her friends the night before. Her whole interview sounds like she didn't treat it with any importance or take it seriously and her attire reflects that. I'm sure her attitude did too.
I work in the tech industry on the East Coast. We wear business dress. I 100% didn't hire a man who showed up to an interview in khakis and a polo shirt. Finding someone who is a fit with the company culture is absolutely a necessary thing.
I didn't feel even remotely bad about not giving that guy a chance. There are pictures all over our website showing the office and the people in it. He didn't do any research. Rejected.
I also think the feedback on her outfit was likely passed on to the recruiter in a constructive criticism way, from one woman to another.
I don't think her outfit is horrible but she does look sloppy to me. It's not just the skirt, or just the boots, or just the horrible slouchy lace sweater. It's the whole package that looks thrown ttogether. That outfit paired with being 20 minutes late would say to me that the person does not take work seriously. My assumption could be completely wrong but that would be my first impression of her.
We are talking about regional differences in what might be considered appropriate interview attire and she is in Cleveland on the East Coast, not the West Coast, which some say is more relaxed. So I am going to ASSume the East Coast expectation of interview attire is what was expected and this is not that.
If she's in Cleveland, I would think it's similar to here. *I* would not wear that to an interview. I'd probably side eye someone who did....it's about the top, really. The skirt doesn't bug me as much, which would have been better with a traditional cardigan and an more appropriate camisole.
I'm in NJ (so "East Coast" snob in the house), have a job at an office with a really lax "business casual" dress code... and yeah, the skirt is not my problem with Chickiepoo's outfit here.
The low cut leotard top? The baggy cardigan with that lace shiz at the hem? The beat up boots she wants to refer to as "heels"? Yeah, THOSE things are a huge problem with the outfit. Both on the job and in an interview.
If this was a summer job, I'm guessing it's an internship. If that is the case, participation may require the company to give feedback on specific areas and dress and deportment is one of them. Just because they had feedback on her dress, doesn't mean that was one of their decision points. It could just be that they noticed her dress would hold her back if she is interviewing with 10 others that were equally skilled, but showed up on time and in tailored professional dress.
I know there are many places that would hire a man wearing similar clothes, but I don't know that the company she interviewed with is one of them. I also don't think she'll have a problem eventually finding a gig interviewing in that outfit. BUT the very public rant (with company name) and the 20 minutes late thing? Those are serious fails in judgment, which tells me she would have problems meeting the most basic professional standards without lots of mentoring. And if the interviewers were any good at their jobs, that was probably glaringly clear in her interview as well.