Interview attire
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- mitsu0
wear a suit, but wear a nice one. it commands more respect than any other outfit. unless you have a superb resume and intimidating confidence, don't go w/out this or you might feel inadequate during the interview. especially when they stack your resume on top of the 200 others they are evaluating.
and if you can't afford a suit, try to avoid khaki. it's been done to death and should be left in the 90's until it's resurrected later in 2012. black/grey pants, no pleats, no cuffs, square toe shoes, lace up or slip ons are fine. black socks. a nice fitted shirt that isn't too bold. not white though, otherwise you'll look as though you're missing your jacket. not black either - unless you're pants are grey, otherwise you'll look like 4 shades of black which is tacky.
i honestly would avoid a tie at this point. mostly because it's almost as if you're missing a jacket and you're just showing up casually for a 'power lunch', 'pow wow' or whatever corporate cliche you're 'late' for.personally, i take a laptop to showcase my work, if the opportunity presents itself. it's great to go over my resume that at a glance looks like everyone else's in my field, but i want to set myself apart and show my creativity which is something that can't be expressed very well in a resume, especially when they are supposed to be concise. this also gives you an opportunity to steer the interview in the direction you want to go and focus on your positives.
i could go on and on, but these are a few of my opinions which have done wonders for me... even my last interview which was in front of 7 people... yikes!