What do you wear to a design job interview?
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- gentleman0
just get dressed as you would anyway
dont dress up
dont dress downyou ARE going to have to keep roughly the same standard throughout your working days. if you're not confortable working for the forseeable future in the same type of clothes you wear in the interview - then dont wear them.
- Jnr_Madison0
Has there ever been a thread where everyone universally agrees on something?
- Didn't think so.Jnr_Madison
- I have to say we agree that this guy is douchey. http://www.qbn.com/t…kgvs72
- The sky would fall...YAYPaul
- randommail0
Keep in mind that this is a question about the INTERVIEW. Not how you'd end up dressing everyday.
I think you need to stand out by looking professional.
- it sets the standard thoughgentleman
- Most interviewers should know that you may not be dressing like that every day. The interview is more about firstjuhls
- impressions. Once you get a feel for what everyone else in the company wears, you can start downgrading or upgrading.juhls
- It would be great if people could just "be themselves", but it's not realistic. Then again, I haven't worked in a design studio.juhls
- it is about first impressions! in my opinion when people come in it's interesting to see the quality of dress up VS work ratiogentleman
- weirdly enough its the people that came in dressed casually - the ones with better work (generalisation alert!)gentleman
- the others are on par with people who buy really expensive portfolios for substandard work.gentleman
- I prefer the middle ground. If you dress sloppily (with lose clothes), it doesn't leave a good impression.juhls
- lukus_W0
-> black roll neck sweater
-> black slim fitting trousers
-> 'i'm a designer' acrylic spectacles^ but what would you put on your feet to complete the look?
- Stugoo0
personally, light shirt black jumper, nice jeans and shoes and glasses.
present myself in the way that i feel represents my desired work environment.
- randommail0
That's true, there is no simple answer.
It really does depend on the agency. I guess another tip is the check out the agencies clientele. And dress accordingly. Some agencies have clients like Burger King and others have clients like Prada.
- uberdesigner0
hard hat and a lunch box
- duhsign0
freeball, you'll feel more confident and less sweaty...in your balls
- EightyDeuce0
black dress shirt and charcoal slacks, and let your work do the rest.
- Jnr_Madison0
3 women go for a job. The boss decides to test their character and leave $100 on the floor of reception. The first arrives, sees the money and hands it into reception. The second girls comes in and picks up the money and deposits in the charity box. The third comes in, spies the cash and puts it in here bag.
Who does the boss hire?
- >>>Jnr_Madison
- >>Jnr_Madison
- >Jnr_Madison
- The one with the big tits.Jnr_Madison
- word.EightyDeuce
- Jnr_Madison0
Smart casual is what I would do, no jeans. But, as has been covered thoroughly already, depends really on the place.
- Meeklo0
To me, in reality it doesn't matter, just keep it clean and try not to stand out or be too loud. I disagree 100% with the no jeans no sneakers policy.
The only thing it really matters if you are interviewing for a design position, is your portfolio.
Now, if you have doubts about you work and you think you might not have what it takes, go ahead wear a suit and some cologne, who knows? it might help.
- Nairn0
A very recently (and ineptly) skinned Alsation carcass.