What To Wear To Interview?

WilsonRMDL

I have an interview coming up next week with a granite company and I'm not sure what to wear. I'd normally wear dress clothes/suit to an interview, but being in the trades its hard to know what to wear. I feel like if a guy showed up in a suit to work in my shop I'd wonder how he expected to work in those clothes. Any input would be helpful.

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J F

If you're going in for a sales position, wear a suit or at least a sport coat and slacks.

For an installer, nice jeans or khakis and a polo/golf shirt.

Ah hell, just wear the cut-offs and a wife-beater (tobacco juice stains optional).

J

JonM

Really surprise um....go naked...

Tao_Rider

A few days before the interview, stop by the granite place and observe what everyone is wearing. Then for your interview, dress just slightly better than what you saw. Don't stop by on Friday though, many work places have casual dress on Friday. Good luck! Mike

J F

Good advice.

Uh oh....now what do you wear during your surveillance? Ahhhhh...it never ends.

J

Cdat

Business casual is the way to go.

truckkin

Two levels above what the guy who is interviewing wears...

bcradio

now i'm curious.... can you go over the levels with me?

truckkin

base level - Jeans an T shirt -

next level would be jeans tucked in and Button down

Next level- Khakis and tucked in button down

Next level - dress slacks and button down dress shirt

Next Level - Dress Slacks Blazer Button down shirt and tie

Next Level - Suit

Next Level - Tux

Next Level - James Bond status

bcradio

so you're pretty much screwed if the interviewer is already James Bond status

truckkin

Certainly - dont even show up because he is God.

nap

what position or type of work are you interviewing for?

real simply put, if it is in the shop as a rock grinder, a polo shirt and khakis. If it is an installer, the same. If it is sales; the same clothes you would be wearing to sell in. If it is as owner; anything you fricken want.

realistically, in todays world; the shop hand could get away with very clean and almost new jeans and a polo shirt or button shirt but I tend to go a bit better than that with the khakis. If you get a tour of the production room, it is going to be covered with stone dust and generally wet.

do NOT wear a t-shirt, especially with something like this on it:




or this if you're a gal:



That type of short is generally frowned upon.

WilsonRMDL

I'm going for an installer/fabricator position. I was planning on wearing khakis and a button up, sounds like I should be fine with that. Thanks for the replies.

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rbsremodeling

I wanted so bad to find the post I think it was MICKEYCO post with the pimp outfit dude

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Tscarborough

It doesn't matter what you wear, so long as it is clean and pressed, your shoes are shined, your hair and face are groomed and your nails are clean.

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tinner666

I did that once for a roof proposal. Got the job too!

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Double-A

Naw, you graduate to Al Pacinoland.

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OCRS

Thong, black dress socks, sandals and an ascot