What to wear to an interview??

I know it's been ages & ages since I've posted regularly, and I'm sorry. Life got crazy busy. I'm trying to finish up my tax clients, sell my house, orchestrate a move to a city 2 hours away, look for a job, and enjoy the summer. It's crazy.

As I said, we're going to be moving which means I'll be looking for a new job. I just sent off my resume to a head hunter/employment agency specializing in accounting & finance jobs, and dh & I are going to be in the city we're moving to for another appt on Monday, so I suspect I'll have some type of employment related meeting/interview on that day as well.

My current office is business casual, but I usually dress on the more business side of things. The jobs I'll be looking at in the new city will be more business formal. I just thrifted a gorgeous silk black & cream graphic printed pencil skirt. I don't have time for pics, but the closest I could find online was here http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_1.....921x00003d except my skirt is black with cream dots, and the band at the bottom of the skirt has a pattern as well. I have a great fitting black blazer to wear with it. I'm not 100% sure what color blouse to wear under the jacket. I figure I can't do white because of the cream in the skirt. Would a softer, more pastel color be better, or could I go for a bolder color? The bolder color would be more 'me'.

I don't currently have a 'real' suit and can't really afford one right now. I've been stalking the thrift store & have picked up a couple of good pieces. I could wear my black blazer with my charcoal dress pants. I have a hard time wearing black jacket & black pants for a couple of reasons. One is the fear that the blacks won't match, and second, I just don't like that much black. I also have a charcoal blazer, but it's got some military styling (epaulet type tabs on the shoulder, and a tab in the back with a gathered section below the tab) and the military styling doesn't seem formal enough for an interview.

Any thoughts or ideas? Thanks!

16 years ago

April

Veteran

Christine - so nice to see you post again! I had just been wondering where you were.

Sounds like a lot is going on for you - best of luck on your interview. I like the sound of the patterned skirt, black jacket, and boldly-colored blouse. What color - red? I can picture that with black and cream.

medusa

I agree with April. Black jacket, colored blouse, patterned skirt - sounds great!

Anonymous

Christine, you sound like you've had quite a summer! I agree with the others tht your skirt, black jacket and blouse in a color would look great. Looking at Vani's outfit with black jacket over a yellow-gold top makes me think that some shade of yellow or gold would be striking with yours.
I also think you could wear a white blouse under the black jacket even if the skirt has cream, as long as it isn't optic white. You could wear a colorful silk scarf or piece of jewelry or a flower brooch on your jacket.

ChristineB

Active Member

Thanks guys. Now to decide which blouse.

It has been a crazy summer indeed, and it's not over yet. The house is on the market today. I just really, really hope everything works out timing wise. Fun, fun, fun!

shana

Hi Christine, glad to see you posting again! How was your sister's wedding? How did the dress turn out? Not sure if I missed it - did you ever post what the end product looked like?

Personally, I think that if the type of jobs you are looking for are in a business formal setting, a full suit (skirt or pants) is the way to go. Keep stalking the stores - maybe even try to hit some in the bigger city for more options. Otherwise, I would say try the black blazer & charcoal pants. I just feel that a printed skirt is a little casual for business formal - especially for accounting/finance.

Good luck!

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