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Old Mar 21, 2011, 09:54 AM   #1
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What to wear to a Apple "At-home Advisor Position" interview?

Black dress pants,dress shirt, and tie?

Khakis, dress shirt, no tie?

Jeans, Dress shirt, tie, vans?

Casual? Semi formal? Formal?

I know this is pretty mundane of a topic, but what would you wear?

I'm at student at SDSU and they were advertising the position. This is my first real non-school related job. Can you help me out?
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Old Mar 21, 2011, 04:24 PM   #2
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Black dress pants,dress shirt, and tie?

Khakis, dress shirt, no tie?

Jeans, Dress shirt, tie, vans?

Casual? Semi formal? Formal?

I know this is pretty mundane of a topic, but what would you wear?

I'm at student at SDSU and they were advertising the position. This is my first real non-school related job. Can you help me out?
You should dress for success. No jeans, no vans.. Suit, tie, etc.. I know its Apple and all employees when hired where t-shirt and jeans, but for a professional interview, I'd recommend nice slacks and a nice dress shirt with a tie. You don't need a sport Jacket, but just try to look professional..

No interview from what I have seen involved the candidate wearing jeans.
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Old Mar 22, 2011, 07:10 AM   #3
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Old Mar 22, 2011, 08:53 AM   #4
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Never go less than dress shirt, tie, and dress pants (assuming you are male) and dress shoes. Neat facial hair is important too. More, such as a suit, never hurts either.

I know a lot of instances (from personal hiring experience) where the choice between candidates was so close that it came down to the one who dressed for success so to speak. You want to impress your interviewer and doing that involves looking your best and being confident. Some people will dish out bad advice such as "some places want you to dress casual for an interview!" Do not fall into that trap. Its purely bad advice. Even if someone considers you over dressed for whatever reason it doesn't matter, your personality will be able to sell you.
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Old Mar 22, 2011, 09:12 AM   #5
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Suit. Better to be overdressed than under. Makes it clear you take the interview seriously.
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Old Mar 22, 2011, 12:40 PM   #6
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One exception..

If you were interviewing for a heavy construction based job... most construction companies or industrial companies don't like people dressed in suits and mistake them for being "sales reps".. I know, I had this problem 7 years back when I did outside sales for Nextel. Clearly, the industrial and construction markets don't like when people pull up in suits and ties..

I remember a friend of mine who got offered a position as a flagger.. he wore a nice dress shirt and jeans + black shoes - they hired him.. So, the best rule of thumb would be if you aren't sure.. use common sense and dress professionally.. but unless you hear from the interviewer telling you that you don't have to dress up in a suit and tie, then dress business casual..
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Old Mar 22, 2011, 01:43 PM   #8
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long sleeved t shirt - black.

levi's jeans

new balance running shoes

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You could always wear this shirt:

http://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Three-Short-Sleeve-Black/dp/B000NZW3KC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1300931058&sr=8-1

You'll probably be offered Steve's position shortly after! :P
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Suit. Better to be overdressed than under. Makes it clear you take the interview seriously.
Bingo. I won a job against 500 other applicants and I dressed to the nines. It may not be what got me the job (I was vastly overqualified [tough times]) but it certainly didn't hurt.
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Bingo. I won a job against 500 other applicants and I dressed to the nines. It may not be what got me the job (I was vastly overqualified [tough times]) but it certainly didn't hurt.
Absolutely.

Also, if you're male and your interviewer is female, definitely buy some nice shoes to wear. And wear a pressed shirt with a very fine pinstripe. No large plaids or patterns. This goes for dating as well. Women pay extra attention to such details.
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