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Men, What Should You Wear to an Interview?

You are practicing your interview questions, have researched the company, and are beginning to feel ready for the big day. Have you given any thought to what you are going to wear to your interview?

Read over the following choices and check what you think is appropriate interview attire. (Check as many as you like.)

Clothing:

Khakis
Dress pants
Bright suit
Sport coat
Dark conservative suit
Dress shirt
Knit (golf or polo-style) shirt
T-shirt
Tie
No tie
Jeans or denim
White socks
Dark dress socks

Shoes:

Athletic shoes
Wingtips
Loafers
Loafers with tassels
Sandals

Accessories:

A lot of jewelry
Tie tack
Belt
No belt

Personal Hygiene:

Hair: short and neat
Hair: short and shaggy
Hair: long and neat (ponytail)
Hair: long and shaggy
Unshaven
Clean shave
Neat beard or mustache
Nails are neat and trimmed