Anita18
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The last thread I found was more than a year old, so I figured it was okay to start a new one!
I have a job interview next week at the city's Department of Building and Safety, and I don't know what to wear. I've only interviewed at startups or quirky design companies, where not being 100% on point is okay. It's in construction, but it's also official business-stuff, and everyone I see on their website (which, granted, isn't much) is in suit and tie, which is making me a little nervous.
It's a technical position, so I expect lots of men will be interviewing for it, so right now my quandary is skirt or pants. I haven't been able to find many pictures of women on the website - the ONLY picture I've been able to find that includes women at the organization was cut off at the waist.
A lawyer friend of mine turned me on to White House Black Market, which is pricey (for me ) but good quality (and machine washable!) so I'm totally open to getting an outfit from there. I'm just not sure what to get, for this job interview and others like it. Right now I have a random mishmosh of "work-appropriate" stuff I've collected from my shopaholic aunt that doesn't quite match, so I'd like to start fresh.
Ideally, I'd like to fit in enough so I don't stick out like a sore thumb, but also communicate that I have personality. Because I do, and I don't want to stifle that just to get a job. (I wouldn't be able to tamp it down for long if I did get the job anyway! ) I'm not desperate, but it really does sound like interesting work.
Or am I just overthinking this and should spend my time familiarizing myself with the organization?
I have a job interview next week at the city's Department of Building and Safety, and I don't know what to wear. I've only interviewed at startups or quirky design companies, where not being 100% on point is okay. It's in construction, but it's also official business-stuff, and everyone I see on their website (which, granted, isn't much) is in suit and tie, which is making me a little nervous.
It's a technical position, so I expect lots of men will be interviewing for it, so right now my quandary is skirt or pants. I haven't been able to find many pictures of women on the website - the ONLY picture I've been able to find that includes women at the organization was cut off at the waist.
A lawyer friend of mine turned me on to White House Black Market, which is pricey (for me ) but good quality (and machine washable!) so I'm totally open to getting an outfit from there. I'm just not sure what to get, for this job interview and others like it. Right now I have a random mishmosh of "work-appropriate" stuff I've collected from my shopaholic aunt that doesn't quite match, so I'd like to start fresh.
Ideally, I'd like to fit in enough so I don't stick out like a sore thumb, but also communicate that I have personality. Because I do, and I don't want to stifle that just to get a job. (I wouldn't be able to tamp it down for long if I did get the job anyway! ) I'm not desperate, but it really does sound like interesting work.
Or am I just overthinking this and should spend my time familiarizing myself with the organization?
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