<p>I have an interview to be a Senate Page next week and I am wondering how I should dress.</p>
<p>Polo shirt? Button-down? Full suit?</p>
<p>Thanks; I've never had a "real" interview before and want to be sure I make the best impression possible.</p>
<p>my opinion is wear a full suit. It’s the senate, which is pretty prestigious. I was at a conference yesterday and my moderator said that for presentations/interviews always dress better than (or equal to I guess) your audience/interviewer. If you ever watch C-SPAN the senators are ALWAYS in suits, etc. so you should dress to match. Since you’re a guy there aren’t really a lot of color choices, but my teacher always said dark suit light shirt. If you don’t want to go too full out, my gov teacher who used to work on Capitol Hill said interns often dress in khaki pants, white button down, red tie, navy blazer, and dress shoes & belt.</p>
<p>Hope that helps. 
That’s an awesome internship you’re interviewing for!</p>
<p>Thanks for the help!</p>
<p>Well, I’m actually interviewing with a member of the Senator’s staff (not the Senator himself), but they’ll probably still be well-dressed.</p>
<p>I don’t want to seem too overdressed, so I’m going to go with a button-down shirt but no blazer or tie.</p>
<p>out of curiosity are you from the DC area? (I ask because I’ve lived in the DC metro area my whole life).
I’d at least go business casual. So like, slacks a button down and a tie? Just my 2 cents. Good Luck with your interview!</p>
<p>Nope, I’m actually from Vermont. :)</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice… I’ll probably throw on a tie too.</p>
<p>AwesomeOppossum, great advice! Dress to be taken seriously, dress like you take the opportunity seriously. The moderator spoke from years of experience and AwesomeOppossum was kind to pass it on.</p>
<p>Wear a suit to an interview. It would be much better to be slightly overdressed than underdressed. You could always take your jacket off. And definitely wear a tie. Good luck!!</p>
<p>Thanks for the recommendations guys!</p>
<p>…time to dig out my suit.</p>
<p>do not wear a tie if you are not going to wear a blazer. Most pages will wear khakis/shirt/tie/navy blazer/leather shoes/belt while interning. If you want to be more formal, wear a white shirt. less formal - light blue shirt. Thats what you should wear for an interview. A suit you have may be in a style too flamboyant for a government/banking job, you wont know till you get there. Navy blazer/etc is always acceptable.</p>
<p>Hmm, okay.</p>
<p>Well, considering I’m in high school, I’ll wear a lighter blue shirt.</p>
<p>Thankfully once (if) I get the internship, I won’t have this problem since there’s a uniform. :P</p>
<p>it always depends on the industry. For government work, especially on Capitol Hill a suit is the way to go. If you work in media or entertainment a suit is over the top, no one really wears them since it’s a much more casual work environment.</p>
<p>I didn’t know u were in high school. However, it doesn’t matter what the people in the office wear during the work day. You are supposed to look nice for an interview. I just interviewed for a job in which everyone in the office dressed casually (although it was a professional company) in jeans and shirts, but I wore a suit (I’m a girl) and heels. There is no way I would have ever just worn dress pants and a nice top, a full suit was definitely what I needed in order to make a good impression and I did not feel uncomfortable at all.</p>
<p>My S also preferred suits when he wanted to make a good impression. One of the 1st things he asked me to mail him at U was a suit for job fairs & other campus events. It was funny, since he rarely dressed formally in HI. It’s always safest to dress more formally, with the option of removing the blazer if it seems too formal than feeling too casual and under-dressed.</p>
<p>Wear a suit, make sure that it looks not too baggy (especially the pants). Wear a belt and pair of shoes that match in color (preferably black). Wear a white shirt, it doesn’t matter if the collar is buttoned or not. Wear an understated tie. Don’t wear a watch.</p>
<p>@oranges:
out of curiosity why no watch? I just ask because a watch is one of the essential items that I wear every day, no matter what. I’ve never heard someone say not to wear a watch for an interview…? Agree with the rest of your statement though!</p>
<p>Well, you certainly don’t want to glance at the watch during the interview…</p>
<p>I figured that, but I’m pretty sure most people would know not to do that? Eh, I guess its a safe precaution.</p>
<p>Looking at your own watch is definitely a concern. I personally just don’t want my interviewer looking at the type of watch I have (whether it’s stylish, old fashioned, multicolored, cheap, expensive, etc). I just don’t want my interviewer to be able to say anything about me just by looking at me. My favorite suit I have now is a dark gray wool suit, dark colored tie, buttoned collared shirt, black toe capped oxford shoes waxed the night before. Key is to look sharp, but not stylish. Good luck.</p>
<p>True. My watch is a pretty beat up fossil watch right now, and still loose on my wrist, which is hardly classy 
I’ll remember next time for my interview to keep my watch in my purse! hah.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone!</p>
<p>I had the interview today and think it went pretty well.</p>
<p>Now I just have to wait a month to hear back… :(</p>