<p>Hi guys just got an alumni interview invite for ED Penn applicants. It's at Harris bank and the way the conversation went, it seems like a ton of kids that day have back-to-back slots at Harris bank, so it feels more like an official interview, not a laid back alumni one!
So how do you guys suggest I dress? Ranging between shirt/khaki to dress shirt/pants to shirt/tie/pants...
And any general advice about interviewing that I should know? A bank is expected I guess considering the alumni is probably a Wharton grad :)</p>
<p>Well that’s a bit stuffy, to have it at the workplace, never heard of Harris bank so don’t know the significance of that location. Worse to be scheduled back to back. I suppose in this setting I’d dress a little more carefully than for the usual informal interview. Sheesh, you will look like a job applicant.</p>
<p>I think considering the location of the interview, and the formality of back-to-back scheduling, I would recommend khaki pants and a dress shirt at the minimum; but I don’t think a tie is going to suddenly make the interviewer love you…</p>
<p>Google your interviewer. If he’s wearing a tie in his picture and he has an important title, consider wearing a tie.</p>
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It’s like any other bank, but focused in the Midwest and Snowbird states (Arizona and Florida). </p>
<p>So… you’re either from the Midwest or South. Dress to the weather. If you’re up north, wear khakis, a tucked in button down shirt, and either a sweater or nice jacket. Or you can wear a tee-shirt with a sweater and opt for dress pants to compensate. If you’re from the south, wear lighter khakis and either a collared shirt or button down. Maybe a sweater vest if you’re into that. If you stick with just the collared shirt, consider wearing dress pants to compensate. </p>
<p>Shoes should be conservative, beige to black works. Leather is preferable, but you don’t necessarily need to wear dress shoes if you have a pair of sperrys or what not.</p>
<p>A connected alum at Harris bank has probably offered the locale so the local alumni group can conduct many interviews simultaneously. Would it be any different if this alum was on the board of a local museum and offered that spot for the interview sessions?</p>
<p>You may have a panel of interviewers: 2-3 people. But the goal is the same – to learn more about you, not to intimidate you or trip you up. That’s not their purpose. Good luck.</p>
<p>Different alumni associations organize their interviewing differently–even for the same school. I agree with T2 re the location. Sometimes alumni groups gather all their interviewers in one place on one day and do a bunch of kids all at once. For that they need a place with lots of meeting rooms.</p>
<p>Hmm yeah makes sense, I just don’t want my first interview to be a panel one! Oh well, the alumni on the phone seemed really nice.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry. Usually there are way more student candidates than willing alumni interviewers, so chances of having a panel of interviewers for each kid is, to my mind, a remote one.</p>