<p>Haha sounds so weird for me to be asking that since i never usually care, but what do they usually expect you to wear to the interview? my teachers/counselors say formal (suit, tie, etc) but maybe the EC would want something more casual?</p>
<p>anyone who already went thru their interview have advice? thanks.</p>
<p>Both of my boys wore khakis, dress shirt and sport coat. I don't think they wore a tie. The same EC interviewed them both at his home, and he was more casually dressed. He suggested they both remove their coats (and they did). </p>
<p>Others on CC have advised students to wear whatever is comfortable and appropriate for the place of the interview. If it's in the EC's office, the above would be fine (maybe with a tie). At home, something more casual would probably be fine. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>What would you normally wear for an event that was one step up from normal? </p>
<p>If you normally wear t-shirts and jeans, one step up would probably be khakis and a nice shirt. If you usually wear khakis and nice shirts, one step up might be a collared shirt and tie. It all depends on what you normally wear -- you'll want to pick something one step up, so that you feel a little dressed up and confident, but not overdressed and uncomfortable.</p>
<p>A shirt that says "Talk Nerdy to Me".</p>
<p>Black Suit, black tie, black shoes, black trenchcoat, black top hat, black briefcase, black leather gloves (with latex gloves underneath), shades.</p>
<p>I am serious.</p>
<p>molliebatmit thats a good rule</p>
<p>I heard the EC in my area wears short shorts to interviews.
I think it depends all on the location! Ours are always at coffee shops</p>
<p>This question gets asked every year. Here is the answer I gave last year:</p>
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<p>I can understand why people fuss over what to wear; its one of the things you can control completely in advance. I'm an EC (interviewer) and I have had people show up very casually and very formally. When I interview, I am trying very hard to put the candidate at ease (and to be at ease myself). The clothing should not interfere with that.</p>
<p>If you wear a suit all the time (that tiny, tiny percentage of HS students male or female) and you feel comfortable in a suit, there is no problem wearing a suit. If you never wear one, it is likely to make it harder for you to relax, and you will come across as uncomfortable. Anyone who has ever seen news footage showing some petty criminal dressed up in a suit for trial has encountered this. You definitely don't want the "defendant" look. </p>
<p>The opposite side of the coin is that you do want to show that you care about the interview. That badly ripped t-shirt and cut-off jeans may not work well with all interviewers.</p>
<p>Basically, you are looking for presentable, comfortable clothes in which you feel at ease. </p>
<p>Strong caveat: This is modified by both the interviewer (there are a lot of us, and your milage may vary) and by the location for the interview. I normally choose coffee bars for my interviews, but others interview at their offices, or almost any other location.</p>
<p>If you need to make a sartorial choice that you have some doubts about, or if you are genuinely unsure as to the appropriate clothing for the location, then ask the interviewer when setting up the interview ("Ummm... I'm coming straight from work, is it ok if I wear my Happy Burger uniform to the interview?" or "Given that the interview is at the beach, is a bathing suit appropriate?"). Both of these are exaggerated a little for effect; I am unaware of any beach interviews, but there may well have been one.</p>
<p>One last note, I want both people in the chat to be comfortable. Certain choices make that harder. As a rule, see-through clothing or very revealing clothing makes for a difficult interview. That applies for both men and women. It just makes it harder for both people to be at ease.
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<p>It also makes sense to look at Stuart Schmill's Advice on how to approach your interview: <a href="http://tim.mitblogs.com/archives/2005/10/advice_on_how_t.html%5B/url%5D">http://tim.mitblogs.com/archives/2005/10/advice_on_how_t.html</a></p>
<p>thanks a lot, mikalye. my teachers/counselors at school have been pretty adamant about the whole suit/tie thing, so this is very helpful.</p>