Appropriate Way to Dress for A Job Interview

Fashion Mistakes Not to Make on Your Job Interview

Advice Seeker: Dear April,

I'm looking for a new job and have several interviews lined up for the next few weeks. My last job was as a bartender at a hot nightclub, and I wore a short, trendy dress to that interview because I knew that's what my boss wanted. Something tells me the boss at a business marketing firm isn't looking for short and cute. So, do you have any advice that will help me dress right for my job interviews?

Sincerely,

Hire Me, I'm Cute

April Masini's advice:

Dear Hire Me, I'm Cute,

Many people don't realize that how you look on a job interview is almost as important as how your resume looks. And there are several fashion blunders you need to learn to avoid when going on an interview.

Fashion mistakes for job interviews:

*Too much skin. It's great to be seductive in the bedroom, and even at a party -- but a job interview is NOT the place to show off your toned abs, cleavage, legs, or even your pedicured toes. Cover up to get the job.

*Too tight or too short. Again, keep your sexuality to yourself when it comes to work. There's no reason to show off your legs or your figure at work. Save that for your love life at home.

*Too trendy. It's great to be on the cutting edge of fashion, but unless the cutting edge of fashion is your business, remember that your motivation is to keep your customers, clients and office-workers comfortable and not distracted by your fashion sense.

*If it looks like it's ready for Goodwill let Goodwill have it. Work is a place to look successful and be successful. If your clothes are thread-worn, hole-y (not holy) and completely out of fashion, give them away.

*Your purse should be a handbag -- not a suitcase. Don't show up for a job interview toting the equivalent of something that should be checked on a 747. Your purse should show you're responsible and pulled together -- not ready for a week on Survivor.

*Leave your cell phone at home. You don't want your cell phone going off during a job interview, and you DON'T want your ring tone to be playing something goofy like "I'm Too Sexy For My Shirt" or anything other than a conservative br-ring....