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Originally Posted by unguy
I have been interviewing. Last week I had interviews with two agencies. While sitting in the waiting room, two much younger people who had just completed interviews came out. There I was, sitting there in a sports jacket, dress shirt and pants and tie with a brief case.
There was a young woman in her twenties. She wore skinny jeans and a crop top. She carried a backpack. There was also a young guy in his twenties. He wore khakis, a sport shirt open at the collar and casual shoes.
Am I too formal? Am I overdressed? No one is hiring me. Is my attire wrong for the legal assistant, administrative assistant and secretarial jobs I'm applying for?
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I cannot fathom, showing up, to any interview, well, within reason, I can think of some particular types of jobs, showing up the way you've described those two other people.
You sound fine, for the types of work, you are interviewing for. Even, a courthouse, has rules about attire, at trials. Appropriate attire is required, not quite verbatim there, but that's what my paperwork states, for an upcoming court date.