What to wear to an interview.

[sloane]

yeah, i'd be inclined to go for the dressier option. i'd rather feel slightly overdressed than underdressed - cos even if they're more casual, i think it demonstrates that you do care about the job & their business etc.

good luck

[Daydream Believer]

Maye wear what you would wear if you were going to a nice dinner, smart casual but not too dressy IYKWIM

[DaintreeDream]

What if DH wears nice jeans and a casual shirt, and I wear black pants and a dressy kind of top?

[Nelle]

Do you have something like nice slacks that aren't black (lol, slacks, I think that's the word I mean)? You know, like tailored looking pants, but not as formal as black formal pants. I will see if I can find what I mean...

...okay don't Google Images 'slacks' just lots of daggy men and 90's office wear. I searched for women's tailored pants.
These are sort of grey? Or maybe black.
Sort of stone coloured. Obviously no thongs though!
These blue ones are cute.

So yeah, that sort of thing with a plain white or black tshirt, or an actual shirt.

You probably could go jeans, but as Jen says, better safe than spending the interview wondering if the jeans were a bad idea.

ETA: I reckon he could get away with jeans and a shirt, but with nice shoes. Sort of makes him look like someone who'd go fix the back fence.

[DaintreeDream]

Nelle, I used to have a brown pair and a grey tweed type pair but I stretched them when I was pregnant with Matilda and so I threw them out, bugger! I might go and have a shop once the phone rings.

What should DH wear.... .

[Visitor7]

Well, first things first, I don't think you should take the job because you're supposed to be moving up here!

Now, back to your question, I would think smart casual for both of you. Does dh even have a nice buttoned shirt and a pair of black or navy pants. I suppose they wouldn't need to be long pants either, maybe some nice 3/4 pants? I know dh has some nice dressy ones he got from Myer which he wore for an interview (and he got the job).

[Daydream Believer]

They have some really nice mens dressy pin-stripe shorts in JayJays for $20 at the moment

[DaintreeDream]

Jodi, we are setting ourselves up you see, it enables to save alot of money and gives us experience in a field that would benefit us up there. Don't worry it is still our goal, we will get there... one day!

Thankyou everyone for your help. I just got the Target catalogue from the mail and it has kind of given me some ideas too. I think I need to go shopping for both of us .

[Cherished]

I was always told to wear what you would wear to work to an interview. I grew up in country Victoria and I can't imagine anyone wearing nice pants and shirt in a caravan park. I'd say to dress neat casual. I guess it's hot down there at the moment too? I'd wear a nice summer skirt (long if you want to be conservative) and a nice top and for hubby shorts (dressy kinda ones) with a shirt but not a formal dress shirt, just a nice shirt with a collar like you'd wear out for dinner during the week. If it is cold I think pants would be fine but not necessarily jean or black pants. Do you have any full length pants made out of different material?