Do I need to dress business professional when going on an interview to a job search agency?

May 31, 2010 by admin · 7 Comments
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mrr86 asked:

I was thinking maybe to wear nice black pants and a shirt, nothing too fancy like a suit or anything. However, I may be wrong. It is an employment agency in Manhattan. What do you recommend?
Wow I am glad I asked! Thanks everybody, you rescued me.

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7 Responses to “Do I need to dress business professional when going on an interview to a job search agency?”
  1. La Vie Boheme says:
    June 3, 2010 at 3:42 pm

    Yes..most definitely dress business professional. La Vie Boheme

  2. Lex says:
    June 4, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    I would recommend that you dress slightly better than you would for the job to which you aspire. Employment agencies are tough but it gives them an idea of how prepared you are to go to work for their higher end companies. Lex

  3. t-shirt guy says:
    June 7, 2010 at 12:05 am

    dress for success t-shirt guy

  4. bumblebee says:
    June 10, 2010 at 11:51 am

    If it is an employment agency In Manhattan by all means you better dress professional. A suit and heels. Look professional, neat and intelligent as you possibly can. bumblebee

  5. Cabrõn says:
    June 11, 2010 at 10:14 pm

    If you want to be taken seriously, Yes. You should dress as professional as you are capable of. You need to “sell” yourself to them, so that they will want to “sell” you to others.
    Good Luck ! Cabrõn

  6. One Odd Naive Native says:
    June 13, 2010 at 3:26 am

    You can’t possibly turn up in jeans and a T-shirt. Like weddings, funeral, celebrations: dress for the occasion. The agency may pass on details of your appearance to their client/your possible future employer. If you want that job dress in a professional manner. One Odd Naive Native

  7. ysja says:
    June 13, 2010 at 9:19 am

    One thing to keep in mind is the industry you are interviewing for. If you are interviewing for a creative position, the standards are more lenient, positions at law firms, etc. would be more conservative in their expectations for how you would appear, as you would expect.

    The thing that you can always keep in mind is that you can never really over dress for an interview. Even at a creative agency, no one can ever say that you looked too professional. The more professionally you present yourself, the better foot you put forward. I included below a website that has great tips on interview preparation – from appearance to prepping for typical questions. Good luck in your search! ysja

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