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1. INTERVIEW TIP # 3
…Dress Carefully!
Mary Sherwood Sevinsky,
MS, CCM, CDMS

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• Mary Sherwood, MS, CDMS, CCM
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3. Wear comfortable, suitable clothes
• This sounds like common sense, but you may have
experienced (or at least know someone who has) a
time when you had a brand new outfit you were
excited to wear.
• It fit great in the dressing room, but somehow when
you wore it to the big event two weeks later it didn’t
fit right here or there.
• Perhaps you fussed, fidgeted, tugged and pulled or
adjusted in the restroom numerous times.
• In the end it wasn’t the outfit of your dreams after all.

4. Do your homework
• At an interview you will be nervous enough – you
don’t need to be focused on your clothes.
• Start by researching the setting.
• Go there in person if you can.
• If it is a public setting walk through and note what
most employees are wearing.
• If need be, hang out in the parking lot - it won’t take
long to get a feel for the typical attire.

5. Think Ahead
• Think about the setting and your personal style and
kick up your attire one more notch.
• More often than not, men will ask do I really need to
wear a suit. Most often, the answer is yes.
• Even if it is a pair of Dockers, button down, and a
sport coat (mainly for tradesmen and hands-on
positions), you want to look sharp.
• If you are stuck on deciding what to wear, think about
what you would wear to church, a funeral or a
wedding and dress in that direction.

6. Change things up
• Make sure that your clothing fits you well and is
comfortable to wear sitting, standing and walking.
Ladies, this includes hose or stockings (having a
backup pair that has been tested is also advisable).
• The last thing you want is to feel glued to your chair
or find it awkward to rise, walk on a tour or stand
while greeting to leaving.
• I would recommend wearing your selected outfit for
at least a half hour in various positions.

7. Check it out
• Consider testing two outfits to accommodate your
mood or the weather. It should also look good front
and back.
• Ask someone else’s opinion – it may feel awkward to
give a mini fashion show, but this is important.
• You will already be nervous enough – no need to add
to it by allowing your mind to stray toward your
outfit!

8. Resources for possible interview questions
and/or answers:
• Articles in my blog
• Articles on CAREEREALISM
• Articles on the Web
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• PS I also wanted to let you know about a new job search group
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please share with your connections … If you are currently
employed you might want to “hide” this group on your Profile;
click here if you need help with that! Take care, Mary