Suit or not suit?

[Beta1]

Have my interview on thursday for the PGCE course.

Undecided over what to wear.

Could wear a suit but maybe thats too business like. esp if tutors turn out to be beard and leather elbow patch types.

Could do trousers/tie/jumper sort of thing.

Or something else.

?

[Japher]

Do the suit.

[Provost Harrison]

Ditto. Do the suit, look your best...

People always make this mistake about looking 'too formal' for an interview. It is crap - dress to impress...

[Japher]

It shows how much you want the job

My dad says "You gotta make the team, before you get to wear the uniform."

[Beta1]

right.... No idea what japhers dad means but I get the message from the rest of you!

So suit it is, better go and iron my shirt!

[zmama]

suit

[Provost Harrison]

you sir!

[MOBIUS]

Arrgh!

*Sound of MOBIUS keeling over onto the floor*:p

Yeah, you can never be too formal for these things, but then I would go smart/caj for this sort of thing...

[Spartak@work]

Yeah, go suit. Add leather patches to the elbows if you like.

[Cruddy]

Suits YOU, sir! Suits YOU!

They won't care. Just so long as you can tie your shoelaces and don't dribble.

[Qaj the Fuzzy Love Worm]

You can look too formal. I wouldn't think turning up for an interview for a McJob wearing a suit would go down all that well. But for white-collar work, go the suit!

[Sir Penguin]

Yup, unless they tell you to wear something else. I had an interview last week and when the guy called to schedule, he expressly said to wear casual.

SP

[mr.G]

Maybe SP can lend you his awesome tie.

[Funko]

Originally posted by Beta1
right.... No idea what japhers dad means but I get the message from the rest of you!

So suit it is, better go and iron my shirt!

Japher's dad means - it doesn't matter what the dress code is for the job, you have to get the job before you can wear it.

Suit!

[Drekkus]

Originally posted by mr.G
Maybe SP can lend you his awesome tie. Or his snake, to tie around your neck. It would certainly be something different.

[Sir Penguin]

I'd be up for that.

SP

[Drekkus]

I bet you would. Do you get it wet now and then these days?

[Lazarus and the Gimp]

Suit. Regardless of what the interviewer might wear, it shows respect for the situation.

[mr.G]

Originally posted by Drekkus
I bet you would. Do you get it wet now and then these days?
huh, what kind of question is that?

[zmama]

Drekkus must think a lot about SP's snake :D

[Drekkus]

Originally posted by mr.G
huh, what kind of question is that? http://www.counterglow.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13580&highlight=snake

[mr.G]

damn good thread

want a snake, want a snake

[Drekkus]

badger badger badger badger

[Gary]

Do something else.

Like spy on whether the tutors turn out to be beard and leather elbow patch types.

Called preparation ;)

[Sir Penguin]

Originally posted by Drekkus
I bet you would. Do you get it wet now and then these days?
No, this is my first summer in Victoria in a couple years, and I haven't been in heat enough to bring out the snake.

SP

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Funko
Japher's dad means - it doesn't matter what the dress code is for the job, you have to get the job before you can wear it.

Suit!

Absolutely - I never dress formally at work but it would be impractical anyway working in a laboratory...

[mr.G]

are you a rat?

[Provost Harrison]

I will be when I get my promotion :beer:

[mr.G]

cool, free food and drugs and all.

[Japher]

We actually use Guinea Pigs here, to my surprise.

My wife uses rats.

[Provost Harrison]

Don't be so hard on yourself Japher ;)

I used to use rats when I did my stuff on animals...

[MoSe]

this rat?