#3: Don’t Wear Revealing Blouses or Strapless, Cropped Tops
Yes, people wear those things to interviews—a lot. A particular candidate came dressed in a low-cut, revealing blouse with a super-short skirt, says real estate specialist Chantay Bridges of Clear-Choice Realty & Associates in Beverly Hills. She didn’t have a chance.
“The managers didn’t consider this candidate a serious contender for the position,” she says. Some of them said, “Did she think she was interviewing for Hooters?”
What did they conclude about her? She lacks wisdom, does not exercise discretion, and has poor judgment. And, “If an employer has to tell you to dress professionally for an interview, what else will have to be communicated to you that’s common knowledge to everyone ...
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