Muhlenberg college

Dress for Career Success

What you wear to an interview and on the job can and does say a lot about you. As a general rule of thumb, dressing conservatively and professionally in a business suit, being neatly groomed, and wearing limited accessories will be appropriate in nearly all settings. For an interview your goal should be to ensure that the interviewer is focused on what you are saying, not what you are wearing.

There are numerous websites and magazine articles that deal with appropriate business dress, and in particular, dress for the new college graduate. Here are a few to investigate:

JobBound – Interview Attire: Making a First Impression

• www.jobbound.com/jp_stu_resources_attire.php

Dressing for Professional Success:

• www.bsu.edu/students/careers/students/interviewing/dressing

Quintessential Careers – When Job Hunting: Dress for Success

• www.quintcareers.com/dress_for_success.html

Wetfeet – Dressing for Success in Interviews

• www.wetfeet.com/asp/article.asp?aid=59&atype=Interviewing

Dress To Impress: A Guide

• amdt.wsu.edu/research/dti/

Syms – Dress to Achieve!

• www.symsdress.com

If you have questions about what you're thinking of wearing for an interview, contact a counselor in the Career Center.  We're happy to give you our professional opinion

Where to Buy Clothes

Affordable

• Marshall's, TJ Maxx, Stein Mart, Fashion Bug, Dress Barn, Twice as Nice consignment, Good Buy Girls consignment

Mid-Range

• JC Penney, Macy's, Bon-Ton, Boscov's, Kohl's, Sears, Lane Bryant

Expensive (but good deals can sometimes be found!)

• Talbot's, Express, Men's Wearhouse

Shoes

• Baker's, Bostonian, Payless Shoe Source, The Shoe Dept., Naturalizer, Sage

 

(This is just a sampling of ideas to get you started. If you don't know where to find these stores in the area, let us know.)