School leaver college interview, what to wear?

squibbs25

Hmmm to the piercings 8mm plug in his ear as (some) teenagers do

Liking the nice trousers and shirt route. His tie still fits so that save a few quid!!!! (Or he can borrow one of hid dads lol)

minerva_windsong

mrcow wrote: »

Don't buy a suit just for this if he doesn't have one.

It doesn't hurt to buy him a shirt that fits though ;)I would say then, dark trousers & belt, a shirt and tie with his normal coat over the top which he can take off if he wants to.

That's more than smart enough.


Edit: and if he has any piercings, take them out!

I would say this but without the tie - I think that would push it into 'too formal' territory.

squibbs25

Thank you for all your suggestions

One happy lad now he has stopped fretting!

daisiegg

peachyprice wrote: »

College as in further education/ A levels?

No need to dress up, colleges are very relaxed when it comes to dress, whatever he will be wearing to college if he goes there will be fine, just clean and casual. They're not interested in how they dress at college, they're far more relaxed and are happy for the students to express themselves in the way they dress, not be stifled by any sort of 'uniform'. Nothing wrong with jeans and t-shirts if that is what he is comfortable in. They're not going to refuse him a place because of what he is wearing.

They will be far more interested in what he has to say for himself, what his plans are, what his aspirations are and how they can help him achieve them.

Erm, I think it really depends on the college! There are a couple of very oversubscribed colleges near where I live that I can think of, that you would definitely wear a suit to.

AlwaysAllie

As an ex college lecturer we had people turn up in all sorts. Mine was for a course that would involve customer service and public facing roles but I still didn't really mind what they wore to interview as long as they knew there would be times on course, and after, where more formal wear would be required.

However for a music tech course, unless it's a formal college, I think casual/smart casual is fine. And I don't think piercings etc are a problem for this either.

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peachyprice

So OP, is this a very oversubscribed select college or a more down to earth one? Seems that makes a difference :rotfl:

All the colleges here are the casual, express yourself types, our school sixth form is the oversubscribed, need to where a suit place where they judge you on your appearance.

daisiegg

peachyprice wrote: »

So OP, is this a very oversubscribed select college or a more down to earth one? Seems that makes a difference :rotfl:

All the colleges here are the casual, express yourself types, our school sixth form is the oversubscribed, need to where a suit place.

The college I am referring to is perfectly casual on a day to day basis but people still wear suits for interviews there. It can't be the only one like that in the country

squibbs25

daisiegg wrote: »

Erm, I think it really depends on the college! There are a couple of very oversubscribed colleges near where I live that I can think of, that you would definitely wear a suit to.

The course might be over subscribed but the college is a standard state one. Nothing too over rated tbh

The kids on the course that I saw were wearing black leggings and slouchy tops with dm boots. So very casual (that was for the open evening ! The lead tutor said they wear what they want while on the course. He's got to get on it first though

Decluttering

I went for mine in my normal school uniform minus school tie, blazer, anything with logos.

daisiegg

squibbs25 wrote: »

The course might be over subscribed but the college is a standard state one. Nothing too over rated tbh

The kids on the course that I saw were wearing black leggings and slouchy tops with dm boots. So very casual (that was for the open evening ! The lead tutor said they wear what they want while on the course. He's got to get on it first though

Yes and as I said in my second post, the college I am referring to has a very casual dress code on a day to day basis, but students still wear suits for the interview. I think most people would wear smart dress for job interviews, I guess they see it the same way, or as good practice.