Would it be okay to wear a smart casual long sleeve shirt to an interview?

Got2Save

It is an interview for a call centre/insurance sales job. I was going to wear a shirt similar to this:



I would obviously wear suit trousers and shoes along with it, but I just feel more comfortable in these type of shirts. I tend to feel restricted in smart shirts. I would button up the shirt, so it wouldn't be open at the bottom like that one.

Darksparkle

I wouldn't no.

ohreally

Leave that to individuals who don't want to be taken seriously .

steampowered

I would wear a smart shirt.

If you feel restricted in smart !!!!!! you are buying the wrong size.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

dress to impress, that's the saying, so, it's only for an hour or so, and once you get the job you will be hid away in a call centre wearing a polo shirt, or maybe a hoodie for the winter.

TELLIT01

Better to dress up for the interview, even if it does make you feel uncomfortable. I hate wearing suits, but always wore one for any interviews I attended.

agrinnall

Are you David Beckham? If not, then no.

fiscalfreckles

No, I think you'd stand out for the wrong reasons. Wear a smart, plain shirt.

tidds

Absolutely do not. You wouldn't appear professional at all. Plus in the insurance sector it's quite well dressed. Dress to impress.

Malthusian

Not if you want the job, no.

Smart shirts are supposed to be less comfortable than casual shirts, if they were equally comfortable people would wear them on the street or in their homes. They say "I am such a conscientious employee / professional that I will wear this slightly stiff and uncomfortable shirt just for you." It really doesn't matter that much.

*edit* Actually, the other entire point of having a near-universal dress code - just like at school - is to save you even having to worry about whether what you're wearing is appropriate or not. If you have to ask, it's probably not.

Leo2020

How many people are they employing? Are we talking about the sort of call centre that takes on 30+ staff every other week or somewhere more selective?

Huge turn over type call centres I would suggest don't worry. Now before I say the next part I don't want anyone to shout racism, I have no issue with other races and have no problem with people coming to work here from other countries. But one person who couldn't even speak English at even a basic level worked in the call centre I used to work at. The recruitment agent didn't care (the call centre didn't recruit directly) it's only once they were on the phones that it was noticed by management and they had to get rid because she couldn't understand anything the customers' were saying.

There was also people who spelled their own name wrong on applications forms and people who thought it was a good idea to smoke weed in the toilets.

They all got past the initial recruitment stage and training.

If it is that sort of place just turn in the shirt or pretty much anything you like they won't care.

If not then I would suggest smart as you can't really go wrong with being smart.