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

ACG

Get a proper shirt.
It might be a call centre, but it is still financial services. If you do not make the effort in the interview, your interviewer is not going to be impressed.

I say that as someone who used to manage in a banks call centre.

Ozzuk

You are kidding right? No. Shirt and tie, smart trousers, polished shoes. If they are a relaxed place then they could tell you to take off the tie but first impressions count.

Unless you are interviewing somewhere like google then it doesn't pay to try and be different.

Good luck though!

[Deleted User]

Hi,

if you go smart and presentable it shows that you have taken a bit of time to prepare for the interview, thus tidy organised mind.

If you go cosy and casual, then you're portraying your attitude to the job, hey man, cool,

[Deleted User]

Can you not ask the interviewer or interview offerer?

Is the interview on a Friday? That's 'dress down' in most places don't forget.
Went to an insurance company that even has it's own TV ad and I remember they were incredibly relaxed in insurance retention and I think they may even have apologised for their attire when on a Friday - though all they were scoring was about was the roleplay and interview.

I remember one hot summers day feeling incredibly uncomfortable as only one in wearing the suit - and it showed so I'm past prim and proper. And even that was a position once started the company provided their own shirts. I'd never have got the colour scheme!! Lol!!

I'd wear the DB shirt but tuck it in and polish those shoes ! but then you are speaking to the girl who wore a quite cheap penguin red 'from Asda Christmas' blouse under jacket to her interviews at Christmas time and still got a job regardless.

PasturesNew

Definitely not. That's a lumberjack's shirt .... and, quite rightly so, there's a jokey song about that... after you'd left the interview the interviewers would remain silent for about 3 seconds, then turn to look at each other, then there'd be another 5 second silence and, from nowhere, they'd all launch into "I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK ....."

And your CV would get a big line drawn over it.

Fact.

theoretica

I would suggest you spend a bit of time finding a smart shirt that feels comfortable.

If you mean that you feel mentally uncomfortable then practice wearing one until you are used to it.

blink18

PasturesNew wrote: »

Definitely not. That's a lumberjack's shirt .... and, quite rightly so, there's a jokey song about that... after you'd left the interview the interviewers would remain silent for about 3 seconds, then turn to look at each other, then there'd be another 5 second silence and, from nowhere, they'd all launch into "I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK ....."

And your CV would get a big line drawn over it.

Fact.

utter nonsense.

depends entirely on the business and what their usual dress code is.

if its usually smart casual / informal you'd look a complete fool turning up to an interview suited and booted.

agrinnall

blink18 wrote: »

utter nonsense.

depends entirely on the business and what their usual dress code is.

if its usually smart casual / informal you'd look a complete fool turning up to an interview suited and booted.

You absolutely would not, I can only assume that you are unfamiliar with interviewing and business environments. You might be dressed differently to the people interviewing you (it's happened to me) but nobody is ever going to criticise you for dressing formally unless you have been told otherwise in the invitation to interview.

bugslet

blink18 wrote: »

utter nonsense.

depends entirely on the business and what their usual dress code is.

if its usually smart casual / informal you'd look a complete fool turning up to an interview suited and booted.

I run a haulage business and drivers aren't necessarily known for their sartorial elegance. However, if two drivers who are in all other respects equal are being interviewed, the job would go to the smarter of the two. It just says that I take a bit more care about things - hopefully those 'things' translate to whatever business it is.

Wake_up_call

Full three piece suit, tie with tie clip, pocket square and polished oxford shoes. It's the only way to go.