Gearfuse Technology, Science, Culture & More
Every man needs to make a good impression at some point in their lives, whether they’re interviewing for their dream job, meeting their partner’s family or attending an up-market event. Even if you don’t normally enjoy wearing a suit and tie, and like to dress for comfort, you’ll have to put your preferences aside and make sure you’re excelling at the required dress code if you want to make the right impression.
Today, we’re presenting a few ways you can impress, and cut a dapper figure while you do so!
Judging the Occasion
In almost every case, overdressing is as bad as underdressing. Imagine waiting with the other candidates for a job interview and finding you’re the only person who has arrived in full white tie and tails. At the best, you’ll feel awkward and foolish and this will derail your interview. In the worst case your prospective employers will immediately decide they’re not hiring the Fred Astaire impersonator.
While you’re not likely to make that specific mistake, job interviews are still something of a minefield when you’re trying to choose what to wear. If the company’s young and creative, suits may be anathema to everyone working there, whereas if you arrive for an interview at a more traditional company, a traditionally smart appearance will be expected.
You can of course use your experience and common sense to arrive at a reasonable estimation of how to dress – when you applied for the job you should have done some research into the company and its culture, and its location and size can tell you more!
In general, a degree of formality is a good idea, either a restrained suit or a smart trouser, shirt and jacket combination. Not going overboard on stylish touches will help your knowledge and experience speak for itself. If you find yourself really confused about what to wear, contacting HR to ask, diplomatically, about their dress code will give you a firmer guide.
Social Occasions
For less professional occasions, you’ll need to be guided more by your peers, than official guidelines, though more is also left up to you. If you’re invited to a wedding, a suit is normally expected, but if you want to really make an impression you could style it up with a waistcoat, highly patterned shirt, and the finishing touch of a luxury men’s fragrance.
Think about the sort of impression you want to make – if you want to impress with the full force of your personality then pull out of all the stops with your preparations, but if you’d appear collected and reserved, the formality of a simple, well cut suit will serve you well.
