Help!!!
 

I have this super duper important interview on Thursday, and I haven't the slightest clue on how to wear this cute pinstripe career suit!!!

LoL

I bought it like a year ago, just because... it was on sale, and I figured I would need to start buying something like that for interviews for big kid jobs!

However, at the time, I didn't really think about what to wear under the jacket... like should I wear a shell? Or a collared shirt? And if I wear a collared shirt, what KIND of collar, and do I keep the jacket buttoned up all the time?

And what should I do with my hair? I have pretty long straight hair (goes to about mid-back) that I normally just brush in the morning and go... but for some reason it doesn't look right just down like that with the suit?

Glasses or contacts?

AAAAGGGGGH!

I want to look professional, but at the same time I want to look cute because I'm not like 90 or something!

Any help or insite, or pictures if you have them would be greatly appreciated!!!!

Just my $.02....I have relatively long hair. When going in for an interview, I usually pull my hair back into a ponytail. Putting my hair in a ponytail keeps me from messing with my hair, worrying about if it still looks ok by the time I get to the interview (gotta love the Dallas humidity), and overall I think it looks professional.

When I wore my suit to an interview I had, what I did is wore a fitted nice shirt under and buttoned the jacket. As for my hair, I have about shoulder length, but I too always pull it back otherwise I will play with it. As for glasses or contacts, right now I only wear my glasses, mainly because my contacts get dry super duper fast so they start to bug me pretty much after a couple of hours. Plus, I feel I look "smarter" with my glasses on. LOL.

I agree on the ponytail-- wear it low at the nape of your neck-- not like a cheerleader!! :) Also, about the shell or collared shirt-- wear what looks best with the suit-- if it is a hip/young suit I suggest wearing the collared shirt to give it a more hip/trendy young professional look!! The shell is a little older look I think--where I feel the collared shirt is a cleaner/fresh look!!

Good Luck honey!! You can do this! Be prepared-- know about the organization you are interviewing with and go over potential questions before the interview that they could ask you! Relax and take deep breaths before going in to the interview!! Be yourself and you will do fine!!!!!!!!!!

Defiantely agree with everyone.

You dont want to go into a interview looking old loking, but you also dont want to go into it looking too hip, they may think of you as young or something.

I agree a ponytail looks so much better. You dont want to go into a interview messing with your hair or it being all over, but it looks good in a ponytail.

I like contacts, but Ive been wearing my glasses lately, my contacts have been bothering me. I think if you want to impress people, wear glasses, but also go with what you normally do. I wore glasses to a interview once and got hired then wore contacts and the guy who hired me was like who are you? It confuses them sometimes lol. He did joke too and say so you wear glasses to look smart and professional huh lol. I actualyl wore them though cause I ripped my one contact lmao.

Relax, no matter what youll look great. Eye contact is key, good hand shake and always look at them when you answer and smile alot. I have gotten commenting on several interviews how great I am at interviews and how great it is that I always smile. I think it makes people feel you are likable and friendly.

Good Luck. Youll do great.

Thank you soooooooooo much everyone!!!!

Last night I was seriously freaking out!

I'm still pretty nervous... they said it was going to be a ONE HOUR INTERVIEW :o

What do you talk about for ONE HOUR!??!?!

LOL

too funny!

If it actually lasts the full hour-- do not stress! Any interview fliesssss by due to nerves and adrenaline!!

I feel obligated to put in a plug here---- Aren't you sooo glad you're in a sorority at a time like this? Recruitment is great preparation for interviews! Just think of all the strangers you talked to not too many weeks ago. Of course, PLEASE don't break out into chants and clapping during your interview, T*P! hee hee (wow- just think of all the life skills we're learning in a sorority!)

hehehe that's actually pretty true WLFEO!

I'll try my best not to bust out into "Little ADPi" (my favoritest ADPi song EVER!!!)!

Today I went to buy something to wear underneath and some new shoes!!!!

I actually decided to go with a cute cream colored shell, b/c it matches the stripes, and all the collar shirts I tried that the lady suggested I didn't really like the way they looked.

The shoes I got are madly cute!!! They are high heel pumps with the "point witch toe" thing going on.. hehehe. They are a black "mock croc" type material which is cool b/c it matches the purse I was planning on taking.

*whew*

So I found out today that the interview was NOT going to be on campus like they thought, but instead at their corporate HQ which makes it a little scarier.. hehehe. I guess I was relying on it being in an environment I was familar with ..... it takes like 45 mins to get to, but I figure right now I drive 30 mins to work, so an extra 15 mins is really not that big a deal.

AH!

I will be meeting 3 or 4 different people, so I guess that's why it will take so long (so it is kinda like sorority rush :p )

update -

Interview is in T minus 6 hours..... Weeeeeee!!!!

I have tons of great questions to ask, so I figure, if need be, I can spread them out over the 3 or 4 people I will be meeting.

I have mapquest directions to get there... but I'm leaving waaaay early, because I almost NEVER find something on the first try if it's a place I've never been to or around the area... so yea.. let's hope I can get there without a hitch!

Yay!

Off to class now :)

Good luck T*P!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Luck, texas*princess!!!!

I'm leaving in about 30 minutes.... I'm really nervous, but I must say - I look GOOD! :cool: :p hehehe

I'll let ya'll know how it goes!

Good luck, texas*princess! And please be sure to let us know what happens! I'm sure you'll be FABULOUS!

Welcome back (as you are reading this post-interview). Don't forget to hand-write a nice thank you note, expressing your interest, thanking them and emphasizing your qualifications. Hand deliver it tomorrow or mail in the morning. ASAP.

PM me if you'd like help writing it!

Ditto! I teach all of my kids at work to do this after an interview-- in no way is it required but employers love'em and it makes you stand out in a positive way!!

I'm back!

Whew! That was just craziness!

OK, I left super early (2:30) because I'm very locationally challeneged so I gave myself some time to get lost just in case! I actually found it pretty easily, and stayed in the car going over what I was going to say and questions I wanted to ask.

It took maybe about 40 mins. to get there, and I went inside the building around 3:30. A friend of mine who is also up for one of the internship spots was waiting in the waiting room.. her interview was supposed to be at 3, so I figured they were running late, and I was right, but that wasn't a big deal, because it gave me time to relax... I made lists of things I had to do for class... and a grocery shopping list... mainly to keep my thoughts from the fact that I was super duper nervous and excited.

I think it was probably around 4:15 when I got called in, and I was basically in a room being interviewed by two different guys.. which was way different that I thought it would be. They asked questions, and talked a lot, and then I asked questions.... generally I felt my interview with them went well... maybe not spectacular, but still good.

Then I went to meet a guy from another dept. I felt this interview went VERY well! We talked a lot about the industry and what many interns do there, projects they work on, and things like that.. and he asked if I had any questions, and I asked him some of the more in-depth questions that I had on my list, and he seemed pretty impressed with that. He said out of all the interviews he had done today, I was the only one who asked questions besides "What would I be doing?"

Then he took me around their manufacturing/distribution area which was really neat. He showed me a small project one of his previous interns had done and explained how it had helped them save a lot of money, which I thought was pretty neat.

The complete interview ended around 5:30, so it ended being just a little over an hour.

He said they are having another set of people come in for interviews on Monday, and that they would have a decision sometime next week.

.... So here's for hoping!!!! Today I believe they interviewed around 6 people, and they have a few more on Monday ... and from what the co-op/internship director at school said, they are looking to hire around 6 students to spread around the various departments.

I'm soooooooooo tired !!!!

I do have a question about the follow-up cards/letters: Should I send one to all three guys that I interviewed with today? Like individual ones? Or should I somehow combine it?

I sort of feel like this is a rush thread! *lol*

Good job!! It sounds like you did awesome!!

Send a thank you note to each one of them-- addressed specifically to them!!

I'm so glad it went well and best of luck!!! I am in the process of looking for a full time job and I have been interviewing tons (mostly for internships last spring and starting for full time now)! It is stressful and time consuming, but hopefully it will all pay off! And I agree about the thank you notes, individual will help you stand out in each person's mind better!

I think my biggest worry about sending out the thank you notes is making them different.

I don't want them to look at them and think I wrote the same thing to each person, because then it would sound insincere..... ah! I'm so used to only having to write one.. I don't even know where to begin!

Then admit it! Say something to the effect of " Blah, blah, blah, blah, I so enjoyed meeting each of you gentlemen, and I was particularly glad that you & I had a chance to discuss ____. Blah, blah, blah, blah." That way, it can be very similar, with just one or two small deviations. Then sign them similarly, but differently (Sincerely, Most Sincerely, Yours sincerely, etc).

thanks to adpiucf for the tips on thank you/follow up letters !

I just finished writing them like 5 minutes ago, and I'm going to send them out as soon as my laundry gets out of the dryer.

I have a ginormous amount of stuff to do today b/c the interview came up unexpectedly during the week, and then switched locations, and school has been pretty nuts, so overall it's going to be a busy day today!

If I send the letters today, I think they should get there by Monday, and that is when they are doing the other interviews I think.

Yay!

Follow-up letters have been mailed off!

I also spoke with the co-op/internship guy from our school and he said about 17 total students will be interviewed total, and I believe about 6 interns will be hired...so wowzers!

I can't remember if I posted this, but I haven't heard anything back about the internship. I've talked to some of my friends who also interviewed, and they haven't heard anything either.

I'm pretty sure by now they've recieved my thank you/follow up letters. I want to call to see if they've made any decisions, but I don't want to sound all desperate or overly eager or anything!!!

I just wish they could call already!

*CROSSING FINGERS*