Suede shoes are fine for a graphic design interview. Not for a business career fair.
This is really common sense. Full disclosure. I wear sneakers, sued shoes, and light brown dress shoes with navy suits all the time. But I would not wear that to an interview or see a new client. In a way, that person could hurt other applicants at the fair.
Nothing worst than an over confident fool. Business attire has changed but this is an interview. Very different IMO. The problem is magnified because a lot of RU students are 1st generation.
Maybe, but I've gone for interviews in NYC where they specifically say not to wear a black suit to the interview because it's not what they require on a day-to-day basis. They are more concerned with seeing how you present yourself in regular work attire. If a person presents well on the daily, then there is no reason to believe they couldn't do the same if full formal attire was needed.
I consider clean shaved to be neatly maintained facial hair also. But I know some places don't like facial hair on employees so I think that comes down to the individual doing a little research on the industry and business they are trying to work at.
This has been my experience both as being a student and a person in a hiring capacity. As a student Rutgers did not do a very good job arranging for and preparing for the interview process. As a person in a hiring capacity Rutgers students were usually on par academically with their peers but lacked the proper guidance with formality and expectations in the interview process.
Well, my Dad was a professional musician. But I had the common sense to do a little research prepare for and dress properly for my interviews. Career Services was worthless in the late 1980's. Thankfully, we had great professors in the Ceramic Engineering Department, who had lots of business experience and contacts. That aside, what is so difficult about wearing a dark suit and tie (if you are a man), dress shoes, bringing extra resumes in a leather portfolio to the interview, and being prepared to sell yourself? The other thing I learned from someone was to be prepared with a couple of good questions for each interviewer (and not about salary and benefits). Usually, I would identify something in their office and ask them about it. Most people like to talk about themselves, and they come out of the interview thinking you are a pretty good candidate.
Right on.
Yep, I'll second that.
This just seems like typical common sense. Dress appropriately and be prepared to give out as many copies of your resume as people want.
And this is also great advice. Demonstrating that you took the extra time and effort to learn something about your potential employer tells them a lot about your drive.
And they have to take into account that these are college students here: they don't have the finances to have a professional wardrobe. While in college I owned one navy blue suit, so I guess I would not have been allowed in there either.
