My hair tends to get wispy too but it's much more cooperative when I pull it back so that it's not going in a direction it doesn't naturally go. I've been doing something kinda like this: http://www.freckled-fox.com/2012/08/hair-tutorial-gibson-tuck.html?m=1
Hmm, thanks, I'll have to try out some different things. I just feel like hair in a low ponytail or bun is kind of frumpy looking
Oops, posted that too soon (stupid phone). See above.
oo, thanks, I like that one. That's formal enough for interviews, I'm assuming?
I think it looks more or less formal depending how many pieces you leave out (I try to make it a little sleeker than hers)
It looks like you're trying to undercover kick-stab people. I dunno, I just find that level of point extremely off-putting in a flat. Doesn't go with the lines of the shoe at all imo, unlike some heels where it looks appropriate (though I'm still not a huge fan of super-pointy).
Its fine.
Cracked up at this. I agree about the pointy-flats looking off - to me they look like the little elf shoes the castmembers wear at Disneyworld.
I like 'em big!Try adding a very discreet bow or 'wrap' to dress up a low pony. The bow pictured is the very largest you'd want, and you'd want a darker color that matches your outfit. But you see how it can dress up a plain pony. I'd try a plain grossgrain ribbon and a size that's a bit smaller but not 'little girl'.
On a side note, if anyone can tell me how to downsize these pix, I'd really appreciate it!
I can't believe bows are acceptable and I didn't know it!! That being said I do love my bun and got lots of compliments at my first two interviews so I will stick with the bun.Try adding a very discreet bow or 'wrap' to dress up a low pony. The bow pictured is the very largest you'd want, and you'd want a darker color that matches your outfit. But you see how it can dress up a plain pony. I'd try a plain grossgrain ribbon and a size that's a bit smaller but not 'little girl'.
On a side note, if anyone can tell me how to downsize these pix, I'd really appreciate it!
Two options:
or ?I was told I couldn't wear my fitbit, which, imo looks a lot less noticeable than any smartwatch, so I'm gonna vote nay.Applewatch as interview watch---
Okay! Thanks for the info
Are peacoats okay for winter though? these coats are too fancy for me to pull off
They're also really LONG. I've never worn a coat that long, it would be so weird!
ya I feel like me wearing the first one would just look like a bathrobe or something... like I said, too fancy for me lol
That's up to you: pea coats are casual weekend wear.
It's time to grow up and wear adult coats which in the appropriate business setting are at least kneelength or longer.
Yes no one is going to deny you admission if you show up in a puffer coat.
I think I am cranky/loopy as well, been awake for too long
Oh, sorry, I didn't mean that I wouldn't wear it, just that I was surprised. I don't mean to whine, my bad. I absolutely take your advice as "this is what is fashionable", but I feel like it's still legitimate to have a reaction towards the current fashions. Men's fashions are generally less...surprising...from what I've seen, so I suppose it doesn't seem odd to me that they don't evoke as much response.
From what I can tell, thats a beautiful trench coat
Oh man, mouthwash for those places with meals before interviews! UC Davis wins the interview ratings forever for the little touches, like having q-tips, tissues, mouthwash, flossers, tampons (brand name!), and lotion in every bathroom on any floor we spent time on for interview day, water/tissues/sanitizer/moisturizer spaced throughout the MMI area, snacks in the MMI break room (with a bathroom stocked as above), etc.Regarding @Winged Scapula 's advice and people's responses, here's another way to look at things—these coats have a function. It's important to be prepared, especially when you have a job for which you must show up on time and look professional. These types of coat help fulfill this obligation. You shouldn't arrive sopping wet, cold, disheveled or splashed with mud. Then you won't be prepared. It's smart to have a good coat like this, just as it's smart to carry an umbrella, or bring mouthwash. All of these little things enable you to get to work on time, be comfortable, and prevent yourself from getting ill. And, as mentioned earlier, a great suit deserves a great coat, not a purple puffer.
They must have had one too many applicants with bad breath and dirty ears
Sounded more like too many anxious/neurotic applicants avoiding the interview day lunch for fear of salad-teethThey must have had one too many applicants with bad breath and dirty ears
It's the definition of 'great' with regards to a coat that seems to be surprising people, not the utility of wearing one. All of the coats mentioned would help with precipitation, cold, mud, etc.Regarding @Winged Scapula 's advice and people's responses, here's another way to look at things—these coats have a function. It's important to be prepared, especially when you have a job for which you must show up on time and look professional. These types of coat help fulfill this obligation. You shouldn't arrive sopping wet, cold, disheveled or splashed with mud. Then you won't be prepared. It's smart to have a good coat like this, just as it's smart to carry an umbrella, or bring mouthwash. All of these little things enable you to get to work on time, be comfortable, and prevent yourself from getting ill. And, as mentioned earlier, a great suit deserves a great coat, not a purple puffer.
Haha, I don't have a coat...my suit comes with a jacket, right?I think that's the point, though---the "great" coats to which I was referring aren't trendy. If anything, all previous advice has suggested staying way from trends, really. These are classic coats that are professional, which is why so many people wear them, and why they were suggested. I don't think the other coats people mentioned are bad coats, or don't do the job. But a long camel coat, a kakhi trench coat---I'm not a fashionista, but there's a reason why people refer to them as wardrobe staples. If anything, just let the people who were going to wear a sweatshirt to their interview read this advice and take it into account
I simply believe the suggested coats are consistent with a professional outfit... a long, wool jacket is commensurate with a suit. More say, than a puffer coat. And many of the other coats mentioned (probably yours!) are great as well. It's perhaps not worth comparing one pea coat to another, since they are so similar. These are just tips to create a professional, put-together look.
Thank you for clarifying.
There are just some things that look better with camel. I've never thought of as "bright" (then again, I love winter white as well).
Haha, I think you overestimate my fashion sense...I don't even remotely know what terminology to use. Before this thread, I had never even heard of a 'shell' or considered purchasing heels to wear with a suit. When I moved to CA, if you didn't count activity-specific ones (cleats, water shoes, snowboard boots, etc), my shoe wardrobe consisted of:Perhaps semantics only, but in terms of what's "fashionable" there is what is appropriate and what's trendy and of the moment. For medical interviews, the twain may not meet (or something away from the center of a Venn diagram). So its not that I believe those coats to be "fashionable" in the sense that they are the current trends but rather classic and always appropriate. This is something to aim for in many things in life.
I think you are forgetting (which surprises me as a New Englander) all the protection such a long coat offers. Wearing your nice interview suit with a long coat doesn't only offer wimps extra warmth but it offers you more protection than a short pea or car coat if a car were to splash you or some salt sprayed on you, etc. The pockets are also deeper and may allow *some* of you to forego carrying a purse.
Yes, asked before; big debate actually.
