Dress for Interview

[woldtjm]

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I have an DPT interview this weekend at Concordia in Mequon. The invitation to the interview says to wear business casual. Wondering what I should wear-will people wear suits and ties, even though it says business casual?

 

[Kyra4dpt]

Yes, wear a suit. 🙂

 

[arnie]

agreed, always better to be overdressed than underdressed

 

[oschrndz]

I also agree, wear a suit if you have one. I wore everything but the sport jacket because I didn't have one nor the money to buy it. Dress slacks, dress shoes, a nice dress shirt and tie will do. And I got accepted to their program 🙂

 

[callmecrazy]

Definitely wear the suit. You can always ditch the jacket if things are more casual, but you don't want to be underdressed.

 

[kttdancer]

How about how women should dress? Suit jackets? dresses? skirt vs. pants? I'm nervous, and feel much more confident if I know that I'm dressed for success.

 

[DancerFutureDPT]

Definitely pants....think about it: would a PT ever wear a skirt? It's just not practical, so no need to wear one now.

I'd go with nice black pants, a dress shirt (button up, or a really nice sweater), and then a cardigan or jacket.

 

[oschrndz]

kttdancer - At the day of my interview there were about 20 students interviewing, more women than men, and most of the women(if not all) were wearing dress pants with a fitted jacket and shirt.
And I don't completely agree with DancerFutureDPT. You are a prospective PT student that is interviewing. You want to look sharp and if you believe you look better and feel comfortable in a skirt/dress - wear it!
You'll do fine! Good luck!

 

[MJHUSKERS]

To the OP, I'll be at that interview too. Why not do what I did and contact that admissions lady (Kathy)? By the way, you don't need the full suit...but ofcourse there will always be people that will wear no matter what; just like there will always be that kiss a** guy there too haha. Good luck this saturday, I guess I'll see you there.

 

[hopingtobePT]

I have an interview coming up and I am planning on wearing

- black pants
- blue button up tee shirt
- black cardigan

Does that seem okay? I don't own a full suit and I honestly cannot afford to buy one. This is my only interview.

i'm not sure on the shoes? We have a walking tour before the interview and its cold and icy here in the midwest. I was thinking of wearing Black flats with a rubber bottom so I don't slip and slide as we walk?

 

[Kyra4dpt]

How about how women should dress? Suit jackets? dresses? skirt vs. pants? I'm nervous, and feel much more confident if I know that I'm dressed for success.

Woman have more flexibility. Wear what you feel comfortable in and that you'd wear to a job interview: that simple. A professional dress or skirt (knee length or longer) is more than acceptable, if you prefer not to wear pants. A skirt suit is seen as more formal than a pant suit, FYI. I'd wear a suit jacket, if you have one. If not, a nice blouse with or without cardigan will do just fine!

If you are getting a tour of the facilities and the campus is spread out, I recommend comfortable shoes and to dress weather appropriate. At UMDNJ we had a 45+ minute outside tour in below freezing weather. I was thankful I didn't wear my skirt and heels to that interview and wore pants and flats instead! Good luck! 🙂

 

[Danae00]

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