Is this tie ok to wear for interviews?

[EdgeTrimmer]

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I am thinking of gifting this tie someone. Can they wear to for medical school interviews?

 

[Saturday’s Child]

I am thinking of gifting this tie someone. Can they wear to for medical school interviews?

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I would say no. Interesting patterns are one thing, but this veers a bit too far away from business professional. There are certainly instances where someone can pull off an outfit or piece of clothing that’s on the fun/quirky side, but it’s wise to avoid testing those waters in a setting like the med school interview.

 

[glitterysuccs]

I believe it is recommended to stick to solid-colored ties for med school interviews

 

[JoaoMoutinho]

Here's a thread dedicated to appropriate interview attire for men (edit: just saw you posted there as well as here):

Men's Interview Clothing #4! (2017)

It looks like a new thread has not been started since 2011 (though people have been posting in the 2011 one), so I figured I'd start one for 2017. Please direct all men's interview attire questions here! The old threads can be found here (#3), here (#2), and here (#1). After reading through...

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But no, I would not go near that tie for an interview. The advice to wear only solid colors isn't completely accurate in my opinion, but it's not a bad rule of thumb either. I wore a few ties with patterns to interviews, but they were quite conservative.

 

[getdown]

Only if you have an interesting story to back up the tie. If you're navy vet or some type of ship affiliated EC you're passionate about. If I were interviewing you and had that tie I'd definitely ask what's up with it. If it's an interesting story I'll give it a pass and even a plus. If you're wearing it just because it'd be neutral to negative depending on how the rest of the interview goes.

Rule of thumb in interviews in general for the rest of your life is to keep it conservative and professional. Don't draw attention to your own person outside of what you bring in your CV/application. This is not a time to stand out or show your quirkiness/individuality. At the end of the day the interview power is held by the interviewer/institution NOT you. You have no idea who you're interviewing with, what their values are, what their background or personal biases/issues are. You start going out of the norm the higher the chances you piss off or trigger something in your interviewer. Once you're in is a different story but even then individuality and unprofessional behavior is tolerated so much before we kick you out of our group.

 

[NickNaylor]

Solid colors or fairly basic patterns are what I would stick with. Anything that's a print should generally be avoided, IMO.

 

[Goro]

I am thinking of gifting this tie someone. Can they wear to for medical school interviews?

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I think it's cool.

We're tired of seeing funeral outfits.

 

[strappysandals]

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[LeaveNoTrace]

The comments here seem to say that it's a higher-variance (some love it, some hate it) tie than the standard ones. Some adcoms even like it. IF you're interviewing at a school where you'd be a marginal applicant, I'd wear it. The worst that happens is that you get rejected.

 

[coffee&scrubs]

I’m a girl, so my advice may not help much, but I’ve noticed as this interview season has progressed, people have become more lax with their square-like, funeral-esque outfits. Especially with the males on the interview trail, if they haven’t started wearing interesting ties, they’ve started wearing fun socks. I say if you carry yourself confidently, your tie (especially one that color) won’t deter your chances.

 

[gyngyn]

No.

 

[thumbz]

Only if you went to Cornell.

However mrwup's tie is awesome and I would totally accept them. So it's more of a "what's my style" thing than a "don't wear patterned ties" thing

 

[Kardio]

Ahh, my favorite kind of thread.

 

[EdgeTrimmer]

Only if you have an interesting story to back up the tie. If you're navy vet or some type of ship affiliated EC you're passionate about. If I were interviewing you and had that tie I'd definitely ask what's up with it. If it's an interesting story I'll give it a pass and even a plus. If you're wearing it just because it'd be neutral to negative depending on how the rest of the interview goes.

Rule of thumb in interviews in general for the rest of your life is to keep it conservative and professional. Don't draw attention to your own person outside of what you bring in your CV/application. This is not a time to stand out or show your quirkiness/individuality. At the end of the day the interview power is held by the interviewer/institution NOT you. You have no idea who you're interviewing with, what their values are, what their background or personal biases/issues are. You start going out of the norm the higher the chances you piss off or trigger something in your interviewer. Once you're in is a different story but even then individuality and unprofessional behavior is tolerated so much before we kick you out of our group.

the design is tied to the school they attend 🙂

 

[getdown]

the design is tied to the school they attend 🙂

Then that's perfectly fine. Med schools love military.

 

[EdgeTrimmer]

Then that's perfectly fine. Med schools love military.

Sorry it's not a military school, it's a landlocked private school 🙂