Career Branding for Social Animals by Craig Fisher at Fishdogs.com

Top 66 Serious & Funny Interview Attire Don'ts

In September, as a follow up to a previous post of mine, Top 10 Things to Leave OFF of Your Resume, I posted this question on LinkedIn: What should a job candidate NOT wear to an interview?.  The responses from 61 users were both instructive and hilarious.  The first five were the top suggestions overall.  The rest were, well...see for yourself.  Some of these are pure genius.  My thanks to all those who responded on this one.

 

 

 

 

1. Flip flops
2. sneakers
3. jeans
4. stained clothing
5. revealing clothing
6. bow ties
7. cowboy hats
8. wrinkled clothing
9. tight clothing
10. white socks
11. shorts
12. headphones
13. my clothes
14. a sock
15. ear plugs
16. too much bling
17. big ear rings
18. flashy colors
19. too much cologne/perfume/aftershave
20. a cod piece
21. breeches
22. jodhpurs
23. big belts
24. big buckles
25. A clown suit (unless of course, applying for clown related position)
26. Full gothic ensemble 
27. those fake glasses that have a nose and moustache attached
28. Zorro costume
29. Superman costume (in fact anything with underwear worn on the outside)
30. Prison Uniform
31. Pirate Gear (unless applying within the financial services industry)
32. weird hair colors
33. dog collar (unless you're a dog)
34. go-go boots
35. visible underwear
36. white lab coat (any lab coat, really)
37. loin cloth
38. bonnets
39. top hats
40. pith helmets
41. band uniform
42. swimsuit
43. anything edible
44. lederhosen
45. a wet suit
46. the skin of your latest victim
47. polkadot knickers or pants
48. a toga
49. suit of  armor
50. nothing
51. bunny costume
52. beard of bees
53. broccoli (seriously, check your teeth)
54. monogrammed shirt from your last company
55. thong
56. mini skirts
57. fishnet stockings
58. multi-colored clown wig
59. novelty tie
60. blue eye shadow
61. wife beater t-shirt
62. fur
63. stilettos
64. football jersey
65. Garfield T Shirt
66. Schoolgirl dress