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When you are going on a job interview, don't wear
  • Jeans or other denim clothing
  • Anything low cut
  • Short skirts, shorts, cropped pants
  • Anything sleeveless (unless always kept under a jacket!)
  • Frilly dresses and sundresses
  • Spandex or anything skin-tight
  • Leather
  • Team color combination of the potential employer -- "too cheesy"
  • Formal or evening wear
  • Anything goth, punk, or otherwise "alternative" in style
  • Gang symbols
  • Sport clothing, ski clothing, sweats, etc.
  • Badly worn clothing
  • Anything with stains, holes, etc.
  • Anything that wrinkles easily
  • Anything that shows sweat easily
  • Anything sexy
  • Wild prints, spangles, flashy or otherwise outrageous clothing.
  • Things that don't fit
  • Underwear that shows unnecessarily
  • Sunglasses
  • Too much jewelry
  • Obvious perfume, cologne, aftershave
  • Too much make-up

Cover
  • Your midriff
  • Tattoos
  • Unusual or excessive piercings
  • Your feet
  • Cuts or infections

Shoe no-nos
  • nothing too casual, too pointy, too high-heeled, too flashy
  • no tennis shoes, sandals, flip-flops
  • nothing scuffed, worn, runover-at-the-heel
  • nothing you can't walk or stand in for long periods
Librarians' Job Interview Attire Survey Results:
Specific NONOs from the Survey Comments