Just broke my arm... interviews within the next month
I just broke my arm (my non-dominant arm, thankfully) and I'm applying for internships in the next week or so. As far as what I should wear goes, I am clueless now. I can only fit into my largest t-shirts because of the size of my brace (I broke my upper arm so my shoulder and elbow are completely immobilized). I just bought a new suit too—not convenient timing to say the least.
I'm hopeful my interviewers will understand but does anyone have any advice that might help? Should I notify them beforehand about my situation just as a heads up? Would it even be worth it to have a bespoke shirt made?
Luckily I should recover before I plan to actually begin my internship, but I'm just going to miss that little confidence boost looking sharp gives me at interviews. Maybe it'll be an ice-breaker—I mean I'll stand out I guess ("the broken arm guy").
Any and all advice is appreciated.
Pretend nothing happened and kick ass as usual. Having a broken arm is an amplifier: if you do well, it'll pay off; otherwise, you'll just be "the broken arm guy."
Here's a free line, "I re-assigned Excel shortcuts so I can one-hand a model."
What a sissy. Just man up.
Can you wear a short-sleeve dress shirt? If you can fit into your suit with a short-sleeve dress shirt, you can still look professional.
I think they will understand and will give you a break for it.
Id go in wearing a nice shirt though, Burberry polo perhaps?
yea people will more than understand. Or get a MTM shirt with one sleeve really huge and rock that without the suit jacket. Noone will give you shit because you broke your arm.
I would auto ding you because investment bankers should be immortal.
Just cut a sleeve off. That's what a real man would do.
You better come up with a sweet story for how you broke it.
hang gliding?
Cut the sleeve off of an older dress shirt and go without the jacket, people will understand.
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