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Khameer33's picture

Dress for Interviews

I have final rounds for Lehman IBD soon, and I was curious if it actually matters how I dress. Clearly it's formal business dress but do things like white versus colored shirt or black, blue, gray suit matter? Or am I way overthinking this?

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ke18sb's picture

dress conservative, nothing

dress conservative, nothing loud, white or light blue shirt

iambateman's picture

agree with ke18

dress nicely, be clean, dont wear something flashy such as a pink shirt

creditcrunch's picture

I have a question...for

I have a question...for female candidates, can we wear pant suits for summer analyst interviews?..I hear the norm amongst female bankers is to wear skirt suits...does it matter for summer intern interviews at the undergrad level?

I only own pant suits and don't think I am financially buoyant enough at the moment to invest in a skirt suit...what do you guys think?

StreetLuck's picture

Every girl I saw during my

Every girl I saw during my superdays had a pantsuit.

creditcrunch's picture

do you know if any of them

do you know if any of them got offers...?

(sorry I'm not obsessive compulsive, I just don't want to take a chance; the process is too competitive to overlook any details...)

StreetLuck's picture

Hahah, I am sure they did.

Hahah, I am sure they did. Don't worry about it - as long as you look professional, no one will pick apart your clothing (excuse the expression) during the interviews.

creditcrunch's picture

lol. "pick apart your

lol. "pick apart your clothing..."

alright then, I'll take your word for it...thanks!

Mis Ind's picture

I always wore a skirtsuit

I always wore a skirtsuit (navy pinstripe; cream shell, pearl earrings, yuck), but a bunch of girls wore pantsuits and got offers.

creditcrunch's picture

alright then... pant suit

alright then... pant suit here I come!

relinquo's picture

Re: I always wore a skirtsuit

Mis Ind wrote:

I always wore a skirtsuit (navy pinstripe; cream shell, pearl earrings, yuck).

why yuck? seems entirely appropriate.

anon3333's picture

Don't wear a black suit,

Don't wear a black suit, they are not appropriate for business.

SkipToMylou's picture

when are they appropriate?

when are they appropriate?

MH8944's picture

funerals

funerals

y2yankees99's picture

I believe that a black suit

I believe that a black suit with some sort of conservative pinestripe design is fine (correct me if I'm wrong?). Just stay away from plain black suits. Is a medium grey suit appropriate for business or only charcoal as far as grey is concerned?

mea04tdt's picture

Black suits

Is that "no no" for men as well as women? I've been wearing a double-breasted black suit for all my job interviews. That with a white shirt and a black/dark grey/light grey tie (half windsor). Sounds like they might just have been laughing after I left, eh? Although, I did wear it for both rounds of interviews at BofA, and got through both...Have worn it for other companies (and industries) as well.

TheKing's picture

People straight up cannot

People straight up cannot dress. Shit is disgusting.