Tophat for interview
Would you normally wear one of these to an entry level interview? How about a cape? I feel like more established employees would wear these but I guess given the current weather they make sense
Would you normally wear one of these to an entry level interview? How about a cape? I feel like more established employees would wear these but I guess given the current weather they make sense
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Muahahaha, great minds think alike
Depends on the colour of the cape. Red doesn't go as well with a grey suit as it does with a navy/black suit IMO.
haha I can't stop laughing and my room mates asked me what's so funny. I actually tried to explain the situation while still cracking up - first someone posts about topcoat and then there's another thread about tophat. They looked at me as if I were a complete retard.
don't forget your monocle.
It all comes down to the mustache. If you don't have a solid handlebar mustache you can't rock the monocle. If you don't have the monocle you can't rock the tophat. And if you don't have the tophat you can't rock the cape. This is all thoroughly explained in the WSO interview guide.
Upvote.
This is totally what someone would do on reddit
Haha
Dust off your fanciest spats and drape your watch chain just right. If you don't yet have a pimping 'stache - get to growing!
and a walking stick...
hahahahahah laughed out loud
this made my morning
i was thinking the same thing hahaha
what the fuck is this, Penguin from batman? tophat, coat and monnicle?
(jk)
I would not suggest wearing either a cape nor top hat. I think that would end up making you look like more of a joke than someone who is taking the interview seriously. You want to be professional looking, but I wouldn't go too over the top. A nice suit with a crisp tie should do the job just fine.
Thanks for ironing that out...
Pish posh! My good sir, one should never 'iron out' a respectable cape, as you say. It needs must be steam cleaned with the tears of laboring third world children. Goodness gracious, I dare say I would not envy a viewing of your fine fripperies!
Cumber-bun. It's a perfectly cromulent word.
I need to embiggen my wardrobe.
Who was the dumbass who kept making topcoat threads
Is it a faux-pas if your cape color clashes with the color of you suit. What I mean is, is it okay to wear a brown cape with a black suit?
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