Never Ever Wear Orange & Other Odd Interview Tips

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Never Ever Wear Orange & Other Odd Interview Tips

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You’ve memorised your CV, perfected your interview handshake and researched the company to within an inch of its life, but somehow you’re still not getting your dream job.

You could be being held back by something that you never even thought mattered. Check out these extremely unusual interview tips that could be the difference between another rejection and being hired!



Be a Bolt from the Blue
The fact that over a third of employers have turned down a candidate purely because of the way they were dressed probably doesn’t surprise many people. Turning up in a t-shirt or wearing your favourite mini-skirt are obvious no-nos. Less obvious is the fact that the colour of your wardrobe could be getting in between you and your dream job.

More than eight in ten bosses deemed pink and red “unacceptable” colours to wear. Poor orange fared even worse - a whopping 95% of hirers felt it was inappropriate. For comparison, only 59% were offended by clothes stains or dirty marks. They must really hate orange.

Don’t want to leave your interviewer feeling blue? Wear… blue. Apparently, people argentina phone number resource who wear blue at interviews are more likely to get hired because it signals that you’re trustworthy, dependable, and a team player.


Get with the Times
If asked when you can come in for an interview, answer: 10.30am on Tuesday. Why? Glassdoor reckons you’re more likely to get hired then than at any other time.

The logic is that you avoid ‘bookends’ – the first and last sections of any given timeslot. Interview on a Monday or first thing in the morning and the employer will be distracted thinking about their own workload. Friday, or last thing in the afternoon, they’ll be tired and winding down, with their mind more on their evening/weekend than on what you have to say.

With those restrictions in mind, you still want to interview as early as you can. Interviewing is a time-consuming and boring process for many managers, who are usually looking to fill a position as quickly as possible. You don’t want to schedule a Wednesday interview and miss out because the guy on Tuesday was just as good.
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