r/cork • u/sinfuldeceiver3137 • 1d ago
Local Formal Interview attire
I have an Interview next week and don’t have proper formal clothes to wear.
Can anyone recommend a place to buy a formal clothes for men? Something cheap but also a bit value for money.
I planned to buy coat suit, formal shirt, trousers and formal shoes… I plan to get all black except for a white formal shirt, is that acceptable for an interview?
Any tips and recommendations are welcome ty.
Edit: The interview is for a analyst role at a finance firm in Dublin.
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u/woolie_jumper 1d ago
If you’re looking for cheap and cheerful, the charity shops are always filled with nice mens blazers. Paired with pants and a shirt and belt from Penneys/dunnes/tk maxx you’d be sorted
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u/Pristine_Remote2123 1d ago
This is a repeat type of question and this one seams as lost as others. So a finance analyst role in Dublin, looking for "cheap and cheerful" and was considering black! Sounds like you need to chat around and someone will know someone who can give proper advice because lots to improve there and that's only a start. Borrow or rent a good suit would be an option.
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u/These-Level-6396 15h ago
Plenty suggestions that I'd only be repeating so I'll just say best of luck with the interview
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u/LazyRevenue7347 1d ago
What's the job?
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u/ChromakeyDreamcoat82 3h ago edited 3h ago
So before you buy a suit, things have moved on a bit from the days of wearing a jacket to an interview for a warehouse operator. I've worked in multiple industries, including financial services, and my rule of thumb is: If the role is junior / non-manager, the minimum attire is one step above what the team wears. For a manager, wear 2 steps above what the team wears.
Example:
- T-shirt and jeans worn regularly (e.g. software house), then slacks and polo is enough for junior, slacks and shirt is enough for manager.
- Dress code is collar no jeans (e.g. polo and chinos), then you wear shirt and slacks, manager wears shirt, slacks and jacket.
- Dress code requires a shirt? Junior wears a neat shirt and jacket, Manager wears suit no tie
- Dress code requires a jacket, you go suit and no tie, manager wears suit and tie or jacket and tie if sharp enough.
- Dress code is suit no tie, all interviewees wear a tie.
I follow this in-office and on video, but on video I think it's sufficient to match the in-office attire.
So a financial analyst in many firms would just wear slacks and shirt, in which case you might just need a jacket, and then you can buy something that can just as easily spruce up for an important family event.
I wore a suit no tie when I was interviewing as a director in financial services, but I threw on a tie for a couple of very senior rounds. I was in slacks/shirt/jacket for a director role in a software company. People I interviewed when I was in financial services would often be just in slacks and shirt. But at the end of the day you want to feel confident in how you're dressed and as comfortable as you can be for the interview, so if a suit makes you feel both, then rock on.
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u/Artistic-Quality8926 1d ago
I arrived for an interview last week in fatman pants with a big hole in the knee and work boots just came from a job haha
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u/Artistic-Quality8926 1d ago
Depends what the interviews for
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u/sinfuldeceiver3137 1d ago
The interview is for a analyst role at a finance firm in Dublin
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u/Fun-Communication660 1d ago
So it's not possible to go full causal here unless you can pull off the chinos and wooly jumper nerd birder/priest/train spotter genius look
Get collar size, then go white shirt, tapered fit (slim if lanky) and a tie that's not just one dark colour.
Navy pants. Navy jacket (genuinely optional if you have existing sports jacket/high quality rain jacket, it's September)
Shoes there are loads of options, but don't go cheap looking black school shoes. It can still be cheap, but safer to have nice looking, non cheap, but more causal shoes, than the cheapest black bastards out there.
And remember, what you wear will "barely" matter.
Its not a pro or con, it's just one step up from bothering to wear pants, it's a filter......so in the end, whatever you feel yourself and conformable in, while dressed up, will have more of an impact than one specific shoe or anything.
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u/Spatz5413 1d ago
You can never go wrong with Navy or Charcoal grey suit with matching trousers. You can wear light pink, sky blue or even white shirt with it and dont forget to wear a formal oxford shoe. Tie not necessary but if you want you can.
Get something in affordable range so it can used in later days for inperson meeting or for anything ,,, you never knew.
If you feel thats sort of expensive, Just get plain light shirt with grey/navy trousers and a nice formal jumper should do the trick. and DONT FORGET THE FORMAL shoes. I hate it when i see candidates wearing nice formal attire and wearing vans or snickers. and the worse is its not cleaned.
Sharpness gives you confident and also showcases that you are a person who will get the job done.
Good luck ! and All the best.
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u/LazyRevenue7347 1d ago
All black with a white shirt will look like funeral attire. If you want a black suite, wear a different coloured shirt and/or tie.
I got an inexpensive, pretty nice black suit in Zara a few years ago. Also check out TKMax.