When I searched on Google for phrases including “What to wear”, What to wear to a Job Interview popped up with quiet a few hits. 148,000 results in fact. By the look of things, what to wear to an interview is a common concern of a lot of people.  Applying for a new job is a nerve wrecking; getting a call for an interview is stressful; deciding what to wear to the interview is death defying. Fashion sceptics will argue that what your wear does not reflect on your suitability for the position, this in theory may be true but it practice it couldn’t be farther from the truth. The way you present yourself can paint a picture for the employer of the way you value yourself, your hunger for the position and you’re past experience.  Below are a few tips for women on how to land that job, and make the employer believe that you’re doing them a favour by taking the job. All these hints are just from personal experience but they have been tried and tested with great success!

High Heels: “The higher the heel the better.”  Carrie Bradshaw would be gleaming with pride at thisJimmy Choo Heels assumption. I’m not talking stripper style light up heels, but if you can walk with confidence in stilettos grab a great pair to wear . When a woman wears heels well her posture improves, her head is raised slightly and her confidence soars. It can be quiet intimidating (in a good way), it can symbolise control but also balance. Wearing heels to an interview is a great choice, but make sure you can walk in them properly; tripping down stairs isn’t a great way to get a new job!

Hair pulled back: The way you wear your hair might seem a minor detail and somewhat trivial but it’s a free and easy way to possibly increase your chances on scoring that new job.  When you let your tresses fall around your face (hair styled down) by having it in such close reach can create a temptation to ‘play’ with it when the nerves kick in. So many of us without even realising it will twist our hair around our fingers or pull it back behind our ear as a way to occupy our nervous hands. By having it tied by in a neat ponytail or bun the opportunity to let yourself be distracted won’t be there giving you a better chance on focusing on the interview at hand.

Clean Lines: For a job interview you want to be able to express your personality through your clothes, but not to the extent where it draws away from your capabilities as an employee. Garments with distracting frills and ruffles (literally) can switch the interviewers mind off from the task at hand. A male’s mind is easily manovered from resumes and cover letters to the sequin detailing on your bust line. (Harsh, naturally it’s true).

Head onto seek.com and apply for that golden position with confidence your interview will be a flying success!