Interview-outfit formulas to bookmark.

From: The M Dash at M.M.LaFleur - Sunday Feb 25,2024 11:35 am

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Sunday, February 25, 2024.

How to Dress for a Zoom Interview: Three Outfit Formulas for Any Industry. Take the guesswork out of choosing an interview outfit—without losing your personal style in the process. As of this March, I’ll have been working from home for the past four years. During that time, I’ve learned a lot about dressing for Zoom. Through trial, error, and way too many hours of having my face broadcasted onto my coworkers’ screens, I’ve answered questions that never would have occurred to me back in my office days. Questions like: Which fabrics and colors look amazing in person but blah on camera? Which earrings completely vanish when I “blur my background”? And—don’t judge me—Which of my pajama tops can pass as real clothes when I’m only visible from the shoulders up?

Then, a couple of years ago, I published a story on how to dress for a Zoom interview depending on your industry—and to this day, it’s still one of our most clicked-on articles. So this week, I decided to present my updated take on the topic, which revolves around three simple outfit formulas, all of which you can likely create with pieces that are already in your closet. The idea is to take the guesswork out of choosing your interview outfit, without being so prescriptive that you lose your personal style in the process. Because they’re designed for virtual interviews, these formulas only address the top half of the outfit, but you can add a wide range of bottoms—Better Than Denim jeans, trousers, stretchy pencil skirts—to any of them, or sub the tops for dresses. Below, find the outfit formulas and inspiration on how to wear them, plus the guiding principles I used to develop these looks.

3 Zoom Interview Outfits to Try: 1. Turtleneck + Button-Down.

It’s always a good idea to try to match (if not exceed) the company’s dress code in your Zoom job interview, which can be difficult if you’re new to an industry. Sometimes, you can get a sense of what people wear by visiting the company website, but if you feel lost, this outfit formula offers a solid middle ground between casual and formal… Continue Reading the Story.

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