Do colors make a difference while being interviewed?

TechnicalJay

Hey Guys,

I believe they do. What do you think some big no no's are for color? Mine would be a brown suite/tie combo(or anything brown). It looks very out dated and even more boring with no personality.

I think some strong colors are blue,(which got me hired with the government) and purple.

Care to share your thoughts?

bpenn

There is a guy who works in our program office who wears a purple pin-stripe suit a few days a week. Our CISO loves the guy, lol.

hurricane1091

Grey suit, black belt and shoes, light purple shirt, dark matching tie. Gets em every time.

NetworkNewb

hurricane1091 wrote: »

Grey suit, black belt and shoes, light purple shirt, dark matching tie. Gets em every time.

Yep, this. I'm fan of the light blue shirt too. Also, I think brown shoes with gray suits are coming into style and looks good imo.

Iristheangel

I'm a gal so colors are somewhat more acceptable. I have couple blue and red shirts. That being said, I love the ol' standard black and white. Personally, I expect a technical interview to involve some whiteboarding so I keep the jacket and everything on until it gets to that point and then I'm taking it up, rolling up my sleeves and either getting into the CLI or the whiteboard.

Iristheangel

So something like this for an interview for me (pardon the messy room in back):



Or for a semi-formal interview, this is me ready to whiteboard:



So both are pretty professional but some color mixture in there

NetworkNewb

Was going to post my last interview pic (grey suit w/light blue shirt) but can't find the pic think I deleted when I switched company phones and is probably lost in Apple's cloud somewhere in the sky. ah well

renacido

Dress like you already work there in that role. If you can access the employee handbook on their public website, check the dress code.

Suits are for management positions or maybe customer service/consultant/sales. Depends on the company's culture. A stuffy corporation or government office may be more formal so in that case wear the suit.

A HUGE factor you are judged on in an interview is, "is he/she one of us?" Do you fit into the culture? Are you acclimated to the environment, the workload, the demands, etc? Will you "get along"?

Dress up a little nicer if you're not sure. But don't overthink it.

networker050184

You don't want to draw attention to your attire in an interview.

techfiend

I more often than not do powder blue with a tie and black suit and shoes. Come to think of it, the three interviews where I was offered a job I was wearing a white shirt with tie and took off the sport jacket maybe I'll keep doing that.

renacido

networker050184 wrote: »

You don't want to draw attention to your attire in an interview.

Well said. You want to be memorable for your qualifications and competence, not for what you wore.

NetworkNewb

Found it :P. Needless to say I got the job.

v1ral

I actually look up the company colors and use their colors. Last company I interviewed with had blue as their main color. I wore a blue tie with a with a white dress shirt and gray suit.

alias454

Hmm, I thought the OP was going for psychological warfare. Color Meanings - Learn about Colors and Symbolism

TechGromit

bpenn wrote: »

There is a guy who works in our program office who wears a purple pin-stripe suit a few days a week. Our CISO loves the guy, lol.

Thought the topic was what to wear on an interview, not what co-workers wear everyday. If that is the topic, I can say most of my co-workers dress unprofessionally, baseball caps, jeans, t-shirts. I will say it is an industrial working environment.