Ladies, if you have a job interview do you wear pants

Or a skirt/dress??

I've worn both and gotten a job from both. Just as long your appearance is professional and you're groomed well.

I think it can depend on what is worn in your office on the daily. For example, my office is SUPER casual. But that doesn't mean I didn't dress it up a bit more on interview day. I dress really preppy for the most part so that day I wore really pretty ballet flats, skinny dress pants, a satin button down shirt and a casual blazer.

When I worked in financing though, I wore pant suits/pencil skirts for the most part. For that interview, I wore black high-waisted dress pants, a tucked in pinstripe button down and a matching blazer with pumps. It's like I stepped out of a page from The Limited's catalog :laugh:

Whatever an appropriately professional outfit is for that particular workplace, I'd wear it. I don't discriminate between pants, skirts, and dresses. I've gone to interviews in all three (not at the same time ).

Edited to clarify the first sentence.

It depends on the company. I check what the dresscode usually is within than company (sometimes I just drive by the parkinglot to check what people work there or what is custom to wear).

Mostly I wear pants because they make me feel more empowered and equal to men. I don't want men to mistake me for a silly *kitten*. I have balls and I bite . I want people to judge me on my potential and talent, not on my legs.

I'm speaking from experience where I worked in a large worldwide company and they kept reffering to me as the 'charm offensive' because I dressed in skirts (knee long!) and I one time lost two upper buttons on my blouse. LADIES ALWAYS WEAR A TOP UNDER A BLOUSE!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I wear whatever looks good and is appropriate for the weather. I look much better in skirts, but I wear pants if it's the middle of winter.

I don't think skirt/pants matters much, as long as you look professional. My skirts are actually a skirt set that includes a jacket, and I wear a nice shell with it.

There's a big difference between a floral ruffled skirt and a charcoal pencil skirt made from suiting material. If you pair it with low heels, it's just as professional as pants. One lady I hired wore a very nice light pink wool skirt suit with white trim on the collar and cuffs. She wore it with pearls and gold earrings. She looked like Jackie O.

I have always worn a suit with pants or a skirt. It really depends on where you are interviewing. Most places these days don't discredit a woman wearing pants, but a lot of law firms and investment banks still view skirts more favorably, as do well-established companies that are run by older men.

This........

It depends totally on the job, time of year, etc. I wore a skirt to the interview for my current job, mostly because I interviewed in the summertime when it was 105 degrees out and didn't want to be sweaty and disgusting by the time I walked from the parking lot to the building, but the one I had before this I wore pants because it was cooler outside. I don't really see what difference it makes, as long as a person is comfortable and dressed appropriately for the position.

ETA, I have never in my life worn a suit, and really the only places here I have ever seen anyone wearing a suit (man or woman) has been at the capitol or some of the bigger law firms/investment firms downtown. Otherwise, Austin is a VERY casual city. I'm one the only people I know who can't wear jeans to work (except on Fridays).

I more likely than not wear a pants suit and heels.

depends on what the job is and how formal a place it is. If I'm applying to work at a business office, say, then probably a skirt, or a suit. If I'm after a cooking job, like I have now...then pants, or even clean neat jeans, and a nice top would be fine. You should dress about a half step above the job environment, I read somewhere. Seemed right to me.

Yes. I wear pants to job interviews.