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.

It depends on what kind of job. When I interview for office jobs I always wear nice, dark pants, a blazer, and a blouse with color. My shoes are always flats because I don't wear heels no matter what. Anyway, my jobs often require a lot of moving around. One job I had to walk through construction sites and factories.

When I first went back to work after staying home, I applied for a job in a small metal shop office. The boss told me I got the job for 2 reasons. First I arrived on time for the interview and second, I was wearing a dress. She had interviewed a few other people who came in dressed in jeans with blue hair or were very late or any number of things. The office was a jeans office since it was a metal shop but the dress made an impression at the interview.

The one that you are most comfortable in!

well fit is what counts. Not too good though.

I've only had two job interviews, but I wore skinny jeans to both.

I always wear the same black/white pinstripe skirt and jacket, with a white button-down blouse. That skirt suit must be over ten years old. The skirt's kinda big on me now, and awfully long. The jacket I could never quite button... Maybe it will, in a few months!