You Should Never Wear This Color To A Job Interview
Money|March 2019

Thousands of hiring managers say so.

Jennifer Calfas
You Should Never Wear This Color To A Job Interview

A JOB INTERVIEW OFFERS you the first opportunity to meet a prospective employer in person and tout your skills, accomplishments, professionalism, and poise. Can you really convey that message while wearing the color orange?

The experts at CareerBuilder surveyed more than 2,000 hiring managers and found that orange was the worst color to wear to an interview and the one most associated with unprofessionalism. Here’s how to get noticed for the right reasons.

PLAN AHEAD

Don’t choose your outfit at the last minute, says Marty Lundstrom, a Houston-based lawyer and founder of Polished Professionals, a website geared toward working women.

This story is from the March 2019 edition of Money.

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