Not right section but need quick answers please

[Kayano]

I have a job interview tomorrow and I am a nail biter. They are very short but I do bite them very neatly :D

Should I go to my interview normally or should I put on some short false nails? The job is working with kids and I don't want them to think I would be biting them at work etc

Am I over thinking this? Do interviewers check things like fingernails and groomed hands? I have glue, nails and polish here, just need a few MN opinions please!

Be brutal... I love it ;P

clean and file them so they are neat and tidy dont use false ones its weird when you work with kids

As long as they're short and neat (and clean!) I wouldn't worry. Unless you're interviewing to work as a nail technician

Oh, just saw that the job is working with kids, so probably not a nail technican. Must read properly in future.

I can genuinely say that out of all the teacher interviews I've ever sat in on, I have never noticed anyone's nails.

Erm, I wouldn't have thought they would want to see you in false nails to be honest. Surely they would view them as a hazard?
I would just scrub your nails so they are as clean as possible and leave it at that.

I bit my nails for 30 odd years and it never stopped me getting a job. Just make sure they are filed and clean. Good luck with the interview.

FWIW - we were not allowed nailvarnish or false nails on, and we cared for children.

I have crap nails, but I don't notice other people's nails or hands unless they are wearing long blingy falsies

I wouldn't bother.

i agree with above - i bet they won't even notice. You are overthinking a bit.

just get them as neat as possible and don't bite them DURING the interview and you'll be grand

i was a nailbiter for years too.

You'll give a much worse impression with false nails, imo.

Agree, CLEAN, neat, i'd also personally apply a coat or two of clear or natural polish so they shine and look healthy.

I interview a lot, I look at nails, but I look for clean and neat - only remember one case of absoutely chuffing filthy and one case of badly chipped bright polish. Short and clean, never a problem...nail biter here too BTW!

Good luck!

Forgot to say Good Luck!

Good Luck

Tidy them up and make sure they are cleaner than clean - no false nails!

I wasn't talking about crazy false nails, just really short ones that would look natural. I'm just stressing the small details tonight...

Next issue: hair. Up or down? It's shoulder length but I have jowels (is that how you spell it?)

Down if you have jowels

But seriously, chill out about how you look and concentrate on how confidently you might answer any questions....that's all that really matters - friendly and confident.

No to falsies. Short and clean is important. Also, my top tip for giving up biting after 30 years is... go and work in a really badly run, dirty homeless shelter. I did and gave up overnight. My hand would creep towards my mouth, then I would realise.

Hair either down and neat or up (but I would go for down).

YABU to use this section for such silly worries.

I have my answers (most of them!) prepared and practiced. Hence the stupid little petty worries tonight

Thanks everyone!

I you think you will feel really self-conscious with it up, have it down. But if it's quite long, then I think tied up is more professional

Short neat and clean definately not false!!