To wear this for an interview?

[youremyperson]

It's for a clinical position on a children's ward. I've not interviewed in person for a long time!! Is this professional enough?

No. And I recall dealing with paed nurses when ds was a baby and thinking they were so unprofessionally dressed they'd be better in uniform.

Initially I thought too fancy for an interview then when I read the bitchy comment I had a rethink. I think it might bring some sunshine to the interviewers.

Don't underestimate unconscious bias in the marking op.

lovely to wear on other days if you get the job (fingers crossed!) but if you're having to ask....
maybe toned down with ankle boots and black jacket as pp said...
but i would be more inclined to say yes if it was high summer and women would have been wearing their summer wardrobe for a while so the panel will have been acclimatised....but am guessing the interview will be in the spring.
I would go new jazzy top back trousers and accessories to show individuality.

Lovely dress but not suitable for a job interview.

Given it’s unconscious bias how will the panel know they have prejudice about prints?

@RosesAndHellebores

No. And I recall dealing with paed nurses when ds was a baby and thinking they were so unprofessionally dressed they'd be better in uniform.

What were they wearing that you thought they'd be better in uniform?? And I ask this as someone who's also spent a lot of time around paed doctors

Don't underestimate unconscious bias in the marking op.

Agreed.

It’s a nice dress but no matter how good you are in the interview, you run the risk that one of the panel will form the view that you are e.g. being studiedly wacky, or showing that you don’t care about conventions or, as a poster upthread put it (very succinctly), giving off “ooh, I’m mad, me!” vibes.

When you have the job, then you can dress as you like within reason.

By wearing this, of course you’re not saying this is what you would wear to work. Presumably you get a uniform or wear clothes that the children you are nursing feel comfortable seeing you in and that are practical for doing what can be a pretty physical job.

At an interview, you often don’t wear what you’d wear to do the job. It’s always right to be smart and professional in appearance at interview, even if the job requires jeans or a very specific suit, or a set of scrubs.

Colour or pattern might be very you. You don’t need to be anonymous and neutral. Colour and pattern is okay at an interview if it’s worn correctly. That’s why the plain black cardigan or jacket would be good with this dress, along with formal shoes and black tights and handbag. I think if there is netting it should be removed. You don’t want to sit down and the skirt puffs out, but rather to pull it down and round your legs.

I think most people who carry out a lot of interviews would say this is fine if worn appropriately, and especially those who are able to think about workplaces being a wide range and not just in terms of a very narrow field which might have very particular requirements. Those who do lots of interviews will notice something terribly inappropriate and note it, but the vast majority of clothes will be considered fine and not swing the interview for or against because the interviewer is focused on the answers and the overall sense of that person. Experienced interviewers know that good candidates come in a. Range of looks and personality types....they are not totally closed minded and switched off by things like a patterned dress.

Those who think such a dress would be a very definite no-no, probably haven’t carried out a wide range of interviews and come to know what matters and makes a good candidate and which things are largely irrelevant, as long as within standard boundaries. So for clothes, it’s no to a very short mini skirt or lots of cleavage or dirty clothes. A smart dress with some colour or pattern which reflects you and can be worn smartly and professionally is fine.

I think it's fine! Looking at the website, they sell the net skirt to wear under it separately. A lady had posted a photo of herself wearing it without the underskirt in the reviews and it hangs quite nicely and looks smart.

@Iamthewombat you’ve just described conscious bias about attire
Not unconscious bias.
Pitfall of unconscious bias is it is unknown and imperceptible to the interviewer. It may manifest as a vibe or feeling but they won’t be able t9 articulate it as specifically being about attire because it’s unconscious

Conscious bias would be what you’ve actually described . A preference for sober attire

If it'll make you feel good and fill you with confidence then go for it.

If it is your style and you are comfortable in it then go for it.

[quote HeelsHandbagPerfumeCoffee]@Iamthewombat you’ve just described conscious bias about attire
Not unconscious bias.
Pitfall of unconscious bias is it is unknown and imperceptible to the interviewer. It may manifest as a vibe or feeling but they won’t be able t9 articulate it as specifically being about attire because it’s unconscious

Conscious bias would be what you’ve actually described . A preference for sober attire[/quote]
Split hairs if you like, but however you present it, wearing something that isn’t standard interview attire exposes the OP to a risk, which is that one of the panel will, in the vernacular, take against her. Whether they can articulate the reason or not.

Are you in the “wear whatever you like and sod them!” camp?

If this is the kind of thing you would normally wear to work, then fine. It is a lovely dress, but for an interview. I'm not sure it's appropriate - too frivolous and girly.
It reminds me of a CAHMS therapist who had purple hair, enornous red specs and Doc Marten boots. It was all "look at me!", and not about helping my DD. (sorry, biased)

I would have loved to see a clinician in this dress when dd was in hospital.
Would have been exactly what I needed, and my unconscious bias would be to really like the person wearing it
Good luck.

It’s a lovely dress but I don’t think it’s really an interview dress, not for a clinical position. I think you could find something that looks
More Professional/business like.

Forget op, iwant to know what @RosesAndHellebores doctors were wearing that's so shocking?

Completely inappropriate for a professional role. I would doubt your judgement if interviewing you tbh. Go for something more low key / Less distracting

I am not splitting hairs you fundamentally misunderstood and misdescribe unconscious bias @Iamthewombat. Your post makes no sense. They are markedly different phenomena

No it's inappropriate for an interview.

It is too much. The style is fine, if it were plain navy it would be fine but the print is loud for an interview.

I work in paediatrics and have interviewed many times before. It wouldn't put me off giving you the job if you answered well but you definitely don't need anything so dressy. Simple is the general theme in the field and most people dress fairly casual on a day to day basis too

Definitely not an interview dress.

@HeelsHandbagPerfumeCoffee

I am not splitting hairs you fundamentally misunderstood and misdescribe unconscious bias *@Iamthewombat*. Your post makes no sense. They are markedly different phenomena

No, I haven’t. Sorry to disappoint when you’re keen to deliver a crushing put-down.

Explain the difference between ‘a vibe or feeling that [the panel] can’t articulate’ and ‘one of the panel taking against the OP because of what she is wearing, even if they cannot articulate why’.