Interview Wear

I was actually told to bring my wife along to an interview once. Their reasoning for this was so she could also hear exactly what they were gonna lie to me about. (Actually that job was a decent gig)

I wore America Eagle jeans and a button down shirt (also AE). Clean work boots, freshly shaven and groomed. The interviewer actually complimented my attire, and told me some of the horror stories of other interviews he's done.

For this job I have now, I showed up in basketball shorts, tee shirt, and sneakers. I had just moved the lawn, and the whole interview was very very informal. We even drank a beer afterward. 8 years later I'm still here, with no immediate plans on leaving.

 

I always do my interviews after I get off from my current job so I show up kind of dirty in work wear.

No one cares, they know ahead of time I’m coming straight from work.

 

No tattoos, no beards, no piercings? (common advice here)...... quite the shame.


I'm sleeved. Have an excellently groomed beard. And my ears are gauged up........ Guess I'm unemployable. Oh shucks *snaps fingers*.... ....... Guess all the truck driving is being left to the pretty boys....


Be presentable (but, as a few have said: ready to test). Have a history of solid work ethic - never did a resumé kill a driver unless he got a staph Infection from a papercut, and was also allergic to antibiotics. And act like you can do the job. It's trucking. You don't need them. They need you.

 

I show up to interviews with hand tattoos, dirty and with a beard and hat on. I’m interviewing to drive a truck not sell houses.

I’ve never not gotten an offer after an interview.

It’s not 1950, if beards and tattoos are not allowed I don’t want to work for you anyways.

That being said I’m not a slob. I’m in good shape, don’t stink and my clothes fit.

 

Dont they teach life skills at trucking school? Might be a plan considering the applicants.

 

'Adulting' classes & Sex Ed..... 'Dress appropriately, clean up a bit & don't make 'em if ya can't pay for 'em!' Lol.

 

I got my best job by storming in directly from a frac job. Dirty, sweaty, coveralls covered in mud. I was so mad at Halliburton that I told the new job:"If you don't hire me, I am going next door, then the next, until someone hires me".
Ah, the booming times in the oil patch...
But on a serious note, clean and neat is best.

 

yeah good call guys. why take pride in anything? its good enough as-is, right? everyone else does it so it must be ok. you don’t need to dress accordingly or even try to be appealing. why stop there? it’s ok to wear pajama pants and flip flops out to dinner. gym shorts and flip flops - certainly good attire to wear any place any time.

and “we” wonder why our society looks like a festering sore on a rhinos ###. what’s to be said when half of the truck drivers surveyed cannot be bothered to clean up for a god #### job interview? tattoos & piercings are fine. i’m speaking to clothing choice and personal hygiene. ive had interviews during the week, know what i did? took the day off work. i suppose i am different. i’m on my 3rd job in 18 years.

/rant over

 

Light blue shirt has a psychologically mellowing effect on interviewer.
A wrist watch as well. Gives interviewer the impression of punctuality.
Now interviewer is at ease and believes you will deliver on time.

 

I once interviewed at FedEx Freight. He was interview another candidate that ran 30 minutes past the time he was supposed to. The guy came out with a suit 5x’s to big on him, litterally looked like a clown suit it was so big. We got back into the terminal managers office and he was trying to be professional but all he could do is laugh.

So what I’m trying to say is....

Your going for an interview, clean your self up. You DONT have to shave off your beard, just clean it up. Where nice, clean, unwrinkled jeans and pull them up. You don’t have to have a button down shirt but where a nice shirt, not a plain old raggedy t-shirt. As far as tattoos, I have a sleeve, I always have my sleeves pulled up if I’m wearing a long sleeve cause I feel as if I cover them, then come back for a drug test and they realize I’m all tatted up they might treat me a little different...no one like suprises.

As far as shoes...I always wear my normal boots (not work boots) and theyve always worked for me.

P.s. take a shower