I’m in the U.S. but interviewing for UK jobs since we’re emigrating in January, which means all of my interviews are remote. I’ve only had a couple so far and only one has been via video, the other just phone, but I realized I don’t actually know the protocol here.

I’m in a creative field in the U.S. and the advice I keep being given here is to just wear a shirt and tie to an interview and not a suit because (especially since I’m in my late 40s) it makes you look too old, out-of-touch and grim for a creative position. I actually started getting more work when I ditched the suit for interviews in the U.S., so apparently that was good advice.

But I have another UK interview tomorrow and I’m thinking that maybe they’ll see that the opposite way- that if I don’t wear a suit, I’m not serious about wanting the job.

So what’s the protocol here? Any advice would be appreciated thanks.

  • mannycalavera@feddit.uk
    19·
    16 days ago

    Honestly, in the UK I doubt anyone would care what you’re wearing unless you turn up in a blue bathrobe complete with a rubber ducky. Which, to be fair, is a cool look 😉.

    Creative industry, eh? I’d wear anything that is classed as smart casual and then see from there. Likely it will be even more relaxed but if you want to play it safe.

    Good luck with the interview 👍.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
      8·
      16 days ago

      Thanks! Sounds like the other suggestion of button-down shirt plus jumper might be the way to go in this particular interview case, but I might even go more casual if it’s an actual entertainment or production company.

      By the way, Grim Fandango is one of my all-time favorite games. As a former VO actor who has done games, it’s definitely the game with the best VO I’ve ever heard.