Interview Outfit

Yesterday I had two job interviews for teaching English in Language schools. It's been 9 years since I stood infront of a class and taught and about 4 years since I've been to an interview so as I'm a great believer in the whole first impressions count thing I decided to do a little web research to help me decide what to wear. This is what I found:

Do’s and Don’ts for Interview Dress
Do wear a skirt or dress whenever possible. Pants (I'm guessing here they mean trousers and not knickers as I definitely always wear knickers to an interview!) are not the best choice for a job interview, even in a casual working environment. If pants are worn, they should be slacks that have a crease. Never wear stretch, form fitting or denim pants.
Don’t wear jeans, denim outfits, tank tops, shorts or other very casual clothing.
Don’t wear it if you are in doubt about wearing it. (This is actually good advice - we usually know if we look ok)
Don’t wear anything too short, too tight or too sexy. If your clothing or lack of clothing distracts a business associate, they may have trouble taking you seriously. Skirt length should be no more than two inches above the knee.
Don’t wear your skirt too short. (ok, I get it - no short skirts!) Even if short is fashionable, you don’t want to draw attention to your thighs.(I know I don't) Keep your skirt length at or below your knee. Sometimes opaque hose can mask a too short skirt. (Oh - so I can wear a short skirt...)
Interview Tip: Avoid crossing your legs, especially if you are wearing a short skirt. (huh?!)
Don’t show too much skin. This means cleavage as well as arms. So this means staying away from low-cut and sleeveless tops and also sheer fabrics.
Do wear traditional daytime fabrics. Don’t wear satin, velvet, glittery or leather fabrics.
Don’t wear iridescent or neon colors.
Do wear pleasant colors (what the F**k is a pleasant colour?!) – women have a wide choice in beautiful colors. Most are acceptable on interviews.

Taking into account all this advice - I ended up wearing this. Not too short, no cleavage, no denim and definitely pants! I was travelling on the tube at the hottest part of the day so I had to wear something light and something that wouldn't crease. I was pretty pleased with it at the end. I added a cute little over the shoulder vintage black leather clasp handbag and although you can't see my head (bad face-sorry) I wore my hair in a pony-tail. It must have worked though as I was offered both jobs! Didn't take either in the end as the journey time was too long but nevermind!