style yourself for interview (and get the job you deserve)

Let’s be honest: what you wear to an interview does matter.

Not because it should outweigh your experience or skills — it shouldn’t — but because it affects first impressions and, just as importantly, how confident you feel walking into the room.

Interviewers start forming an opinion almost immediately, often before you’ve even said hello. That opinion is based on their understanding of what clothes, colours, and styles mean in their organisation. They know the culture. They know the norms. Your outfit is an early signal that you do too.

And there’s another side to it. What you wear changes how you show up. There’s good evidence that clothes influence mindset and performance. When you dress like someone who belongs in the role, you’re more likely to feel — and act — that way.