Dress Code For College Career Day - Time to Dress in Suit And Necktie

It is never too early to start planning your career and college is a good time to do that. With HR departments and headhunters considering prospective employees as early as sophomore year, making the right impression early on could guarantee that you get a job right after you get your diploma. If your college is going to have a career day anytime soon, here are a few ways to get the right kind of attention from the scouts and recruiters.

Have Clear Goals
Your attire will make a very strong statement about you and what you want to get from the event. Wearing casual clothes means that you are mildly curious at best, and that you are not really expecting any offers. Smart casual that is, a collared shirt, slacks and shoes will send the message that you are not really looking for a job just yet, but that you will seriously consider any offers that might come your way.

If you are looking for a job, you should avoid wearing anything less than a good-looking shirt, a tie, a pair of good slacks and clean leather shoes. Heck, wear a suit if you have got one with you. It tells the HR representatives there that you are serious about applying for a position, and that you are already familiar with how they do it in the business or corporate world. In the end, that is the kind of message that the representatives will remember, and hire.

Casual Is Not Cool
The collegiate environment is very often more casual than most others. Old tees, faded jeans, flip-flops and slouchy backpacks are a norm in any college or university. Even the usual rules of grooming are suspended, to some extent. In college, nobody gets mad at you for your three month-old ponytail, your streaked hair or your lack of a shaving razor. But once you begin looking to get hired on career day, all that has got to change.

Again, you have to make yourself look like a real job applicant if you are really applying for a job. That means neat hair (a haircut, if necessary), a shave, a long bath, some cologne and a little time with your nail clipper all on top of wearing an office-appropriate outfit. You want those representatives and scouts to take you seriously, so it is your job to make them feel like you are taking them seriously as well.

Style Worth Hiring
When dressing to look for a job on career day, go with a suit and stick to the classics. That means a suit of a classic cut (single-breasted, two- or three-button) and color (navy, gray or black). Your shirt and tie should also be considered well beforehand. A white shirt and a solid colored tie are your safest bets, but small prints and subtle shades can also work well if you know how to match your patterns and colors.

Think of everything from your shirt down to your accessories. Wear a good belt that matches a good pair of shoes, for example, as these are two items that interviewers tend to notice. Avoid wearing any casual or novelty items like character ties or loud printed shirts. You will look rather somber and ahead of your years, yes, but you also have a better chance of getting hired ahead of the crowd.

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