Interview Series - Part 2 - Giant Floating Head

*Quick Note - So, when I'm doing this interview series, I'm only hitting fashion prep. Obviously, there's a helluva lot more prep you need to do. For example, know your company, know the culture, know the job expectations, and if possible, know about the folks on the interview team. If you feel the company is worth working for, then you should feel the company is worth researching. Otherwise, what are you even doing applying?

Now, back to the fun stuff.

Today's interview was pretty cool. It was a virtual interview done via webcam!

"Awesome!" you might think. "I only have to nice nice from the waist up, sweatpants, here I come!" you might think.

Yeah, don't do that. You'll just feel more confident and professional (in my opinion) if you treat it like you're right there in person, and do you really want to feel like you're doing an interview in stained pants and bunny slippers? Didn't think so.

I wanted to feel like a badass today. But a socially acceptable badass. So I went with a navy pantsuit with some cool detailing, a soft yellow tank, and some subtle, but still distinctive, jewelry. The suit, by the way, is from Eloquii, and I link to the pieces below. Currently, these pieces are even on sale with a discount code. The tank is very old and unsinkable, but pretty easy to replicate because of its simplicity.




I wish the detail on these pants showed up better. But they're basically sailor pants! Wide legged, cool buttons on the hips. I swear, I never ever tuck shirts into pants (round protruding belly fears), but these trousers make it look good!

And the cool double breasted jacket? It's tailored just perfectly to go with the more wide-legs on the pants. It may be double breasted, but it doesn't button shut, and that's okay. I don't want to look stuffy today.

They're not in the picture, but I even wore heels. They're an integral part of my "badass warrior" costume, after all.

So that's a lot of detail, considering that with the small square webcam screen, I don't know that the interview panel even saw this much:




I think I was just a giant floating head. But I have a huge bobble head anyway, so maybe this will best prepare them for the overwhelming cranial presence I'd bring to the job. (Seriously - I have to special order hats.)

And by the way, I did not cock my head that way during the interview. That's just for the purposes of "look at my earrings!" For jewelry, I went with a simply Y necklace, which latches by actually passing the bar through the circle. I paired it with small drop earrings, with a silver circle on the top and gold on the bottom. Just close enough without being obsessively "matchy." While not pictured, I had my wedding and anniversary bands on, as well as my kids' birthstone rings stacked with a posey ring with an inspirational saying.

I also wore more makeup than usual. I don't typically wear eyeliner, and I've got far more mascara on than usual, as well as more foundation and a darker lipstick. But It doesn't look severe, does it? Since the camera tones it all down, I ended up doing much more makeup for this than I ever would in person. Although I just realized, I should have covered the rash on my neck better. Dammit. Ah well.

Now do I care that the interview panel saw, at most, a headshot, even though I got all dressed up? No, I don't care. I dressed the way I needed in order to feel (and therefore, more likely perform) like my best and most confident self, which meant going full armor. And that's the point.

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