Why am I terrible at interviews? Am I?

[Anonymous]

If there is a medical reason for the flats, fine. But if not she is not doing herself a service by wearing them to an interview for an attorney position. Clothes do not make the woman, but they certainly help with that important first impression. OP needs as much on her side as possible.

[Anonymous]

OP here - no medical reason other than they hurt my feet; I just hate wearing heels and wear them only to events requiring cocktail attire or fancier. working in a whole office of slightly frumpy government attorneys, they are certainly not standard attire. heck, half the office wears tennis shoes or sandals to work; most of the women only put on actual dress shoes for court appearances or meetings at the Deputy level or so. my black flats would be appropriate at such meetings.

But this is probably a good reminder that they are more standard business attire elsewhere! i'll probably have to get a pair more appropriate for businesswear than my strappy heels for wearing with a cocktail dress. alas.

I suspect PP was correct that I may need to up my game overall for the interview; at least it can't hurt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - no medical reason other than they hurt my feet; I just hate wearing heels and wear them only to events requiring cocktail attire or fancier. working in a whole office of slightly frumpy government attorneys, they are certainly not standard attire. heck, half the office wears tennis shoes or sandals to work; most of the women only put on actual dress shoes for court appearances or meetings at the Deputy level or so. my black flats would be appropriate at such meetings.

But this is probably a good reminder that they are more standard business attire elsewhere! i'll probably have to get a pair more appropriate for businesswear than my strappy heels for wearing with a cocktail dress. alas.

I suspect PP was correct that I may need to up my game overall for the interview; at least it can't hurt.

Definitely no flats to interviews, unless you are in a wheelchair. If you can wear heels to a cocktail party, why wouldn't you bother wearing them to interview for your dream job, where the stakes are a lot higher?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - no medical reason other than they hurt my feet; I just hate wearing heels and wear them only to events requiring cocktail attire or fancier. working in a whole office of slightly frumpy government attorneys, they are certainly not standard attire. heck, half the office wears tennis shoes or sandals to work; most of the women only put on actual dress shoes for court appearances or meetings at the Deputy level or so. my black flats would be appropriate at such meetings.

But this is probably a good reminder that they are more standard business attire elsewhere! i'll probably have to get a pair more appropriate for businesswear than my strappy heels for wearing with a cocktail dress. alas.

I suspect PP was correct that I may need to up my game overall for the interview; at least it can't hurt.

But even for a government office, I imagine interviewees dress better than the current employees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here - no medical reason other than they hurt my feet; I just hate wearing heels and wear them only to events requiring cocktail attire or fancier. working in a whole office of slightly frumpy government attorneys, they are certainly not standard attire. heck, half the office wears tennis shoes or sandals to work; most of the women only put on actual dress shoes for court appearances or meetings at the Deputy level or so. my black flats would be appropriate at such meetings.

But this is probably a good reminder that they are more standard business attire elsewhere! i'll probably have to get a pair more appropriate for businesswear than my strappy heels for wearing with a cocktail dress. alas.

I suspect PP was correct that I may need to up my game overall for the interview; at least it can't hurt.

Definitely no flats to interviews, unless you are in a wheelchair. If you can wear heels to a cocktail party, why wouldn't you bother wearing them to interview for your dream job, where the stakes are a lot higher?

I imagine OP doesn't judge women at work on what they wear on their feet, and may not have interviewed in a long time and is rusty and has forgotten that first impressions are important.