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Hi I am confused that what should be the best dress for interview. I have heard that one should opt for professional, moderately conservative clothing. My husband wants me to go for Jeans and T-shirt but i am confused whether I should wear Indian dress or western dress.My interview will be in India/Mumbai.

Thanks for your time.

Sincerely,

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Hi I am confused that what should be the best dress for interview. I have heard that one should opt for professional, moderately conservative clothing. My husband wants me to go for Jeans and T-shirt but i am confused whether I should wear Indian dress or western dress.My interview will be in India/Mumbai.

Thanks for your time.

Sincerely,

Anum

It doesn't matter what you wear as long as it is decent and you look good and presentable in the dress. Ask yourself the question "Am I standing out and drawing everyones attention?" and as long as you are normal, you are fine.

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My opinion.... first impressions are EVERYTHING! It's always better to be over-dressed than under-dressed. I don't know if the CO looks at what you wear or not, but I would want their first impression to be a good one so that they can be open minded about their decisions. They're human after all and they can form preconceived notions too!

I'm just sayin ... B-)

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My opinion.... first impressions are EVERYTHING! It's always better to be over-dressed than under-dressed. I don't know if the CO looks at what you wear or not, but I would want their first impression to be a good one so that they can be open minded about their decisions. They're human after all and they can form preconceived notions too!

I'm just sayin ... B-)

Thank you all for your kind help...gonna help me a lot :):):)

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Is it good if I opt for Indian outfit like saree or Salwar suit??

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Is it good if I opt for Indian outfit like saree or Salwar suit??

This below is good advice for you, try to be open minded, half conservative and half liberated is okay.

Dressing should be pleasing to all . If I were you I'll try to be in "universal" attire don't get so absorbed

national costume. You'll be al right.

"They're human after all and they can form preconceived notions too!"

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Hi I am confused that what should be the best dress for interview. I have heard that one should opt for professional, moderately conservative clothing. My husband wants me to go for Jeans and T-shirt but i am confused whether I should wear Indian dress or western dress.My interview will be in India/Mumbai.

Thanks for your time.

Sincerely,

Anum

when is ur interview?

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You can wear Indian dress or you can wear Jeans, it really does not matter much.

Wear somthing which you are comfortable with and something that give you nice clean look.

I have done interview in Mumbai in jeans, in khakhi - it really does not matter, what matter is how you present yourself.

Good Luck.

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