Ciao ♥ Although
my blog has a fairly small audience, there are still quite a few of you who are
regular readers. For that matter I feel as if I should take it upon myself to
help you guys out. Besides from doing that fashion and beauty wise (at least I
hope I do), I think it’s important to discuss a range of topics and offer
advice which can make somewhat of a difference and be beneficial to your
everyday life. In today’s post I will be briefly touching upon job interviews
and how to present yourself when in attendance of one.
Okay so we’ve all been there. Interviews can be pretty daunting stuff especially as
there’s quite a few things to consider. Primarily, it is important you look
professional and presentable. First impressions are everything and can be the
deal breaker with any given job (or situation for that matter). Remember, you
want to stand out and for all of the right reasons. “How do I do that?” some of
you may ask. Well as cliché as it may sound this can be achieved by allowing
your personality to shine through in both your behaviour and outfit. I always
try to inject some of my personality into my outfit regardless of whether I’m
expected to dress in a formal manner. You can do this by adding some colour to
your outfit or incorporating different silhouettes, prints and textures to it.
For instance, you could swap your frumpy, shapeless trousers for a pair of
fitted cigarette ones or simply add a skinny black belt to your straight-cut
dress.
Below
is a selection of outfits that I’ve put together to have you feeling and
looking as good as can be. After all… if you look good, you feel good. For
those of you who are hoping to replicate these looks, all items featured are
currently available to purchase on the high-street or online. Happy shopping!
Black Crepe Blazer - £24.99 from
New Look (click
here to view)
Chiffon Blouse -
£19.99/£15 from
H&M (click
here to view)
Seam Back Cigarette Trousers - £22 from
Topshop (click
here to view)
Lavish Almond Toe Tassel Loafer - £65 from
Office (click
here to view)
The 13" Batchel With Magnetic Closure - £145 from
The Cambridge Satchel Company (click
here to view)
Black Pinstripe Pencil Skirt - £25 from
Miss Selfridge (click
here to view)
Anita Plain White Shirt - £29.95 from
T.M Lewin (click
here to view)
Leather Pleated Apron Tote Bag - £69 from
M&S (click
here to view)
On Tops Black Patent - £65 from
Office (click
here to view)
Shell Circle Disc Drop Earrings - £7.50 from
Topshop (click
here to view)
Black & White Dress Workwear - £38 from
Next (click
here to view)
Breanna Pale Grey - £89 from
Dune (click
here to view)
De Beauvoir Cross Body Bag -
£149/£74.50 from
Radley (click
here to view)
Crinkle Effect Scarf With Wool - £18 from
M&S (click
here to view)
Before I get ahead of
myself and forget, how many of you have recently graduated and currently
looking for a job? Or, how many of you are in need of a new challenge and
thereby looking to transition to a new company? Hmm! Quite a few of you I see.
I can imagine you’ve spent a fair bit of time looking through countless job
sites hoping to find your ‘dream’ job. It’s a lot harder than you had
anticipated right?... especially when you’ve already applied to all of the
current positions on all of the job sites you’re familiar with. Ah! Well what if I told you there's a new job site in town. Yes, you heard right. Browse thousands of
jobs online with City Calling. Ha! I bet I have your full attention now ey?
Make sure you guys check them out as I know how difficult it can be to get your
foot in the door within the working world. For each job advertised there’s
hundreds of candidates, if not more, applying for that position. Competition is
FIERCE but let’s not forget that once you’re in, you’re in.
I also feel it’s important of me to tell you guys not to be disheartened if the final outcome of your interview is not successful. Instead consider it to
be a part of your working experience and a way to better prepare yourself for
the next one. After all, interviews are a great way of strengthening your
ability to conduct yourself in a professional manner and enables you to
practice selling your expertise. Practice makes perfect and you’ll soon find
that once you have been to a few interviews the rest will almost be a breeze. Good luck
:)
Ciao ♥ Xx
This post is in collaboration with City Calling.
