Hey guys Serg here back with another episode today
I'm gonna be talking to you about what you should wear to the clinical research interview
What should you wear to your first clinical research interview this in this episode is for people doesn't matter if you're entry-level
part-time contract
Senior level it does not matter
Because what I'm gonna tell you today is important for your interviewing
skills
altogether
What you wear could have a huge impact on if you're selected or not
And I'm gonna let you in on some secrets here and a couple stories
From my past interviewing experience to show you just just how that is
So first of all, we'll start what should you wear guys business professional that's likely a suit full suit
black
grey blue
Maybe a blazer if you can get away with it blazer bowtie or blazer
Tie but business professional is what you should wear
Unless they tell you to wear something else unless they physically tell you either email or on the phone to wear something else
To the interview you can wear something else the interview, but other than that, you always come business professional suit and tie no questions
Ladies, I'm not as familiar as what you guys wear
But or the terminology, I know you guys got blouse skirt all this other stuff
So I'm gonna keep it with real which all as well business professional. So if that's a you know, a suit a woman's suit or
Whatever whatever it is. You gotta wear business professional is what you wear now why?
Okay, so I was told
fairly recently by the HR department
That a lot of people interview not in business professional attire
And I'm like what? I thought that was just par for the course. I thought everyone interviewed in business or business professional attire and
They told me that no that's not the case
So I was shocked by this. I was literally in shock because
That gives me a huge advantage if I were business professional attire, and that exactly was the case
so
One of the one time I interviewed with a lady on skype
I couldn't see her but she could see me, you know how these Skype interviews are. I had all my suit and tie
So even for Skype interviews you wear business professional attire?
So I had all my suit and tie and I come to find out later after I was already hired that that lady
Recommended that I be hired immediately just because I had on that suit and tie and of course I was you know
I had a good interview we connected pretty well
But because I had on the suit and tie she thought I was I came to dress I came to impress
that's how my work would be in the organization and
She thought I should be hired immediately. So that is the kind of recommendation. You would want early on in the interview process, right? I
Think we would all agree
That's that's exactly the type of recommendation you would want. And so imagine if I did not wear a suit and tie
imagine if I just were you know a shirt a
button-up imagine if I just wore that it would not have left the same impression on her and
She would not have thought so highly of me
Because of that so that's something you got to think about is you got to wear business
Professional because it sets you apart from other people one, but two you've got to look the part
Clinical research is a professional
Field now, it doesn't matter because a lot of companies are moving towards casual attire
So jeans and a polo or jeans and a button-up or whatever girls wear. They're moving more towards casual
Especially, you know on Friday and Thursday
But that doesn't mean that you as the interviewee
Or you as the incoming employee
Get to wear that same attire to you come professional for your interviews doesn't matter if it's Skype
WebEx or whatever, they use doesn't matter or if it's in-person
You got to go business professional and that's an example of how it really really
you know benefits you to wear that and
another thing when I was interviewing
the recruiter
complimented me on my outfit I had on sunt I like I'm telling you guys now and
She told me that not a lot of people come in a suit and tie and so I'm like hey, that's interesting
You know, I'm looking around and noticed that the dress comes a little bit more casual than other places
but guys
It just goes to show that if you wear that suit and tie. You're gonna look good
You're gonna feel good and not to mention you're gonna already set yourself apart from the other applicants and the other candidates
So wear that suit and tie
I mean
I'm sure they're if you're thinking back right now on situations where you did not wear that business professional
You may have cost yourself a job because of it
Or you definitely could have talked yourself into a job because of it. So
That's just something to keep in mind. We're a business professional - all your interviews
Alright guys, that's it for today's episode email me. Alie clinical group at gmail.com for any enquiries you may have. Take care