I’m in the U.S. but interviewing for UK jobs since we’re emigrating in January, which means all of my interviews are remote. I’ve only had a couple so far and only one has been via video, the other just phone, but I realized I don’t actually know the protocol here.

I’m in a creative field in the U.S. and the advice I keep being given here is to just wear a shirt and tie to an interview and not a suit because (especially since I’m in my late 40s) it makes you look too old, out-of-touch and grim for a creative position. I actually started getting more work when I ditched the suit for interviews in the U.S., so apparently that was good advice.

But I have another UK interview tomorrow and I’m thinking that maybe they’ll see that the opposite way- that if I don’t wear a suit, I’m not serious about wanting the job.

So what’s the protocol here? Any advice would be appreciated thanks.

  • Flying SquidOP
    7•1 day ago

    Thanks! Sounds like the other suggestion of button-down shirt plus jumper might be the way to go in this particular interview case, but I might even go more casual if it’s an actual entertainment or production company.

    By the way, Grim Fandango is one of my all-time favorite games. As a former VO actor who has done games, it’s definitely the game with the best VO I’ve ever heard.

    • @FourPacketsOfPeanuts
      2•1 day ago

      Yes, that sounds right. I wouldn’t wear either of the outer two options (of the 5 above) to interview. Too casual. Shirt + jumper is a good smart relaxed middle ground.