"Marc Brett" <
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> On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:53:08 -0000, "vernon" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
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>>"Adam Lea" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>>I have a job interview on Monday and I was planning to do the journey by
>>>train and folding bike. It involves an overnight stop which is about a 7
>>>mile journey from the station and the venue is about 4 miles from where I
>>>will be staying. As I will need a suit what is the best way to fold and
>>>carry this on a bike without it getting creased? I was thinking of just
>>>wearing it on the journey but I don't want to get it all sweaty prior to
>>>the interview.
>>>
>>> Adam
>><pragmatism>
>>If getting the job is very important to you can get a taxi then you have
>>less to fret about. You can then focus on the interview and you can
>>guarantee your freshness and appearance.
>></pramatism>
>
>
> For my first "real" job, I rode, all hot and sweaty, to the interview.
> Cycling's eccentricity, pragmatism, and low ******** factor made a
> positive impression and was definitely a reason for my winning the
> position. None of this was by design -- I had no money to waste on cars
> or taxis (or anything else!) and I cycled everywhere; why should a job
> interview be any different?
>
Try convincing an interview panel that your dishevelled appearance should
not disadvantage you when applying for posts which demand high standards of
personal grooming....
Applying for a job is an activity that should cast the applicant in the most
positive light and personal grooming does count for a lot - first
impressions and all that. The candidate should also be relaxed and fully
prepared for the interview. Having to fret about one's state of dress and
transport logistics hardly puts one in a relaxed state of mind.
It all depends on what one want's from an interview - the job or the
interview experience.....
Personally I'd want the job and do everything to make sure that I was seen
in the most positive light.
If the interview requires a suit then it merits being displayed in a dry,
crease-free state filled by a relaxed interviewee who's quietly optimistic
about getting the job having done all the pre-interview research and
preparation.
I'd personally leave cycling in the hobbies and interest box on the
application form.
But each to their own taste.....