As a frequent bow tie wearer and occasional interviewer for financial positions, I'd say no, not to a job interview.

 

I tend to think that if you feel the need to ask, then you should eschew it.

 

While there may be the occasional interviewer who would like it, most people expect people interviewing for financial positions to wear the "uniform" which means a standard conservative necktie, not a bow.

You can express your fashionable side after you have the job (although that may work or not work depending on your environment. In the city where I live, you would be the only bow tie wearer in 99% of the offices; you would need to decide for yourself if you want the kind of attention that would generate.

Also, if you are thinking that women are responding socially to the bow tie and that would be the best for an interview, you may want to be very careful about the vibes you give off to a female interviewer whose interest will probably be in your financial abilities and not your um - - animal magnetism.

 

Probably not. You want the focus to be on your experience and suitability for the position, not on your clothing.

 

...you may want to be very careful about the vibes you give off to a female interviewer whose interest will probably be in your financial abilities and not your um - - animal magnetism.

Guess that nixes the salami in the pocket too??

 

Looks like its a unanimous "NO" I do find bow ties more practical working at a desk... they are not in the way.

 

I wore a bow tie to a successful interview once, but I 1) had an "in" already and 2) knew that a partner at the firm wore them. I don't know anything about the financial industry and I've never liked being interviewed by women, though. So I'm not much help.

 

I wear bow ties at our marketing agency as often as I wear ties. I've never worn a bow tie to an interview, nor would I recommend it. Be safe with a standard neck tie.

Ed

 

No. I wear one about twice a week, of various patterns. However for an interview, try to outshine the other applicants by wearing a long tie, nicely pressed shirt, suit and shined shoes.

To quote a columnist in GQ, "I cut my hair till I got the job, and after that I let it grow for a year". Think of a bow tie as a nonconventional affectation. Like long hair a bow tie might be something to break out once you're comfortably settled into the job. Let people judge you by your performance, not a sartorial eccentricity.

Thomas

 

Another "no."

Get the job first. THEN, you can (maybe) wear a bow tie. But get the job first. Don't give anyone the slightest reason, no matter how ridiculous, to reject you.

Good luck,
Don

 

Only if you are interviewing to be a French waiter or circus clown.

 

Bow ties are great - i wear them frequently. That said, I would never hire some one who interviewed in a bow tie. Sorry, there are things you just don't do -- and this is one of them.

 

It's not quite as bad as wearing funny pants to a funeral, but it's close.

Go long (as in go with a long tie), young man.

 

This is a bad idea. Don't do it.

 

No.....

 

Add me to the NO column. Don't wear anything that an interviewer might deem as "eccentric". Get the job, then wear the bow tie.

 

I tend to think that if you feel the need to ask, then you should eschew it.

Pretty much right on the money, IMHO.

 

As a regular interviewer and bow-tie lover, a resounding NO.

Now, if you know, for a FACT, that the woman interviewing you is the one who gets moist over bows, then wait till after you get the job, and say hello on your first day in a bow. To the interview: keep to the uniform, and consider a white linen pocket square.

 

As a regular interviewer and bow-tie lover, a resounding NO.

Now, if you know, for a FACT, that the woman interviewing you is the one who gets moist over bows, then wait till after you get the job, and say hello on your first day in a bow. To the interview: keep to the uniform, and consider a white linen pocket square.

I'd like to meet her

 

I'd like to meet her

Exceptional find in the Smiley repertoire. I think many of us would.

 

That said, I would never hire some one who interviewed in a bow tie.

That's because you are not Dean of Early American History at Georgetown (yet:icon_study. I think it's perfectly acceptable for any interview for a Dean's position at most decent liberal arts colleges in America, or perhaps a curator's position. Otherwise, um, no.

 

Bow ties are great - i wear them frequently. That said, I would never hire some one who interviewed in a bow tie. Sorry, there are things you just don't do -- and this is one of them.

Or a college professor.
Women dig the bowties. But they also dig a sharp necktie. Go with a great quality necktie for the interview. Wear the bowtie a few months after you get the job.

 

Unless you are interviewing for a position as "Hand Stands the Clown", avoid the bow tie.

 

Regrettably, another no. Less because it's inappropriate (though it might be, depending on the conservatism of the institution), and more because it's a distraction. Some people love bow ties, some hate them; even if we stipulate that your interviewer is positive or neutral about bow ties, I still wouldn't do it first time out. One of the reasons that a white shirt and conservatively colored tie (often red, blue, or gold) is de rigeur for interviews is that anything that you're wearing that might be more memorable than what you say is a hindrance.

 

other things not to wear to a job interview

A flower in your jacket lapel that squirts water.

A red nose.

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