<p>Yes, and wear hose.</p>
<p>Free J Crew alterations if purchased with a JCrew credit card.</p>
<p>Disagree with oldfort- no hose unless you are wearing black hose. Nude hose -too old looking</p>
<p>I agree when you’re talking about the type that SAYS Return to Tiffany on it; that was very trendy among teenagers in recent years and I agree it’s a “young” look. I’m talking about the type that doesn’t say Tiffany on it. Hopefully this will work - not sure if this the exact necklace, but the one on the upper right hand corner is the idea:</p>
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<p>I agree about the designer bag - a nice designer bag in fine leather is fine, but I’d advise a young woman to stay away from something that is overtly logo’ed.</p>
<p>You may want to have your daughter check out a blog called Corporette. It’s more intended towards young professionals in conservative business settings such as big-law in NYC, but may be of use to her in general.</p>
<p>I think a young woman can easily get away without wearing hose. Hose seems pretty dated these days.</p>
<p>@Battllo -That’s why we have CC. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t wear black hose, only nude, even when wearing black dress or suit.</p>
<p>Tone down the makeup. No perfume, clean soapy smell. Clean hair. Bright eyed and bushy tailed. Don’t look like you just got in from a party. Look eager, enthusiastic about the company. Ask pertinent questions. Bring a notebook, pen. Bring plenty copies of her resume. No gum chewing.</p>
<p>I was interested/surprised that every young woman I saw who was interviewing at the on campus interviews for law firms at Duke was wearing flesh-toned hose with her black pumps. </p>
<p>I was also surprised that one firm with which our son interned very specifically stated that the dress code required women to wear hose with skirts and dresses. The same dress code (business casual) permitted khaki trousers for women.</p>
<p>Pizzgirl, the neckalace you described may be fine to wear to work in a business setting. I would skip it for an interview. (A necklace is not necessary.)</p>
<p>OP d’s event is an engineering career expo. Agree law firms have a more conservative, ruled dress code.</p>
<p>I was wondering about the whole hose vs. no hose issue. Personally, I can’t imagine wearing a skirt without hose, but I know the young girls today don’t wear them. I would think for an interview you should be on the conservative side and wear them. What do you think? </p>
<p>My sister works at a financial corporation in the midwest and they are required to wear hose. There is even a person who will report you if you don’t comply!</p>
<p>Wear nude hose, you can’t go wrong. Casual Friday in the summer for us is no hose.</p>
<p>There may be different dress codes for different industries. My D’s MBA career office told all the women to wear skirts, no pants, for financial firms.</p>
<p>D and I are both so pale that wearing nude hose makes our legs look normal instead of blindingly white. D always wears hose if she’s wearing a skirt/dress in any formal/professional setting.</p>
<p>Really? I work for a financial firm, and most of my friends wear pants. I prefer pant suits, very conservative.</p>
<p>OP
D is 26 and a 5th year PhD student and TA.She also is small and looks quite young.She always wants to look/dress “one step up or more” from the undergrads
while on campus.She shops at Ann Taylor and the Limited. She’s in St Louis and at her Limited there they do alterations.Here in NY, Limited does not do them on the premises.Her Ann Taylor Petites doesnt do alterations.
She manages to find many things on sale and has the Limited store charge card which gives her myriad benefits.
In this situation I would tell her to dress fairly conservatively but i would think a pantsuit would be appropriate, or even dressy black pants and a nice sweater ( maybe cardigan and shell, they are popular now).D’s boyfriend is an engineering student, he bought a suit last year at this time for his on campus internship interviews.Got a great one…a coop in civil engineering, had multiple offers!. He said most guys didnt wear suits but business casual type wear ie:khakis and button down shirts. Hes an older (26) student who returned for a 2nd degree so he wanted to give off a more serious image.</p>
<p>Simple earrings, a watch, a “leather” portfolio for her resume
A simple shoulder bag or messenger bag, not wild collors but it can be a color- green, burgandy</p>
<p>Remind her that her nails should be neat, no wild colors
Simplfy jewelry</p>
<p>H&M is great for shorter gals, nice blazers in the right proportions, the shoulders fit </p>
<p>My D got a grey pinstripe suit there- pants and blazer and she got thematching skirt. For a young woman,grey works very well. She accents it with yellow or pale green, even blue.</p>
<p>She wears panty hose with skirts for interviews, unless its a really hot NYC day</p>
<p>Make sure her shoes aren’t skuffed, and if new, get those no skid things for the heels or scratch them with a knife.</p>
<p>You can still be indiviual for interviews, but you don’t want your wardrobe to speak for you</p>
<p>H&M has great suits for young women. My Ds are short as well, and everything from H&M has good proportions- lapels. sleeves etc</p>
<p>My older D got a grey pinstripe suit from them, with a skirt, pants and blazer. They are less expensive than JCrew, Limited, etc. The blouses are nice, with good colors for work.</p>
<p>Grey is a good color for young ladies, paired with pale green, yellow, light blue…</p>
<p>If she has a watch, wear it. Simple jewelry, a portfolio for resumes, a simple purse, not too giant</p>
<p>Also, remind her to make sure her nails are nice, simple</p>
<p>Take along some mints, no gum, bring her own pens, turn off cell phone, or at least to vibrate</p>
<p>My D found that more muted tones worked for her, she is 20. She has black skirts, pants, blazers, etc. Also nice brown pinstripe. Haivng something with a bit of detail is good. More muted tones, give a sense of maturity without looking like mom.</p>
<p>I think starting as freshman, girls should start to build a simple professional wardrobe:</p>
<p>Trousers
Skirts
Simple Sweaters- carrdigans, v neck
A few blouses and shells
Shoes with an inch heel
Good messenger bag, portfolio,
A current resume
Watch (a watch looks grownup and you can’t always look at your phone, that can be distracting, a glance at a watch is more subtle)</p>
<p>I would remind her to get notes and collect business cards. Write on the back of the card a little note to remind her of who she talked to. I would actually get black cards. No need for thank you on the front and then a thank you on the inside.</p>
<p>I ordered my Ds business cards, with her name, cell and email to hand out., along with cards with their names with matching envelopes</p>
<p>well, thought my first post didn’t take, so did another one!!! egad</p>
<p>For nice, but not expensive suits for petites, try Jones New York Outlets. For around $150. you can find a well-cut suit in black, pinstripes, navy, etc., as well as dressier more fashiony suits. Perfect for college-aged, easy to remove spots and spills. Also, Ross has had some nice Calvin Klein suits in the same price range, petites might be harder to find there.</p>