Quote Originally Posted by Bluetree View Post
It might be regional, but few women here in SoCalif (except in the legal profession) wear hose anymore, depending on age and the shape of your legs, of course. That said, it couldn't hurt, as long as the hose is the right color.
Well, maybe not in SoCal, but I noticed that CycleChic is in MA. It's winter. It can be cold in MA. Hose are definitely appropriate. Maybe even some of the warmer kind if they look nice and "preppy" with the suit and the colors work. Try the outfit on and give yourself a once-over in the mirror the day before: Do you look like somebody you'd trust to give you advice in a bank, say? Fine, then. You can stop worrying about the outfit and shift focus to your message: What do you feel you have to offer in that particular job? What do you want to ask about the job and the firm? If the outfit is blandly serious and neat, that fleeting first impression is fine. The rest comes down to believing that you do have something to offer (which WE know you do!), while accepting that they might have other expectations (ones you, and we, don't necessarily agree with, but that they're entitled to). That way you go in there confident but not smug, just stressed enough to stay focused but not so much that you're tongue-tied. It's ok to be nervous. Just breathe deap and count to 10 before you go in, and remind yourself that hundreds of smart and experienced TE gals believe in you and have their fingers crossed for you.