clothes: i thought i'd wear a suit. that's never wrong, is it?
nope. Always better to be overdressed than underdressed.
hair: is pulling it back (not into a plain ponytail, but something moderately decorative) enough, or does it need to be up? i assume leaving it loose would be bad.
not necessarily. as long as it's neat and clean, leaving it down is fine. You may feel that you look more together or dressed up with it pulled back, and that's cool.
makeup: is it okay not to wear makeup? will this be shooting myself in the foot?
this is a toughie. as i recall, you don't ordinarily wear makeup. the only problem is that you don't want the interviewer to get the impression that you didn't make an effort for the interview, which they might think if you are not wearing any makeup. I would suggest wearing just a little, but only as much as you are comfortable with.
jewelry: all i have pierced is my ears, but i have six earrings (three pairs, i mean). i assume i should take out all but one pair? i don't tend to wear more than one ring at a time, so there's no worries there.
hmm. if you take any out, just the one pair. double piercing is practically conservative now.
the actual interview: if the interviewer doesn't bring it up, what's a graceful way to ask about benefits -- specifically, in this case, about the housing discount, which if it's not big enough i won't be able to justify not taking this other, cheaper apartment in a location that's Very Good but not as good as some of the ones where this company's properties are (the feature making the difference being proximity to the metro)?
well, there would inevitably be a point at which the interviewer asked if you have questions, and you could just say "could you briefly run over the benefits? the woman i spoke to mentioned something about a housing discount?"
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nope. Always better to be overdressed than underdressed.
hair: is pulling it back (not into a plain ponytail, but something moderately decorative) enough, or does it need to be up? i assume leaving it loose would be bad.
not necessarily. as long as it's neat and clean, leaving it down is fine. You may feel that you look more together or dressed up with it pulled back, and that's cool.
makeup: is it okay not to wear makeup? will this be shooting myself in the foot?
this is a toughie. as i recall, you don't ordinarily wear makeup. the only problem is that you don't want the interviewer to get the impression that you didn't make an effort for the interview, which they might think if you are not wearing any makeup. I would suggest wearing just a little, but only as much as you are comfortable with.
jewelry: all i have pierced is my ears, but i have six earrings (three pairs, i mean). i assume i should take out all but one pair? i don't tend to wear more than one ring at a time, so there's no worries there.
hmm. if you take any out, just the one pair. double piercing is practically conservative now.
the actual interview: if the interviewer doesn't bring it up, what's a graceful way to ask about benefits -- specifically, in this case, about the housing discount, which if it's not big enough i won't be able to justify not taking this other, cheaper apartment in a location that's Very Good but not as good as some of the ones where this company's properties are (the feature making the difference being proximity to the metro)?
well, there would inevitably be a point at which the interviewer asked if you have questions, and you could just say "could you briefly run over the benefits? the woman i spoke to mentioned something about a housing discount?"