Quick Question: Can I Wear a Short-sleeve Dress Shirt and Tie At a Job Interview?

Yes you can. I have done it that way for years.

As long as you represent respect, cleanliness and organization.

If it was for a white-collar job, I would say no, but at a CVS. short sleeves should be OK with a tie.

Don’t dress for the job you HAVE, dress for the job you WANT.

Nice feedback guys! Thanks!

Good luck. yes, its okay.

Absolutely okay.

wear the nice button down. tie + short sleeve shirt = NO NO

Thanks again… the short-sleeve with tie is now final – it took me about 10 times to get the darn tie on. You can see how often I dress-up!

@john65pennington: thanks for the good wishes ;)

Good luck! Let us know how it went.

@Trillian: Well, I got lucky; everyone there was wearing ties, so I made the right choice…

Thanks Jellies for making this work out; I think I’ll get the job

P.S.; the pay is crap, but I’d get benefits and room for more compensation/promotions

Woo Hoo!

If the button down is long sleeved then choose that.

I’ve always been taught that you shouldn’t wear a short sleeved shirt with a tie, but personally I think it’s fine. In any case if I were going to a job interview I would be wearing a suit jacket and wouldn’t be taking it off, so no-one would know anyway.

Good luck with the job.