| We all know that dressing professionally for a job | | | | Red; Implies heat, danger, power, passion, and strength. |
| interview can leave a good first impression with the | | | | The most emotionally intense color, red can stimulate a |
| employer, but what about the color of your attire? | | | | faster heartbeat and breathing. Use red as an accent |
| Have you ever wondered why doctors wear white or | | | | color to motivate people to make quick decisions and |
| police officers wear blue? Or why black represents | | | | increase expectations. It can also increase emotions |
| power and red implies passion? | | | | during job interviews, so avoid wearing large amounts |
| Different colors influence people in different ways, | | | | of red. |
| emotions from trust to aloof and everything in | | | | Orange: Like red, can stimulate strong emotions. |
| between. Color psychologists and scientists have been | | | | Related to warmth and autumn, individuals who wear |
| studying the impact of colors for years and how | | | | orange are perceived as having a strong personality. |
| people respond to different colors listed below. Keep | | | | Bright orange, like bright red, will attract attention and |
| this in mind when choosing what colors to wear to the | | | | induce intense emotions, so wear moderately in job |
| job interview. | | | | interviews. |
| Black: Represents authority, power, and drama. Black | | | | Yellow: Promotes a wide range of emotions, from |
| can also make you appear unapproachable and | | | | cheer and goodwill to caution, and jealousy. However, |
| overpowering. So avoid it when interviewing, unless in | | | | people lose their tempers more often in yellow rooms |
| small amounts or as an accent color. | | | | than in rooms of other colors. It is the most difficult |
| White: Symbolizes of purity, chastity, and cleanliness. | | | | color for the eye to absorb, so it can be unbearable if |
| White is a neutral color that goes with everything. It's | | | | overused. Wear in small doses in job interviews. |
| usually worn in shirts and blouses year round. | | | | Green: Indicates nature, success, wealth, and security. |
| Blue: Signifies tranquility, authority, trust, and loyalty. It's | | | | A calming, refreshing color, green is the easiest color |
| the best-selling color globally, and the one with the | | | | on the eye and most relaxing. Dark green is masculine, |
| biggest success rate in job interviews. Blue is the | | | | conservative, and implies wealth. People will feel |
| ultimate "power color". | | | | comfortable with you without standing out in a job |
| Brown: Addresses credibility and stability. It's the color | | | | interview. |
| of the earth and abundant in nature. Brown creates a | | | | Purple: Symbolizes royalty, richness, power and |
| neutral environment for open discussion. | | | | sensitivity. It's also the color of passion and love. Purple |
| Beige and tan: Similar to brown, are calming, stress | | | | is often viewed as a "feminine" color, so avoid wearing |
| reducing, earthy colors that invite communication. | | | | purple when attending a job interview with a strong |
| These colors are perceived as nonassertive and | | | | gender bias. |
| passive. | | | | Pink: Inspires a variety of emotions, from fun and |
| Gray: Denotes neutrality and sophistication. After blue, | | | | excitement to calm and low energy. Pink is viewed as |
| it's the second most popular color to wear to a job | | | | a feminine color, and, like purple, should be worn with |
| interview. If you want to look confident without being | | | | discretion in job interviews. |
| overpowering in black, go for gray. | | | | |