Poll of the Day > Which is a better tie for a job interview?

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Slacks/suit color is in the middle. I need to choose between these two ties. The one on the right is dark navy, the one on the left is lighter navy. The lighter navy one matches with the suit color, the darker offers a contrast. Darker is matte, the lighter is not. I like both. Any thoughts?

I picked the one on the right but honestly both are very bland/boring
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The one on the left looks like a better match for the pants but I don't think you could really go wrong with either. The one on the right looks black in the first picture, so you might not want to wear it, but I don't know if it ever comes out looking like that in real life.

What color is the shirt?

Mike Xtreme posted...

I picked the one on the right but honestly both are very bland/boring

It's for a job interview, no need to be so outlandish.

DorkLink posted...

The one on the left looks like a better match for the pants but I don't think you could really go wrong with either. The one on the right looks black in the first picture, so you might not want to wear it, but I don't know if it ever comes out looking like that in real life.

What color is the shirt?

It's a dark navy on the right, but I can see why it looks black in photos. It's more dark navy IRL. The shirt will be your typical white button down.

nobletype posted...

Mike Xtreme posted...

I picked the one on the right but honestly both are very bland/boring

It's for a job interview, no need to be so outlandish.

Yeah, suits and ties are supposed to be kind of bland and boring. Well, personally I kind of like pinks and purples, which are more exciting, but my suit is grey so those fit a little better than with a blue suit.

The one on the right will go better.
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DorkLink posted...

nobletype posted...

Mike Xtreme posted...

I picked the one on the right but honestly both are very bland/boring

It's for a job interview, no need to be so outlandish.

Yeah, suits and ties are supposed to be kind of bland and boring. Well, personally I kind of like pinks and purples, which are more exciting, but my suit is grey so those fit a little better than with a blue suit.

That does sound good, but maybe for an occasion that calls for such a thing. I'm not sure if a job interview is one such occasion.

I think they're fine for a job interview, I mean that's basically the only occasion where I do still wear ties nowadays

Always go with blue for interviews. Blue is calming and denotes trustworthiness and loyalty.
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Wait, the one on the right isn't black?

MICHALECOLE posted...

Wait, the one on the right isn't black?

it's navy, quite a few shades lighter than black

WhiskeyDisk posted...

Always go with blue for interviews. Blue is calming and denotes trustworthiness and loyalty.

Huh, I've never heard that (or heard it a long time ago and forgot), but I googled it and you're pretty much right. Fuck that noise, though. All the colors they say are good are bland, like blue, black, brown, gray and white. I'm sure that was the right thing to do back in the day, but I wonder if it's still true today, given the direction a lot of companies are moving. A lot of companies look for people who stand out, and I always fear that if I wear the "safe" colors I'll look too much like everyone else they've interviewed and they'll forget me.