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Interview for a private chef position - what should I wear?

  • I need some help selecting an outfit for an interview which will be in the potential clients apartment. I have an interview coming up for a private chef position in NYC. It's going to be for an elderly couple, 20-30 hours a week. The interview is in the couple's apartment, and their two children will be there too. I'm an currently attorney and have never worn anything but a suit to an interview but I feel like a suit may be overdoing it in this situation. Should I dress down slightly? Maybe a suit without the tie? Or would something more causal be more appropriate, such as dark jeans with a nice shirt. Any advice will be much appreciated!

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    Wear the best version you have of what you'd be wearing to work.

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I've been to this interview. Wearing whites is a bit much; I'd suggest slacks, shirt, tie, especially given that the couple is elderly and likely more traditional/formal. Not jeans.

feckless fecal fear mongering

Slacks, shirt tie, nice shoes not sneakers. If the couple wasn't elderly you might get away with dark jeans, but dressing too nice is a safer bet than dressing too casually in an interview, it shows you are taking it seriously.

wwax

Yeah, don't show up in whites, but be comfortable enough to do a little cooking, they may ask you to whip up something simple to taste.

vrakatar

Private chef? In NYC? And for an older couple, too? I'd wear the suit.

un petit cadeau

Are there chef-jacket shaped things that are not "full whites"? I am thinking you want to look calm, and competent, and ready to Chef at a moment's notice.

old gray mare

Thanks for all the input! I think I will err on the formal side and go with slacks, nice shirt, tie, and possibly a blazer depending on the weather.

Geppp

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