RedSciurus
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Hello all. I've been reading this forum some time but just signed up, and this is my first post.
I know when you see the word "interview" the first instinct is to go for a conservative suit, dressy pants, etc. But what complicates things is my field -- I'm an electrical engineering student now, will be going to graduate school for medical engineering, and I need to apply for some industry internships. The dress in academia is extremely inconsistent. The dress in engineering can be way more casual that I'd expect -- so no matter what I do, I feel like there's this ambiguity. Being a student, I have a very limited amount of money, but I'm willing to make an investment anywhere from $500 to $1,000. I'm torn between a navy suit, which is a bit safer, and a navy blazer/twill pants combination, which is more versatile. At first I decided on the former, but the more I look around (professors who would be interviewing me, etc.) the more I was afraid that I would seem aloof and uncomfortable in a setting which tends to be informal. What do you think is more appropriate in these situations?