CNA attire during interview?

[Shanty3710]

Have an upcoming interviewing with a LTC/Memory care facility. Is it appropriate to wear scrubs? Or should you wear professional attire? Thanks in advance for the help!

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

Congrats OP!!!

[RNNPICU, BSN, RN]

Thanks all! Wore business casual and got the job surprisingly at the pay I wanted! Appreciate your help!

Congratulations!!

[Labmom1118]

Congratulations.

I purchased a pants suit for my pinning ceremony with the intention to wear it for interviews and it worked out well.

[Axgrinder]

Business attire for sure. Show the interviewer you took the time to make yourself look really nice and professional. That you take this interview seriously.

[ms04drip]

Are you serious? Is crawling under the desk a go also?

[subee, MSN, CRNA]

Scrubs are sloppy by their very nature. I've had patients tell me that it looked like I was wearing pyjamas.

And hell no should they be worn for an interview. I've never had a potential employer have an issue with scheduling an interview around my work committments. The only time I had to go straight from work had my interview attire in the car, did a quick spit wash and changed from my scrubs and got the job.

THIS. Don't be dragging all those gross things on your scrubs to my office:)

[Nycg47]

As the Administrator/Director of a hospital based (& fairly large) Home Health & Hospice, I have interviewed many applicants. Although, being a bit old school, I do expect at least business casual for an interview, I do take exception when the nurse is coming right from or on their way to their current position for which they wear scrubs. In short, I believe it would depend on the circumstances.

[BadgerAlumna]

Don't wear scrubs to an interview. Ever. I always wear at a minimum business casual and I even busted out my power suit for my RN interviews. Depending on the facility, you may even find that you don't wear scrubs at work. When I worked at an assisted living memory care unit, we didn't wear scrubs because it was supposed to be more of a home environment.

[Scarletrose]

I've discovered that when you dress ready for work they know you're committed to the field & are more impressed. I've always been highly complimented on this & put right to work that day. Being prepared on your own reflects respect & dedication to the field.

[Footballnut]

Congratulations!

I wore scrubs to my last job interview since I ran up to talk to the manager while I was on a 10 minute break in another department. I was only asking about the job but he hired me on the spot. Fortunately my reputation preceded me. There were tons of applicants for the job. If I had planned an interview on a day off I would certainly have worn business attire.