Should I wear my white nurse's uniform??

[Epona]

Hi everyone. I am graduating my RN program this weekend. I had a white nurse's dress made for pinning that looks really nice ( it's from a pattern from the late 70's early 80's- looks really 'nursey'). I have two job interviews this week. Can I wear this uniform to my nursing interviews?? What do you all think of that?? Will it make me look professional or is that over-doing it?? It looks really dapper to me. Thanks in advance for the advice! E

[SaraO'Hara]

I think that nowadays, "business casual" is the norm for interviews, unfortunately.

[linda1959]

I think it might make you look more like a student rather than someone who has graduated. I would go with a business suit or business casual. Good Luck with your interviews!

[GooeyRN, ADN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN]

I wouldn't. I would wear a pant suit or similar. No one actually wears the nurses uniforms anywhere I have been.

[canoehead, BSN, RN]

You'll look like a student, wear a suit or skirt.

I'm thinking about getting an all white uniform to wear on Halloween, that's how long it's been sinc I've seen one.

[systoly]

Pant suits are professional, classy and, imho, convey a, "I'm ready to work", attitude.

[RNperdiem, RN]

If you feel the least bit uncomfortable wearing the white dress, don't do it.

You need to feel confident at the interview and not feel self-conscious about clothes.

I personally would consider a white dress a little "costumey" these days. I still have a couple of white dresses and caps in the attic waiting for a costume party.

[DA314]

I would wear business casual. I would equate the nurse's dress with scrubs, which you should NEVER wear to an interview. When I interviewed for my CNA job, everyone was dressed in business casual, including me.

[blondy2061h, MSN, RN]

No way would I wear it. You don't wear a "uniform" for a job on the interview. Further, white dresses are rarely worn these days and tend to be more associated with kinky ideas of nurses than serious ones.

[WalkieTalkie, RN]

I honestly don't think that a lot of people would take you seriously if you wore that. People from my generation (younger) could possibly even take it as a mockery during a job interview. Just my opinion.

[BabyLady, BSN, RN]

I think it might make you look more like a student rather than someone who has graduated. I would go with a business suit or business casual. Good Luck with your interviews!

VERY good point and I agree.

[BabyLady, BSN, RN]

I think that nowadays "business casual" is the norm for interviews, unfortunately.[/quote']

I would disagree with this.

Just because that is what you see....doesn't mean that HR personnel doesn't take a mental note that you didn't make the extra effort...which may lead them to think that you may not make the extra effort at work either.

How you dress is directly reflected with how badly you want the job.

I have no clue why there are so many threads on this board with folks wondering what to wear to an interview.

Why shoot for bare minimum?

You can never go wrong with a suit.