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Make your interview colourful

Posted: March 17th, 2009 | Author: Moshin Manji | Filed under: Careers and Education | Tags: |

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moshinWe all know that dressing professionally for a job interview can leave a good first impression with the employer, but what about the colour of your attire?

Different colours influence people in different ways, emotions from trust to aloof and everything in between. Colour psychologists and scientists have been studying the impact of colours for years and how people respond to different colours.

Black: Represents authority, power and drama. Black can also make you appear unapproachable and overpowering. Avoid it when interviewing.

White: Symbolizes of purity, chastity, and cleanliness. White is a neutral colour that goes with everything.

Blue: Signifies tranquility, authority trust and loyalty. It’s the best-selling colour globally, and the one with the biggest success rate in job interviews. Blue is the ultimate “power colour.”

Brown: Addresses credibility and stability. Brown creates a neutral environment for open discussion.

Beige and tan: Similar to brown, are calming, stress reducing, earthy colours that invite communication.

Gray: Denotes neutrality and sophistication. After blue, it’s the second most popular colour to wear to a job interview. If you want to look confident without being overpowering, go for gray.

Red: Implies heat, danger, power, passion, and strength. The most emotionally intense colour, red can stimulate a faster heartbeat and breathing. use red as an accent colour to motivate people to make quick decisions and increase expectations. It can also increase emotions during job interviews, so avoid wearing large amounts of red.

Orange: Like red, can stimulate stronge emotions. Related to warmth and autumn, individuals who wear orange are perceived as having a strong personality.

Yellow: Promotes a wide range of emotions, from cheer and goodwill to caution, and jealousy. However, people lose their tempers more often in yellow rooms than in rooms of other colours. It is the most difficult colour for the eye to absorb, so it can be unbearable if overused.

Green: Indicates nature, success, wealth, and security. A calming, refreshing colour, green is the easiest color on the eye and most relaxing.

Purple: Symbolizes royalty, richness , power and sensitivity. It’s also the color of passion and love. Purple is often viewed as a “feminine” color, so avoid wearing purple when attending a job interview with a strong gender bias.

Pink: Inspires a variety of emotions from fun and excitement to calm and low energy. Pink is viewed as a feminine color, and should be worn with discretion.

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