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Work experience at IBM: what to wear?The dress code is 'smart', not 'smart casual'. I don't have any smart clothes and it is for 5 days and I obviously don't want to wear the same thing every day. I'm a girl by the way.
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Re: Work experience at IBM: what to wear?Where would you suggest I could buy affordable blouses?(Original post by earlysound)
You could purchase a black pencil skirt, and a couple of different coloured blouses. -
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I'm not well off and I landed work experience in courts where it was also smart casual and I instantly panicked because I own no blouses etc.
Then one day I was in Asda with my mum and spotted like loads of work clothes in George! I bought two pencil skirts and a few blouses and they were sooo cheap! Yet when I was there some posh girls who were wearing expensive clothes complimented them cause they looked good. I'd never bought clothes in Asda before but they were perfect!
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Re: Work experience at IBM: what to wear?When I worked there, I often went in with an open-collared shirt, dark trousers and black shoes. Depends if you're doing any client interaction or not, whenever we had meetings I went in a full suit.
Blouses with pencil skirt would probably work. Try Marks & Spencer or somewhere like BHS. They're not exactly uncommon. -
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Re: Work experience at IBM: what to wear?I'm about 5''1 - really short. Would that outfit still work, plus I look younger than my age (16).(Original post by SunderX)
When I worked there, I often went in with an open-collared shirt, dark trousers and black shoes. Depends if you're doing any client interaction or not, whenever we had meetings I went in a full suit.
Blouses with pencil skirt would probably work. Try Marks & Spencer or somewhere like BHS. They're not exactly uncommon.
Also would blazer, top underneath + skirt work or would that not be smart enough..Last edited by yl95; 02-07-2012 at 12:14. -
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Re: Work experience at IBM: what to wear?I can only judge with my sister, who's 5"4 and manages to pull it off.(Original post by yl95)
I'm about 5''1 - really short. Would that outfit still work, plus I look younger than my age (16).
Also would blazer, top underneath + skirt work or would that not be smart enough..
It's probably better to go slightly more formal on your first day and find out what everyone else is wearing
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Re: Work experience at IBM: what to wear?Haha well it's not really clear as our school has offered placements for students in our year and we got given a timetable, which is vague. We're shadowing people and doing conference calls etc. but nothing is clear(Original post by SunderX)
I can only judge with my sister, who's 5"4 and manages to pull it off.
It's probably better to go slightly more formal on your first day and find out what everyone else is wearing.
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Re: Work experience at IBM: what to wear?Hmm. Do you want to work in IBM eventually, or do something tech-y? I can't imagine conference calls happening terribly often in software or tech, but chucking an intern into business consulting seems a bit deep(Original post by yl95)
Haha well it's not really clear as our school has offered placements for students in our year and we got given a timetable, which is vague. We're shadowing people and doing conference calls etc. but nothing is clear
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Re: Work experience at IBM: what to wear?Well I haven't decided completely but tech-y is one of my options but my career choice is certainly not restricted to IBM.(Original post by SunderX)
Hmm. Do you want to work in IBM eventually, or do something tech-y? I can't imagine conference calls happening terribly often in software or tech, but chucking an intern into business consulting seems a bit deep.
I'd imagine that they would give us guidance since we're only Year 11 though... -
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Re: Work experience at IBM: what to wear?Indeed, IBM are a pretty good company to work for. Let me know if you want any guidance later on in terms of how to get into the industry as whole - I used to be the CS student ambassador rep at uni.(Original post by yl95)
Well I haven't decided completely but tech-y is one of my options but my career choice is certainly not restricted to IBM.
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Re: Work experience at IBM: what to wear?Haha, thanks(Original post by SunderX)
Indeed, IBM are a pretty good company to work for. Let me know if you want any guidance later on in terms of how to get into the industry as whole - I used to be the CS student ambassador rep at uni.
Lol I'm working in London.(Original post by burgergetsbored)
went to look around the IBM hursley campus a couple months ago, absolutely brilliant place!! would love to get some work experience there :L
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