Other What colour shirt/tie should I wear with a dark grey suit?

I would say pink shirt and a dark, patterned tie. Something fairly benign, not a university/school/football club/TV show because that will alienate most people.

 

Personally I would always go to an interview wearing a suit regardless of the standard dress code. Once you get the job you can start to relax and do what everyone else does. Until then you should look as professional as possible.

I've even been to an interview for a job on the checkout at Tesco wearing a suit. I was told afterwards it was one of the reasons i got the job over someone else.

 

blue will come across as trustworthy dependable
white, efficient clinical
Pink, flamboyant

 

Blue works pretty well. I'd say blue and yellow/gold, but that's just because I prefer wearing that color combination.

Purple Shirt and yellow tie work pretty well too. But once again, that's because I'm a fan of slightly strange colors.

If you want to go simple, wear white shirt and red tie. Although I'd go with my go to Blue shirt, yellow tie, of only because Blue and yellow (yellow with patterns that is) seems to go very well.

Just make sure you look good in it. As I've had some very strange color combinations that have worked quite well.

http://www.greatestlook.com/advice/tie2.htm

I'm personally a fan for a little bit of flair, if only because I have a preference for yellow as my main tie color, but if you want professional with a grey suit, go with a simple red tie, white shirt look. Make sure it's a solid red. That makes a pretty decent statement and is relatively professional too. But stay away from the pink shirt, it just doesn't work very well.

 

A tie wont get you a job, nor will it lose you one. Be charming, polite and confident without overdoing it.... that's what gets you a job at interviews.

 

white shirt with light blue vertical pinstripes (up to 1.5 mm in width, but preferably 1mm)

Match that with a patterned tie - not sure of the colour. Again, probably blue.

 

I don a white shirt with knitted black tie with my grey suit, but also tart it up with a pocket square.

But agree with previous sentiments, it depends on the job interview.

 

This is true. But being smartly dressed does help for the initial impression.

 

I worked with someone who had been an HR manager for a large UK-wide company based in Knightsbridge. She told me that she often made her mind up about an interviewee when she collected them from reception - despite what people tell you, first impressions do last, and making a good first impression will give you a better chance of succeeding at the interview.

 

I just wear white shirts 99% of the time, I figure a vast majority of employers in my areas (IT, admin) are NOT looking for some individual with flare and big ideas - they're looking for someone sensible and trustworthy.

White shirt, Level 1 Item.
-1 for making you feel like a worker drone, but +10 for making you look sensible.

 

White shirt does work well.

 

Purple. Don't hear many people rag on David Beckham's sense of style, do ya?

 

I disagree with this, only recently did I add a white shirt to my wardrobe, well plain white, before that I had a white shirt with light purple pins. but thats a preference thing really, Im naturally a very colourful person and I think my wardrobe is testament to that! I think you should wear whatever you feel most comfortable in, not as in jeans and a T-shirt, its an interview, a suit is a must regardless of what its for, but as for colours, wear what makes you comfortable and confident, as long as you look smart and presentable, the details are for you. Well thats how I see it anyway. I dress the way that makes me feel the best about myself, especially if I'm going to an interview, as psychologically, it makes me feel amazing, so obviously I will interview better.

maybe its just me.

 

True. And I can see a white shirt with pinstripes working well, white with red pinstripes would look nice. Never seen one for sale that I can remember, though.

One of the reasons I like plain shirts (plain white, plain grey, plain blue) is you can wear them with so many more things; pinstripes only go with certain ties and suits. My wardrobe isn't diverse enough yet to allow me to get pinstripe shirts, I'd need more ties.