Interview Scent

Some places have 'fragrance free' policies. People with migraines say they are sometimes triggered by any cologne or scent. I would probably wear the creed personally, but almost an undetectable amount.

Alejandro Salemandro said:

Some places have 'fragrance free' policies. People with migraines say they are sometimes triggered by any cologne or scent. I would probably wear the creed personally, but almost an undetectable amount.

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Well, they are probably jealous because they smell better than they do!

Thanks for you're advice

korgscrew said:

Hey guys, out of the Frags I have which would you think would be the best for an interview situation? I wouldn't bathe in it, just 1 or 2 sprays.

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I would wear the classic scent: N'eau Thing (bad pun, I know!)

Let your interview rest on the strength of your presentation, not the strength of your cologne. Scent's a strange thing, in that it heightens memory and recall of same. For all you know, the scent you choose will have a negative association for the interviewer, and that's a risk you probably don't want to take. Interviews are a big enough risk by themselves. Don't add anything that could hurt you.

I would go scent free or use a light, woody or citrus scent. Out of the ones you list, I would go with Guerlain Vetiver. It is clean, masculine and if applied with a light hand, won't be overbearing. I love Aventus, but it smells too "sexy" for a job interview. I also have One Million, but I think it would be too sweet and has too much projection/ sillage. I don't have Rive Gauche so I can't comment on it.

I would suggest none.

korgscrew said:

Hey guys, out of the Frags I have which would you think would be the best for an interview situation? I wouldn't bathe in it, just 1 or 2 sprays.

Creed - Aventus - Maybe too executive? This is my wedding do scent.
Guerlian - Vetiver - Some people love / hate vetiver.
YSL Rive Gauche - Nice and clean but could be thought as old?
Paco Rabanne - 1 Million - Everyone pretty much wears this, its my office scent.
Superdry - Dry Oil - I know, chavy brand fragrance but I really like the heavy woodsy vanilla in this.

Any you wish to add that I don't have please say! I can always get samples!

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I'd go freshly showered to an interview. No cologne. If you have just shaved, perhaps some Aqua Velva splash would be it. We have a fragrance free workplace so when I occasionally do have an interview for promotion, I go scent free...as per policy.

Otherwise, I wear easy scents at work. I just finished a bottle of Aramis Tuscany and am now using DR Harris Windsor.

an employer detecting scent in interview, is only downside.
i'd go along with suggestion for just a light aftershave.
and for a scent, just wear your confidence!

Freshly showered & shaved with just a hint of aftershave splash/lotion.

Just go in smelling clean and confident. The workplace, in terms of fragrance policies, has become tricky. I would skip the cologne.

Nothing. Unless you don't want the job.

If you want the job, none. Trying to be cool will not get you a job.

Whenever I have a big event, I just wear my lucky aftershave, Speick, which is very light yet gives me inner confidence. I leave the Speick EdT and all other EdTs and EdCs at home on those days.

Do not wear a scent to a job interview. It will do nothing to help you to get the job and could hurt if they have a scent-free environment, or any of the people interviewing you happen to not like the scent.

I'm not sure I agree with all the naysayers. At the least, I would feel free to wear deodorant and aftershave, after using a robust soap in the shower. Scent-free often becomes acrid-scent over time without some fragrance. A light layer of Vetiver is just another layer of hygienic glow.

pbrmhl said:

I'm not sure I agree with all the naysayers. At the least, I would feel free to wear deodorant and aftershave, after using a robust soap in the shower. Scent-free often becomes acrid-scent over time without some fragrance. A light layer of Vetiver is just another layer of hygienic glow.

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A light layer of Vetiver would get you booted out of the last place I worked. I'll repeat, do not wear a scent to a job interview. Take a good shower wear a scent-free deodorant and go get that job!

jwilock said:

A light layer of Vetiver would get you booted out of the last place I worked. I'll repeat, do not wear a scent to a job interview. Take a good shower wear a scent-free deodorant and go get that job!

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Perhaps it would help to know what kind of job it is. I wear cologne every day, and I favor the 80s power frags. I've never had a job where a scent would be a problem (and not sure I would want one, unless it had significant outweighing benefits). Then again, I live in a place where the scent of cannabis is fairly common.

Nothing is neutral. A fragrance could be either positive or negative, but will be a gamble. Personally I'd probably choose AdP Colonia or C&S Oxford and Cambridge, both classics that have stood the test of time.

Cheers, Steve

I'll agree with the responses that say freshly showered with a scented soap, some deodorant, and a splash of light aftershave and done.

I really believe that the odds of a negative connotation by wearing a cologne are far greater than a positive one. I've never done an interview where a scent left a positive impression on me, but I've had a few where it was hard to breathe! You're safest to be (nearly) fragrance free.

Wear something nice after you land the job

You should not be able to be smelled by the interviewer. If you are, you've used too much fragrance. I personally wouldn't use anything for an interview and when I'm at work I won't wear anything "sexy" as another user mentioned. I really like Tom Ford Grey Vetiver for a work fragrance. Nothing screams immaturity quite like smelling of fragrance from a distance. Keep the scent close!