Rookie error

I had a job interview last week, and as usual I spent an inordinate amount of time beforehand worrying about what to wear. I think this is probably a form of displacement to distract me from worrying about the actual interview, and it generally works surprisingly well.

The interview was for a web job in a public sector organisation, which is actually fairly easy to judge from a sartorial point of view - smart and understated, preferably black. I decided on my Hugo Boss petrol heels to perk up my otherwise sensible outfit.



These are classy shoes - the photo doesn't do the colour justice at all. They're an almost oily blue-green suede, with black heels and a pretty silver buckle detail. They're also cripplingly uncomfortable to wear, so I usually only wear them when I know I'm not going to be walking far or standing for long periods. Unfortunately I rather misjudged the amount of walking I'd be doing. When I arrived at the tube nearest the assessment centre it was pouring with rain, so I had to dash to find somewhere to tidy myself up before running down a seemingly endless road to find the centre (thus undoing the tidying up and potentially destroying the shoes in the rain).

I was left alone for an hour to do the written test part of the assessment towards the end of the day, and I kicked my shoes off under the desk and forgot about them. So when the assessor came back to tell me the time was up I had to rather sheepishly fish around under the desk to retrieve them, while she stood there in silence. Awkward.

Although parts of the day went well I suspect I'm not going to get the job for various reasons. Certainly if it were awarded on the basis of ability to select appropriate footwear I wouldn't have a hope.

Style: 5 (classic, classy and just a tiny bit naughty)
Comfort: 1 (the t-bar cuts into my toes and the toe pinches - ok I admit it, they're a bit too small)
Value: 3 (£75 in the Hugo Boss sale last year)