Multiple rejects jobseeker over inappropriate outfit

A jobseeker has claimed that a member of staff at a Boots Opticians turned her away from a job interview because she wasn’t dressed ‘conservatively enough.’

Rosie Reilly, 26, claimed the incident took place at the multiple’s Richmond branch, where she had applied for a role as a full-time sales assistant. The interviewer was said to have denied her the opportunity to participate in the second stage of the interview, a trial on the practice floor, because of her ‘inappropriate’ dress. She was wearing a high-collared blouse and knee-length skirt.

Reilly informed the panel of her nose and ear piercings and a hairstyle, which she admitted was ‘unconventional,’ before being shortlisted for the post. ‘I always check what to wear and explain about my hair and piercings,’ she explained.