Boots' candidate interview highlights dress-code sexism

News that a female candidate got sent home from an interview with Boots, for not dressing conservatively enough, has re-ignited debates surrounding sexist dress codes and advising candidates on how to appear at potential interviews.

Rosie Reilly, who interviewed at Boots Opticians in Richmond, was told by the interviewer: ““The second half of the interview takes place on the shop floor. However, I don’t think that you’re dressed conservatively enough to go on the shop floor, so we’ll arrange to do the second part of the interview another day.”