Hey, you can stop talking about me like that!

When it comes to interviews, I say you should stay conservative all the way. This means do not take your jacket off even if they pull this "make yourself comfortable" jive on you. Think about it - where are you going to put this jacket? Where is your purse by now? What kind of shirt are you wearing underneath that jacket? Not you, but if someone has a gut, a jacket hides it better than a flimsy shirt. Etc etc etc etc as The King in The King and I used to say.

In my spare time, I am in a committee that interviews judges and lawyers who aspire for a Governor's appointment to the State Supreme Court. Not a single one of them has taken the jacket off, crossed their legs (I can see since I always sit in the seat directly across from the Hot Seat), cracked knuckles, or even taken a drink from the Candidate's Water Glass. And the law is as conservative as you can get.