What should I wear to my job interview?

[Nikia]

I might have asked this a while back, but everytime I go for a job interview, I feel like I am wearing the wrong thing.
The job that I am interviewing for is a quality manager position at a medium sized food plant. I am guessing that there will be a strong hands on component to the job. I will be interviewing with men. I am 27 years old and am regularly carded for 18 years old. I am an underweight averaged height female.
I have a navy blue dress suit. I have a light brown dress with a jacket. I have sleevless flowery dresses. I also have khaki pants and black dress pants. I have sweaters. I have a couple of button up blouses.
I have found that if I wear a dress or suit, the interviewer tends to look at me like I would be afraid to get dirty and that I am physically weaker than I am. A couple times when I have worn dresses, the male interviewer seemed to be checking me out.Sometimes when I have gone for the pants route though, they seemed to look at me less professionally. I was hired for my current position wearing dress pants and a shirt. I am not sure what I would be wearing if I got the position, but I don't think that it would be a dress.

[tk2kewl]

1. I never realized how difficult a decision that could be...

being a man, that is.

good luck

[Droopy]

2. I wouldn't worry about trying to wear something

that would be appropriate to the job that you would be doing. Just wear something that looks nice. I've seen guys wear a long sleeve shirt and a tie to a truck driving job interview. But if you have ever seen truckers you know that most of us don't dress that way while on the job.

[Nikia]

3. But would female truck drivers be looked at differently ?

If they wore dresses to their job interview. As a male, even if you look nice, people are less likely to assume that you are afraid to get dirty and are physically weak or would rather be working in an office. I know that some interviewers will be likely to ascribe these things to me anyway, but wearing a dress seems to make that more likely.

[Droopy]

5. Ok

Just go with the slacks and a nice blouse then.

I really don't know what an interviewers biases might be because I've never had to interview people and I've never interviewed an interviewer.

[Not_Giving_Up]

4. Go with pants/blouse

You're right. If you wear a dress they'll either be checking you out or worried that you don't want to get dirty. I'm female, and this has been true for office jobs in manufacturing environments.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

6. go with the power-suit

nt