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There are plenty of people out there willing to give you advice on picking out the perfect outfit for an interview. But they all tell you the same things: dress professionally, iron your pants, look neat. Your clothing, though, can be your edge to make sure that an interviewer can tell you apart from the hundred other resumes on his desk. These ten tips will make sure that you can take advantage of your appearance, from your haircut to your accessories.

This is not about health. This is about getting hired. Studies have shown that employers are becoming more reluctant to hire smokers every year. Read more...

A computer programmer shouldn't drag a computer along to a job interview just as a lawyer wouldn't bring along a law library. But the right accessory can add to your credibility in an interviewer's mind: a USB drive on your keychain telegraphs that you are comfortable with technology.Read more...

Ignore your mother's tips — unless she's Lesley Scott or, perhaps, one of a handful of other fashionistas. Suggestions like 'a nice mid-calf skirt' or offers to borrow a classy strand of pearls are meant to make sure that you match your mother's idea of dressed up.Read more...

Learn to tie a full-Windsor knot

Just as you would never tie your shoes halfway, you shouldn't only take half steps on the rest of your clothing. Ruth Haag, author of Hiring and Firing, makes it clear why you should go the extra mile: "A half-Windsor looks like you are a little boy who couldn't figure out how to tie a tie.Read more...

Get a haircut, refresh your dye job and generally spend some time on your lovely locks. If you can schedule any necessary upkeep time at the salon a few days in advance, you should. Read more...

Some interview experts suggest red and other powerful colors to help demonstrate to an employer that you are active and vibrant, while others say that bright colors can cause an interviewer to 'listen' to your clothes, rather than you. Read more...

Wear facial moisturizer — even if you're male! An interviewer will spend most of his time with you looking at your face. Read more...

Rather than having one suit that you only pull out of your closet for interviews, choose to interview in an outfit that you'll actually be comfortable wearing.Read more...

You want to look like a million bucks, and how do you know that an outfit you haven't been able to wear before will look good? Out of the clothes that you already have, pick low maintenance clothes. Read more...

Melissa Gullickson, an account executive at MassMedia Corporate Communications dressed formally for her interviews: "I once walked into an interview at a jeans-only ad agency and felt so silly in my conservative black suit."Read more...