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Default Re: Grammatical advice

Hi Alex,

a) Either verb form is fine here. As always, grammatical form you choose depends on how you perceive the event.
In the interview, you should wear an informal suit... means that you see it as a permanent unchanging fact relevant to all interviews.
In the interview, you should be wearing an informal suit... means that you are "projecting" yourself into the specific situation and see it as an ongoing event during that specific interview.

b) And it's the same with the inclusion or omission of the article:
The manager should feel you will be cooperative with your partners, and friendly to people you will have contact with. ie any people who you happen to come into contact with during your work
The manager should feel you will be cooperative with your partners, and friendly to the people you will have contact with. This suggests you have a specific group of people in mind - maybe the clients of the company etc.

But notice that there was a mistake in the sentence that you missed : ...the people you will have contact with.
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