Proper Job Interview attire - Page 2

4_2_it · #11 10-26-2005, 05:04 PM

Suit and tie is a must. Relax and be yourself. Be an attentive listener and ask questions. I like candidates who speak well and ask good questions.

Also, if you can obtain pictures of your interviewer in a compromising position with a barnyard animal, then I can guarantee a large job offer is coming your way!

beta1607 · #12 10-26-2005, 05:06 PM

Suit + tie + polished/clean looking shoes. It is almost always better to be over dressed then underdressed.

M2d · #13 10-26-2005, 05:08 PM

BoogerFace · #14 10-26-2005, 05:09 PM

A suit and tie it is. Too bad the thong is at the cleaners.

Thanks everybody.

AngryCola · #15 10-26-2005, 05:19 PM

You will definitely leave an impression.

Freakin · #16 10-26-2005, 05:20 PM

You're almost never overdressed for an interview in a suit & tie.

Freakin

The Goober · #17 10-26-2005, 05:32 PM

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You're almost never overdressed for an interview in a suit & tie.

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I'll go against the grain and say that it is possible to overdress for an interview, especially in some industries (specifically software). I interviewed for my current job in jeans and a t-shirt (I usually upgrade to a button-down shirt for interview days, but I came straight from my current job to the interview and I didn't want people there to get suspicious).

If I was interviewing a candidate that wore a full suit and tie, my initial impression would be that he's either a) trying to hard, or b) doesn't really understand the corporate culture for this industry.

TheIrishThug · #18 10-26-2005, 05:37 PM

u can always find a negative in everything someone does. i've got an interview next week and am going jacket and tie. i've talked to ppl whose job it is to get students like me jobs and they said "better to overdress than under" and "a suit is not an absolute must for the tech industry".

BellyBuster7 · #19 10-26-2005, 05:40 PM

Yep, I gotta agree with Goober. I'm a Software Engineer and showed up to an interview wearing a shirt, tie, and slacks. The interviewer, wearing ripped jeans and a T-shirt, said he was suspicious of people wearing ties. I'd recommend trying to get to know the culture of the place beforehand and dressing slightly above that.

Cancer Merchant · #20 10-26-2005, 05:57 PM

I'm also used to the IT style of interviewing, so I go with a dressh shirt/slacks and normally no tie. In the next quarter or so I plan to move into either nonprofit (since I hate money) or another different field; is the suit mandatory for an interview or can I pull off a sport coat and tie?