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Suit for Interview?

Suit?

  • Yes.

    Votes: 29 70.7%

  • No.

    Votes: 6 14.6%

  • Other. (Explain?)

    Votes: 6 14.6%
  • Total voters
    41
westie said:
Don't dress nicer than the boss is all I'm saying.
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meh. My job I started recently I was dressed nicer than everyone on my interviewing panel and the boss who was in the office but not on my interview panel. I wasn't told anything about dress code between the 2 or 3 phone interviews nor did I ask. I was raised on suit and tie for interviews and that's what I did as I always have.

Even after getting job offers for this or previous jobs, I often dress nicer than the boss in the office. I've never once heard that to be bad and even been complimented by higher ups for doing so. Now if they were cursing my name and talking shit back in their office behind my desk, I don't know. :|:laughing

Office dress is pretty casual here at my new job, more casual than any professional job I've had before, but I still dress a few notches higher on many days. Part of it is just my personal style in business settings. Call it a consequence of working in the men's department of Nordstrom before maybe. I have lots of suits, slacks, and shirts in my closet. I don't like to see them just sit there and collect dust. My suits are hung right next to my jeans and comic book/nerd shirts. I personally don't feel uncomfortable in suits or ties nor do I think it's weird to dress above what's the norm in your place of work.

I agree with whoever said wear the nicest thing you have but if you don't have a suit on hand maybe not be concerned with going digging for your one suit that might be in the garage or go out and buy one.
 
Plus, unless you're on Wall Street, you're always going to be dressed better than the boss. The best that person will be wearing is a shirt, tie, and slacks. I don't know anyone who leaves their coat/jacket on while sitting in their office.
 
gixxerjeff said:
I wore a suit and tie even when interviewing for wrenching jobs.
They can't fault you for looking good, but they can fault you for coming up short.
Take every advantage you can get. It's tough out there.
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:thumbup

also id wear one just because i like to and i rarely ever have the chance. just do it, it makes an great first impression in my eyes
 
In my non quality engineer line of work, a suit is expected for interviews.

mean dad said:
Sun's out, guns out.
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Quality engineer? If you are going to spend any time in a production area, inspecting things perhapse? a suit would be silly.
 
Everything for the suit, except the suit coat.
 
I'd check with your contact as to the company culture and expectations in this regard.

Most everywhere I've been in tech in the last way too many years, showing up in a suit for a tech position interview would be absolutely ridiculous.

The one exception in my case was a brokerage, where a tie was expected except on casual Fridays. Everywhere else, a suit would set off red flags: uptight / douchebag / insecure / covering up for lack of knowledge / bad cultural fit. A newb just out of college arriving in a suit would be a given a pass, with a smirk, this being written off to inexperience and bad parental advice.
 
gixxerjeff said:
I wore a suit and tie even when interviewing for wrenching jobs.
They can't fault you for looking good, but they can fault you for coming up short.
Take every advantage you can get. It's tough out there.
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I'm with Jeff.
 
They can also fault you for being not culturally fit, or looking too old

Don't be that guy who wears an old suit that doesn't fit anymore. Highwater pants, shoulders too tight, arms too short, wrinkled cuz you've never cleaned it in years, wide tie from the 90's with dust on it, etc.

Also there's a big difference between "tech" firms. Oldskool stuff like Intuit, Adobe, Intel, Medtronic, IBM, HP, Pitney Bowes, or anything that does defense work..........sure wear a suit......But any kind of app, social media, gaming (Ubisoft) or any kind of startup? You will look stupid in a suit.
 
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I miss the old days where the new female hires would show up in club outfits because that was the best they had and would instantly get the call from HR and the talk on "appropriate dress".
 
westie said:
I miss the old days where the new female hires would show up in club outfits because that was the best they had and would instantly get the call from HR and the talk on "appropriate dress".
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These days they don't even get that call. HR is too afraid to discipline them, for fear of sexual harassment charges.

But yeah, what some women wear is just ridiculous. Nice to look at, but totally clueless.
 
I walk in there in my nice suit and the manager interviewing me is in faded jeans, mismatched socks, worn running shoes, and a tucked in cheap shirt. lol. It's okay though, I'm happy I overdressed. I had a nice (and well fitting) navy suit, nice shirt, matching (slimmish tie. not the really slim stuff). With nice brown belt + brown wing tips. I love my wing tip shoes.

Also, the 1 motorcycle in the parking lot belonged to the guy interviewing me so that hopefully helps a little bit as we discussed riding for a couple minutes.

Everything was perfect except his "test". He had a failed board with some burned components and asked me to find out where this could have gone wrong. I don't have any experience working with boards nor did I take any classes besides a basic circuits class 2 years ago and he knows this. I hope that doesn't kill my chances 'cause I'm a quick learner.

Pretty nervous until I find out by thursday.
 
asdfghwy said:
Everything was perfect except his "test". He had a failed board with some burned components and asked me to find out where this could have gone wrong. I don't have any experience working with boards nor did I take any classes besides a basic circuits class 2 years ago and he knows this. I hope that doesn't kill my chances 'cause I'm a quick learner.

Pretty nervous until I find out by thursday.
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bad flux capacitor :laughing

Good luck
 
I showed up in a healthcare related job wearing a full suit (slim fit to accentuate my manly curves, lol). The senior recruiter was dressed down: khaki pants, short sleeves, and converse shoes. But, he commented how he appreciate that I showed up wearing a full suit for the interview telling him that I was serious about the job. And I did get the job.
 
My advice, dress as if you will start that day. Put your outfit together with thought and purpose, and once you put it on...forget about it.

Suits are not needed unless you will be wearing a suit for your job.

Good luck!
 
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