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Job interviews - when do you drop your level of dress?

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Soybomb

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I'm a big believer in the theory of always wearing a suit to a job interview. At worst you'll look like you care about the position. How about follow up interviews? I've got a lunch interview coming up with a compay where my interview board was all dressed in anything from button down shirts with a tie to polos. I'm inclined to wear a suit again despite it being a bit toasty in the office last time. Thoughts?
 
Polo, dress pants or khakis, and slap on a sport jacket. You can't go wrong wearing a suit obviously, but if you're going out for lunch with other dressed down people, you won't blend in as much.
 
I've never worn a suit and tie to an interview. Even when I wore just a shirt and tie (no suit jacket) it always seemed too formal (as in the interviewer actually commented on how I was overdressed).
 
Suit, always.

Then you have the luxury of hearing "Just so you know, if you EVER wear a suit in here again, I will personally kill you." (Yes, this has been said to me)
 
And here I thought this was going to be a thread about dropping the dress you were wearing to get the job. 🙁
 
wear a suit because you can always take off the jacket and tie

edit: wow spelling fail
 
Full suit and jacket. It looks smart and the guy will almost certainly expect it. This is common sense. Do you wear casual wear to a funeral?!!!!

Koing
 
Originally posted by: Imp
Polo, dress pants or khakis, and slap on a sport jacket. You can't go wrong wearing a suit obviously, but if you're going out for lunch with other dressed down people, you won't blend in as much.
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Wool slack, dress shirt, and sport coat would have been my first choice but to my disappointment my sport coats seem to have shrunk since I last used them 😉 The only sport coat option is a corduroy jacket which seems inappropriate for the weather now.
 
Originally posted by: SunnyD
Suit, always.

Then you have the luxury of hearing "Just so you know, if you EVER wear a suit in here again, I will personally kill you." (Yes, this has been said to me)
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Damn, you must look pretty bad in a suit.
 
Originally posted by: Soybomb
Originally posted by: Imp
Polo, dress pants or khakis, and slap on a sport jacket. You can't go wrong wearing a suit obviously, but if you're going out for lunch with other dressed down people, you won't blend in as much.
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Wool slack, dress shirt, and sport coat would have been my first choice but to my disappointment my sport coats seem to have shrunk since I last used them 😉 The only sport coat option is a corduroy jacket which seems inappropriate for the weather now.
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I hate it when my dammed clothing shrinks on the hangers...:roll:

My "good" sports coat is a bit too tight for comfort nowadays as well.
 
Originally posted by: AstroManLuca
I've never worn a suit and tie to an interview. Even when I wore just a shirt and tie (no suit jacket) it always seemed too formal (as in the interviewer actually commented on how I was overdressed).
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Works for me.
If I don't get a job because I wasn't wearing a suit, I probably didn't want to work there anyway.
 
Originally posted by: Koing
Full suit and jacket. It looks smart and the guy will almost certainly expect it. This is common sense. Do you wear casual wear to a funeral?!!!!

Koing
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At some point I would presume that I'm going to be expected to show that I'll fit in well with the company. So far I know its an agriculture oriented business in a very rural area, during my 1st interview I've seen that I was dressed significantly better than the employees, and there is no such thing as fine dining in the area. I think questioning when/if a suit becomes a less than perfect choice for extended interviews is prudent.
 
Originally posted by: purbeast0
now that i'm out of college and in the real world, i would never go to an interview in anything less than a suit.
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This. When you were a kid, or in college, you could get away with a polo shirt and some nice pants/shoes. When you're out in the adult world, applying for big jobs, you should dress accordingly. That means a suit.
 
Originally posted by: Koing
Full suit and jacket. It looks smart and the guy will almost certainly expect it. This is common sense. Do you wear casual wear to a funeral?!!!!

Koing
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Sure, what's the problem with that? Dead guy won't mind, he's busy being dead.
 
This is common sense, always wear a suit. First impressions are huge with interviews, as the person only has a limited time to evaluate you. Wearing a suit and freshly polished shoes definitely strengthens that first impression.

 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: Koing
Full suit and jacket. It looks smart and the guy will almost certainly expect it. This is common sense. Do you wear casual wear to a funeral?!!!!

Koing
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Sure, what's the problem with that? Dead guy won't mind, he's busy being dead.
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It's amazing to me how people show more respect for the dead than they ever did to the person when they were alive...
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: AstroManLuca
I've never worn a suit and tie to an interview. Even when I wore just a shirt and tie (no suit jacket) it always seemed too formal (as in the interviewer actually commented on how I was overdressed).
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Works for me.
If I don't get a job because I wasn't wearing a suit, I probably didn't want to work there anyway.
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same for me. i dont even own a suit, and the 3 ties i have were given to me over the course of my lifetime. one is a satin red narrow 80s tie, another is covered with cartoon characters riding harleys and the third is a blue silk ties my gramma gave me when i graduated college lol
 
Suit, with jacket and tie, always. If it's really hot, I'll lose the jacket but keep the tie.

Don't dress down until you actually land the job.
 
Originally posted by: thegimp03
This is common sense, always wear a suit. First impressions are huge with interviews, as the person only has a limited time to evaluate you. Wearing a suit and freshly polished shoes definitely strengthens that first impression.
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This is definitely going to depend on what you're interviewing for. With all the people I interviewed last year, there was only one guy where his attire made an impression at all--and that's because he was wearing a studded leather belt and I could plainly see his knife clipped to his pocket.
The guys wearing suits? Big whoop, they were wearing suits. I didn't even notice their shoes. I have higher concerns, because your clothing factors exactly zero percent into how well you can do your job (programming).
 
Originally posted by: SunnyD
Suit, always.

Then you have the luxury of hearing "Just so you know, if you EVER wear a suit in here again, I will personally kill you." (Yes, this has been said to me)
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I've always believed in dressing one notch better than the interviewer. And hearing that is a serious WIN.
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: Koing
Full suit and jacket. It looks smart and the guy will almost certainly expect it. This is common sense. Do you wear casual wear to a funeral?!!!!

Koing
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Sure, what's the problem with that? Dead guy won't mind, he's busy being dead.
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Ima lighting up the fryer for some froglegs.

😛
 
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