> because that's the culture they are used to, and it gives off the wrong vibe. What it shows, to the other side, is that your priorities are in those places...

> because that's the culture they are used to, and it gives off the wrong vibe. What it shows, to the other side, is that your priorities are in those places... that you see those things as important... and its a turn-off to places that are more fluid and open. While I agree that the way someone dresses has no correlation with their developer output, personally I wouldn't give someone any shit about dressing too nicely for an interview that happens to be at a startup, especially since they're probably used to "playing it safe" when it comes to interviews. I'd probably just make it a point to point out typical dress code when the interview process is coming to a close, if the interviewee hasn't figured it out by then.