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Take a close look at the others in the office when you 'walk through' to the conference room. "Ripped jeans and Concert T's" vs "Suit & Tie" vs "other" In my
by UI_at_80x24 8y ago
Take a close look at the others in the office when you 'walk through' to the conference room.
"Ripped jeans and Concert T's" vs "Suit & Tie" vs "other"
In my experience, the apparel of the others makes a huge difference on how you are perceived. If this is a 'Silicon Valley Garage hacker' wannabe and you show up wearing a full suit you will be ostracized before you open your mouth.
I've gone as far as hanging out at a bus stop near a potential employer and watch how the staff are dressed as they leave for the day, just to get a feel of what average is. Then make sure you dress _moderately_ better then that average.
This could also be double-speak for "you are too old, old man!"
- pizza 8y agoThat's actually a pretty useful tip imo. A little HUMINT never hurt a job search! edit: Well, it might be concerning for certain security-clearance-required facilities, lol.
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- dev_780 8y ago>Take a close look at the others in the office when you 'walk through' to the conference room. If only it even got that far. I haven't landed on onsite in 4 months of interviewing. It's absolutely maddening having left a stable lucrative job to interview for all of these recruiters hounding me. I'm going broke from bay area rent payments and will be homeless soon. I don't know what to do at this point and have basically given up.
- flukus 8y agoIs going back an option? I know it's hard to swallow your pride and employers have a wide range of policies on this, but some will be glad to get a knowledgeable long term employee back if there was no ill-will when you left.
- quickthrower2 8y agoOr hire a private eye.
- twoquestions 8y agoIt shocks me that weapons-grade creepiness like this is good advice for a job seeker! Supposedly there's a talent shortage, but we gotta case the joint before interviewing? Nuts!
- toomuchtodo 8y agoNot much different then a potential employer googling you, doing a credit and or background check, etc. Wouldn’t be surprised about the occasional HR person or hiring manager looking at a candidate’s residence on Google street view.