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I took off my jacket but I was still in a tie at a job interview at a place that hit hot on all start-up stereotypes. (Simple example: someone blasted the theme
by danielweber 12y ago
I took off my jacket but I was still in a tie at a job interview at a place that hit hot on all start-up stereotypes. (Simple example: someone blasted the theme to Indiana Jones over the speaker system during my code-pairing session.)
I 100% stuck out as a sore thumb, but that was okay. I considered the three cases:
1. I should dress up and they will ding me if I don't
2. they don't care
3. I should not dress up and they will ding me if I do
I'd be right in 2 out of 3 cases. And in the third: well, flushing people for doing what is expected of them by a large fraction of the community is crazy, so it's good to find out.
(No, I didn't get the position.)
- yurymik 12y agoYou do realize that odds would be exactly the same if you do the opposite? :)
- Someone1234 12y agoOnly if you assume that that three point list is evenly weighted. In my experience in 2014 it isn't. The number of companies which expect men in particular to wear a suit and tie to a job interview far exceeds those that do not. A lot of companies dress smart casual but most also won't think of someone negatively if they "over-dress" for an interview (since, frankly, we all know that's the game that is played).