No suits for tech jobs. Try to dress one step above your interviewer.

May 3, 2013
4:43:36pm

workindev

Wearing a suit to an interview at the tech company I work for ( fortune 500) is a negative. They want somebody who will fit in. Not even my CEO wears a suit.

Upper business casual is more than enough.

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Author

Time

Simple Interview Rules

Pwride

5/3/13 3:57pm

Sad how much you stand out in an interview just be having common

dfudge

5/3/13 4:02pm

Difference makers

KingDave

5/3/13 4:05pm

Cover letters are dumb.

MPCougar

5/3/13 4:11pm

Agreed, cover letter is just a wordy resume....

WJCougar

5/3/13 4:19pm

Depends on if it is a well done cover letter

jes2332

5/3/13 4:24pm

Except for when they are awesome...

Tokolosh

5/3/13 4:28pm

I found cover letters helpful in determining three things when I was helping in

Illegal Jimmergrant

5/3/13 4:56pm

I won't hire without one. not because when it says is vitally important...

unctoothman

5/3/13 5:59pm

Those must have been horrible jobs.

Shimmy

5/3/13 4:19pm

Why?

KingDave

5/3/13 4:31pm

I agree.

Pwride

5/3/13 4:34pm

Because people didn't wear suits or include a cover letter

Shimmy

5/3/13 4:37pm

I've never worn a suit to a job interview ever. Gotten offered a position in

SandYFan

5/3/13 4:06pm

I think wearing a suit is a safety mechanism to make sure you don't come

dfudge

5/3/13 4:10pm

Bingo.

taekwondave

5/3/13 4:36pm

Once you go to a management position this is more important. Must in Consulting

grosven

5/3/13 4:16pm

Absolutely. Finance, business, consulting must wear a suit. Tech or

workindev

5/3/13 4:48pm

Software, especially west of the rockies, is a little different

BYU-NorthIdaho

5/3/13 6:09pm

Also, may I add, make sure that your resume is reasonably Representative! :)

grosven

5/3/13 4:15pm

I'm glad I'm blue collar

Burt Macklin

5/3/13 4:17pm

Disappointed by suit wearing convention

ColoSpgs

5/3/13 4:17pm

you say people hire people they like, but i don't think i'd hire someone

riboflavin

5/3/13 4:18pm

If it feels like a Hijacking, you did it wrong.

Pwride

5/3/13 4:28pm

Generally agreed; I might add that it is invaluable to talk to a former/current

Nikomedes

5/3/13 4:19pm

Simple Rules for Interviewers

JamesWestfall

5/3/13 4:25pm

Spot on.

MPCougar

5/3/13 4:28pm

Agreed.

Pwride

5/3/13 4:29pm

Almost every job I've followed up on that I've interviewed for in the

JamesWestfall

5/3/13 4:32pm

sounds like you had a bad experience. One thing, Your resume is a script for the

grosven

5/3/13 4:31pm

I've been on both sides of the table within the past 5 years

JamesWestfall

5/3/13 4:33pm

Noted. Next?

ColoSpgs

5/3/13 4:33pm

<< Deleted >>

Tyler

5/3/13 4:33pm

One more. Whatever happened to rejection letters?

JamesWestfall

5/3/13 4:35pm

My take.

Pwride

5/3/13 4:37pm

^ this

rggee

5/3/13 4:38pm

I'd rather get an email. Letters seem like a waste.

Shimmy

5/3/13 4:41pm

I agree. Just something.

JamesWestfall

5/3/13 4:49pm

In the last year, I applied to about 40 jobs. I think I got rejection letters or

Illegal Jimmergrant

5/3/13 4:51pm

I received a rejection letter once seven months after my interview.

MPCougar

5/3/13 5:00pm

Ha. I got a rejection letter for a job I didn't apply to. That was cool.

Illegal Jimmergrant

5/3/13 5:24pm

My #1 piece of advice: Smile

AxelDC

5/3/13 4:38pm

No suits for tech jobs. Try to dress one step above your interviewer.

workindev

5/3/13 4:43pm

I've seen hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of interviews at the two tech

taekwondave

5/3/13 4:46pm

I've been in post interview reviews were people were mocked for wearing a suit.

workindev

5/3/13 4:52pm

Perhaps best practice is to ask what the dress standard is for interviews when

dfudge

5/3/13 4:59pm

yes, just ask.

Mayor of Cougartown

5/3/13 5:10pm

Maybe that's the kicker then: I'm in sales.

taekwondave

5/3/13 6:06pm

On your last point - are you suggesting job candidates follow up with

couldge

5/3/13 5:13pm

Those looking "Knock em' Dead' by Martin Yate is a great book for interviewing

MatthiasG

5/3/13 5:27pm

I'm gonna pick this up. I have a great job already but that's a killer

taekwondave

5/3/13 6:08pm

I can't overstate how helpful and well researched/written the book is. I'm sure

MatthiasG

5/3/13 6:12pm

I've interviewed a lot of people (large tech company). Most wear a suit to the

cheezedawg

5/3/13 5:35pm

Do cover letters even exist anymore? A couple months ago when

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