I respect that completely, it made me sad when I read somewhere that wearing a suit to a job interview could set off a red flag to employers in some industries. You would think they would respect the fact the potential hire went the extra mile to look presentable.
I have kept three ties, a regimental stripe, a political motif and a fun baseball one. Then I have two of my favourite bow ties that I refuse to part with.
Presentable? Have you seen the Nat-West Bank new uniform? The manager wears an open neck polo shirt. To me a smart suit not only represents appearance, it gives an air of gravitas too. But my guess is from the title of this thread, a conservative suit is now on the dorky list.
It’s a good thing I accepted the fact I’m a dork years before I started wearing suits.
I read a click bait article this morning written by an HR guy. He said never worry about overdressing for an interview. He has never eliminated someone for over dressing as it shows care. He does almost automatically eliminate those that under dress for an interview.
Opinions vary i guess, I remember seeing a guy in sandals waiting to be interviewed for the same job I was being interviewed for, I remember doing a double take and thinking “that’s…bold.” we ended up both getting hired. Mind you the work was low wage.
I could see in the high tech field if you are that smart you can probably show up in anything and get hired. I was always in sales so presentation was critical.
A good friend of mine (a computer-science major) showed up for his Ph.D. dissertation-defense wearing a T-shirt, shorts, and tennis-shoes. He had already been hired by Microsoft, so he was "in uniform" for that job.
My last career I worked for an engineering company specializing in indoor air quality. I had an inspection in an office tower occupied by a high tech/software development company. They occupied an entire floor that was locked off via elevator access. I was stuck in the lobby with no contact info and no way of reaching their 15th floor. I stood in the lobby watching young men enter the elevator wearing scruffy tshirts, sandals, shorts etc. I merely followed a group of them into the elevator and onto their floor and once on their floor entered the office, one of them even held the door for me.
Would absolutely never do a mortgage over the phone.
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