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Dartful Dodger:
A friend of mine told me about an opportunity at his company.  The company sell parts for small motors.  The position is for a database/website programmer.  He told me it’s a laid back office were the people wear jeans and shorts in the summer.  He told me dress pants and a button down shirt would be fine.  Another friend of mine said it doesn’t matter what the people who work there wear, that I should wear a suit.

I’m a little conflicted.  If it wear a design/artsy job I would wear corporate casual, and if it wear a programming job I would wear a suit, but this job falls somewhere in between.

I know I should be more casually dressed than the interviewers and they say you can’t go wrong in a suit, but I hate wearing suits. I always feel like a kid at a funeral/wedding, and I’m sure the interviewers will see my discomfort.

I haven't gone on a real interview in over 7 years.  A lot of you are in this field and may have just gotten a job, what were you wearing?

shardian:
For any professional career job, you should always wear a suit. period. End of story.

abrannan:
Suit, but with a shirt/tie you can go casual with.  If the interviewer(s) are dressed more casually then you can take off the jacket when you sit down to interview. 

knave:
You're right you can't go wrong with a suit.  But I would leave off the jacket completely.

Just me.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: shardian on March 03, 2008, 04:22:53 pm ---For any professional career job, you should always wear a suit. period. End of story.

--- End quote ---


I disagree.  I rarely wear one - entirely depends on who is interviewing and where.  When interviewing candidates I generally find dress pants/shirt good enough, a tie is nice, a suit doesn't add a lot more with me.  The person's general grooming and ability to communicate are far more important.  I'd take a comfortable person at ease in dockers and dress shirt over someone making me uneasy in a suit every single time.

Hell, some of the best opportunities I've had were interviews where they wanted me in ASAP - "forget a suit if you don't have one clean, be here tomorrow".

Ask the person who will be interviewing you.  It is a reasonable question and will demonstrate some flexibility as well as sensitivity to their needs.

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