Reply to: In this weather do we needs to wear tie & suit for interview..?

[SueEllen]

Last place was "suited and booted" (including ties) as we were on the clients site. The one before was "whatever you wanted", devs turned up to customer meetings dressed in trackies, client was not impressed.

I've worked and contracted in many places where you can wear what you want within reason but most people figure out if you are meeting external clients, unless you are doing a job where you get dirty, to dress smartly.

[eek]

HP dress code for programmers - Business Insider

(psst its bad news for you lot)

Enterprise services is the old eds. Hardly surprising that they believe suits will solve their more fundamental problem of anyone competent taking one of the 3 rounds of voluntary redundancy

[SimonMac]

HP dress code for programmers - Business Insider

(psst its bad news for you lot)

[Dark Black]

What's a tie?

Seriously, not worn one for years (apart from weddings or funerals). Just a suit, top button undone, clean shoes.

I have long hair which sometimes (randomly) I tie back. Work on the assumption that most clients want someone with the right skillset rather than bothering what they look like (obviously as long as they are clean and appear well-balanced ).

I am techie rather than managerial of course, although I can see how the latter may fair better with a "traditional" dress code

[anonymouse]

Five places that still demand ties, and five that ban them - BBC News

Last place was "suited and booted" (including ties) as we were on the clients site. The one before was "whatever you wanted", devs turned up to customer meetings dressed in trackies, client was not impressed.

[northernladuk]

Big arrow pointing to your crotch. Mine's bigger than yours etc. Office equivalent of rutting stags.

LOL. This made I larf

[Goatfell]

Until someone can prove to me what function a tie serves I refuse to wear one.

Wearing a tie means you always have the ability to strangle the $$$$* or hang yourself, whichever outcome is appropriate.


*insert jobsworth as required

[mudskipper]

Until someone can prove to me what function a tie serves I refuse to wear one.

Big arrow pointing to your crotch. Mine's bigger than yours etc. Office equivalent of rutting stags.

[SussexSeagull]

Shirt and tie is still just about the default but I have turned up for interviews dressed too formally in the past.

Agents should be able to advise.

[MB1983]

I've never worn a full suit to an interview and only bothered with a tie for my first few interviews after university. Since I left the world of permanent work I've had four interviews and four offers, and for those interviews I wore smart black jeans, open neck shirt, and brown boots. The interviewers I've had have almost always been in casual dress - for example, a director I had an interview with last week was wearing blue jeans and a polo t-shirt. I think if I'd have turned up in a suit I'd have just looked out of place and out of touch. Turning up in a suit when people around the office are wearing t-shirts, jeans/shorts, flip-flops, etc is ridiculous.

I'd only wear a suit to an interview where I'd expect to have to wear a suit most of the time in the role. I recall going to an interview at Santander years ago and in the waiting area I started to think 'I should have worn a suit for this one!'.

[LondonManc]

Suit, ironed white shirt, conservative tie, smart shoes. Takes little to make a good first impression and a lot to disprove a bad first impression. If you've got an old-school manager interviewing you, it's a massive advantage. First day on the job, I've been in jeans and t-shirt but wore a suit to the interview. Just the way to attend an interview for me, each to their own though.

[GillsMan]

WSM said although it's been an education for me from the nay sayers. I work in an managerial environment and for me it's a must. Never realised it mattered so little for other areas. Yes it's not the be all and end all but as Simon says it's not hard so the hate for a tie was surprising.

Yeah, I agree actually - even the gigs I got where I wasn't wearing a tie, in fairness I was often if not the odd one out, at least in the minority. And a lot of managerial people were wearing suits, ties, etc.

I think presentation is always important, that's for sure, but I for one am glad that there is a bit of a trend towards not wearing ties.

[SimonMac]

WSM said although it's been an education for me from the nay sayers. I work in an managerial environment and for me it's a must. Never realised it mattered so little for other areas. Yes it's not the be all and end all but as Simon says it's not hard so the hate for a tie was surprising.

[northernladuk]

WSM said although it's been an education for me from the nay sayers. I work in an managerial environment and for me it's a must. Never realised it mattered so little for other areas. Yes it's not the be all and end all but as Simon says it's not hard so the hate for a tie was surprising.

[SimonMac]

I don't think you will ever lose a job because you are not wearing a shirt and tie, but you can get a job by looking smart and presentable if two candidates score the same, so why take the risk for the sake of a 5 mins extra prep