If it’s a white collar job, yes. If it’s not white collar but is a job that usually requires a degree, then maybe. If it’s neither of those, then it just depends on the job.
STEM is a big no-no for suits in interviews. It’s awkward enough having an interview and seeing that everyone else is just in t-shirts and shorts or whatever, while you’re in a nice shirt, sweater, and slacks. I couldn’t imagine going into that in a full suit
so are suits just completely dead and i shouldnt bother? dang i thought they looked cool
This is such a dumb hecking sweeping statement to make. I work in STEM in the UK as a mechanical engineer, most companies would expect either shirt+trousers, blazer+trouser, or just a suit. Nobody will look at you strange for wearing a suit if you are unsure. If you find it’s too much once you’re there, then you just remove your suit jacket before you sit down.
Depends on a culture I guess. Americans seem to be keen on them, in Europe you dress based on job dress code, maybe a little up. If the office is business casual, show up at the interview in business casual, if its some manual labour job, show up in jeans and sweater.
Probably not unless it’s an entry level "just graduated" kind of deal. Most white collar positions they’re going to get visibly uncomfortable if you walk in dressed like that.
This is such a dumb hecking sweeping statement to make. I work in STEM in the UK as a mechanical engineer, most companies would expect either shirt+trousers, blazer+trouser, or just a suit. Nobody will look at you strange for wearing a suit if you are unsure. If you find it’s too much once you’re there, then you just remove your suit jacket before you sit down.
researching the company you’re interviewing at isn’t hard
>Men since the 50s wearing trousers without belts >Men before the 20s never wearing belts except for tool belts because the concept of belt loops hadn’t been invented yet >Some stupid on LULZ in the year of our lord 2024 says belts aren’t optional
Well I guess it’s settled. Anon says belts are mandatory so they must be.
Anonymous says:
If you’re tucking your shirt in then a belt is required in a business casual setting. I don’t make the rules, but I do know its a thing enough for there to be discussion on it, meaning it matters.
I never really cared about how you dress for work and dismissing someone based on that is stupid. Updating your wardrobe to fit in is the least important thing to worry about your potential new hire.
I do hiring for a 75k office job that has a very tshirt and jeans dress code but this is the ideal being interviewed outfit. More casual and I’m not interested in hiring you
i interviewed an intern (engineer) the other week and he came in with an untucked dress shirt. it was sincerely embarrassing.
i’ve never done an interview without a suit and i really thought it was the standard until i ran interviews.
even if the regular dress code leans on casual, you shuold still dress up for the interview. it’s the one time it’s appropriate to do so
Think in terms of risk and reward. If you wear a suit in worst case scenario it may be awkward for overdoing it. If you go too casual you may come across someone like where you seem like a deadbeat. So I’d go with too formal.
This is such a dumb question because it is entirely dependent on your location, job, and so many factors. Interviewing as a physician in the US? Sure. Interviewing for a software engineer position on the west coast? heck no
I always wear a suit. I guess the question what are you gonna lose for wearing one, and what are you gonna win for not wearing one. It just shows you care.
I’m reminded of the interview scene from step brothers where they are wearing suits for an interview at a sporting goods store and the interviewer things the suits are funny / ironic. Then the guy lets out a super long fart and the interviewer realizes the suit guys are hecked up
it depends on the job. let’s take the engineering job again: if you show up in a plaid shirt and jeans, and that fits the style of the employees, then they are likely to think that you’ll fit right into their team.
I’m all for blaming millennials for anything and everything but in this case I don’t think they’re to blame. Arguably boomers and the silent generation killed the suit, although the greatest generation do share some of the blame too. Youth subcultures in the 1950s and 60s rejected the suit as a symbol of stuffy older men and embraced t shirts, jeans, biker clothes and the like. Returning servicemen from ww2 also sometimes rejected suits as they’d been wearing stuffy army uniforms for half a decade at this point. But what really finished the suit was mass manufacturing and the skinny/slim fit trend.
The job will usually tell you what to wear in the listing. If it doesn’t, consider the job. Blue collar jobs, I say dress as you would at the job. Honestly a lot of blue collar employers find suits to be overcpmpensating. White collar, depends on the company. Some prefer business casual, I interviewed at two brokers that preferred business casual.
Depends on the job but generally yes.
I wish you the best of luck on your interview.
only to minimum wage jobs.
If it’s a white collar job, yes. If it’s not white collar but is a job that usually requires a degree, then maybe. If it’s neither of those, then it just depends on the job.
STEM is a big no-no for suits in interviews. It’s awkward enough having an interview and seeing that everyone else is just in t-shirts and shorts or whatever, while you’re in a nice shirt, sweater, and slacks. I couldn’t imagine going into that in a full suit
Yes, they’re dead. They’ve been dead for decades
This is such a dumb hecking sweeping statement to make. I work in STEM in the UK as a mechanical engineer, most companies would expect either shirt+trousers, blazer+trouser, or just a suit. Nobody will look at you strange for wearing a suit if you are unsure. If you find it’s too much once you’re there, then you just remove your suit jacket before you sit down.
>STEM
some of us actually want to make money and be employed so this is irrelevant
Depends on a culture I guess. Americans seem to be keen on them, in Europe you dress based on job dress code, maybe a little up. If the office is business casual, show up at the interview in business casual, if its some manual labour job, show up in jeans and sweater.
Outing yourself as a NEET.
the rule is one step up. if the job requires a shirt and tie, wear a suit. if it’s business casual, wear a shirt and tie, etc. etc.
>a shirt and tie
and a hecking jacket
Yeah, wear just a shirt and tie if you want to look like a salesman or a Mormon.
Probably not unless it’s an entry level "just graduated" kind of deal. Most white collar positions they’re going to get visibly uncomfortable if you walk in dressed like that.
Seriously?
yes
researching the company you’re interviewing at isn’t hard
so are suits just completely dead and i shouldnt bother? dang i thought they looked cool
You will give interviewers the ick
dress more like this
wear cologne
>sleeves down
>no belt
I would reject him on the spot
You’re stupid then, you don’t need a belt if you pants fit right. a belt is an optional accessory.
Not if the pants have loops it isn’t.
Even pants with loops can be worn without a belt, especially with a suit.
>a belt is an optional accessory
No
>Men since the 50s wearing trousers without belts
>Men before the 20s never wearing belts except for tool belts because the concept of belt loops hadn’t been invented yet
>Some stupid on LULZ in the year of our lord 2024 says belts aren’t optional
Well I guess it’s settled. Anon says belts are mandatory so they must be.
If you’re tucking your shirt in then a belt is required in a business casual setting. I don’t make the rules, but I do know its a thing enough for there to be discussion on it, meaning it matters.
I never really cared about how you dress for work and dismissing someone based on that is stupid. Updating your wardrobe to fit in is the least important thing to worry about your potential new hire.
I do hiring for a 75k office job that has a very tshirt and jeans dress code but this is the ideal being interviewed outfit. More casual and I’m not interested in hiring you
Yes.
>t. guy who hires people for entry level jobs
Depends on the job but I’d say it’s better to wear a suit and not need to than not wear one when you do need to.
i interviewed an intern (engineer) the other week and he came in with an untucked dress shirt. it was sincerely embarrassing.
i’ve never done an interview without a suit and i really thought it was the standard until i ran interviews.
even if the regular dress code leans on casual, you shuold still dress up for the interview. it’s the one time it’s appropriate to do so
Think in terms of risk and reward. If you wear a suit in worst case scenario it may be awkward for overdoing it. If you go too casual you may come across someone like where you seem like a deadbeat. So I’d go with too formal.
This is such a dumb question because it is entirely dependent on your location, job, and so many factors. Interviewing as a physician in the US? Sure. Interviewing for a software engineer position on the west coast? heck no
I always wear a suit. I guess the question what are you gonna lose for wearing one, and what are you gonna win for not wearing one. It just shows you care.
I’m reminded of the interview scene from step brothers where they are wearing suits for an interview at a sporting goods store and the interviewer things the suits are funny / ironic. Then the guy lets out a super long fart and the interviewer realizes the suit guys are hecked up
it depends on the job. let’s take the engineering job again: if you show up in a plaid shirt and jeans, and that fits the style of the employees, then they are likely to think that you’ll fit right into their team.
You dress how you expect to dress on the job or slightly better.
The answer is always yes,I hate living in Balkan shithole,inagine wearing and expensive suit and taking the bus or not driving a suit appropriate car
Thanks for killing suits and making the world that much more boring and ugly millennials. hecking shitheads
I’m all for blaming millennials for anything and everything but in this case I don’t think they’re to blame. Arguably boomers and the silent generation killed the suit, although the greatest generation do share some of the blame too. Youth subcultures in the 1950s and 60s rejected the suit as a symbol of stuffy older men and embraced t shirts, jeans, biker clothes and the like. Returning servicemen from ww2 also sometimes rejected suits as they’d been wearing stuffy army uniforms for half a decade at this point. But what really finished the suit was mass manufacturing and the skinny/slim fit trend.
casual friday killed the suit
The job will usually tell you what to wear in the listing. If it doesn’t, consider the job. Blue collar jobs, I say dress as you would at the job. Honestly a lot of blue collar employers find suits to be overcpmpensating. White collar, depends on the company. Some prefer business casual, I interviewed at two brokers that preferred business casual.
online interview as a L1 SOC Analyst next week, wtf do I wear. my dude who referred me told me everyone was wearing hoodies at the company…