Our IT department has a business casual dress code. My team and I are conducting some interviews this week. While I expect the Interviewee to wear a suit, what about the Interviewer (a.k.a. the rest of us)? Should we wear a suit when it is not the dress standard, or code, for our office?
Same you expect of the interviewee.
When interviewing candidates I dress using the same guidance MT gives in the Interview Series. It has never hurt anything. In some cases I can tell candidates have seen it as a level of professionalism not exhibited by all companies.
Dress one step above the general office standard
Same as for a candidate
If the office standard is polo shirt, wear a business shirt that day.
If the office standard is a business shirt, wear a tie or jacket
If the office standard is jeans, wear business trousers.
If the office standard is alread suit and tie, then no need to take it any higher.
Kind regards
Kev
In reply to Dress one step above the general office standard by Kevin Picton
I interviewed at Amazon in a
I interviewed at Amazon in a suit, and I think it was a mistake. Most interviewers there were half my age, wore T-shirts with some printing on them, and had the hipster beards. I was "not a fit."