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Regarding getting a suit at Goodwill, try visiting them in affluent neighborhoods. You can find things brand new, never worn and tossed just because January 1st came around.
Always dress up, regardless of the job. I have been to interviews where others have come in with jeans and sweaters, surprise surprise they didn't move forward. Like others have mentioned check out Goodwill, Salvation Army, or a similar store you can find some nice suits for super cheap. Your suit doesn't have to be some $3000 designer suit but don't come in some tacky rainbow pimp suit either.
Always dress up, regardless of the job. I have been to interviews where others have come in with jeans and sweaters, surprise surprise they didn't move forward. Like others have mentioned check out Goodwill, Salvation Army, or a similar store you can find some nice suits for super cheap. Your suit doesn't have to be some $3000 designer suit but don't come in some tacky rainbow pimp suit either.
I think it really depends and you are right, wearing a suit and tie can be a negative. For example I recently interviewed for a PM job at Microsoft and was told NOT to wear a suit, tie optional. best solution is if you are working through an independent recruiter who can offer guidance. That's not always possible, so you just have to use your best judgment considering position, company culture and even time of year. I'd say as a rule of thumb, one step better than your expected day-today dress.
You were TOLD. IT geeks almost always dress more casually. The OP doesn't say he's in IT, though, he said, "Corporate", which could technically include IT, I suppose, but it didn't sound that way. The default would be to wear a suit to a business interview.
thanks to everyone who posted. Wound up buying a brooks brother suit. Was expensive but I guess it'll come in handy down the road. Thanks for all the comments btw.
For the one who complained about me spelling corporate wrong , get a life. To equate me spelling wrong or not knowing the dress code to meaning I'm lazy is the most ignorant and ridiculous thing I've ever read.
Good luck, and let us know how the interview went. You won't regret the suit. You're at the age when you'll soon be going to weddings and whatnot, and the suit will come in handy.
We can forgive the misspelled word, but PLEASE stop putting a space in front of a comma. I am completely mystified as to why people do that. Then again, my boss does it and she makes $200K a year, so it probably won't hold you back.
LOL, yes, I can see someone coming to an interview in sweatpants or plaid flannel jammies because they're so much more comfortable.
Exactly....LOL
It's an interview, not a day at Disneyworld.
Even if you do a phone interview it's a good idea to not be in your bathrobe and laying in bed. You don't have to be sitting there in a suit, but it's best to be showered and dressed, you're more alert.
As someone who gives technical interviews, a suit helps. If you feel it's not needed then it probably isn't but it will help. Certainly though in a technical interview it means completely nothing if you aren't technically capable .
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