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Corporate America and this freaking dumb ass dress code is BS already....
A suit and tie doesn't make you a better worker, it just makes you a better dresser.....
You would think that since God didn't make these rules about dress codes that when "man" was setting up corporate America, we could all be comfortable.
Logically, to be dressed up all day long in an office is really totally un-necessary.
Years ago I showed up at a job interview in an office environment in a suit and tie. Everyone in the office was in casual including the interviewer. He actually made a couple cracks about my suit during the interview. I felt kind of stupid, but after the interview he actually apologized for the jokes and acknowledged that for a first meeting with a person, you can't go wrong with a suit. So just suck it up and wear the suit.
This sentence right here tells me that I wouldn't want you working for me, even if I could overlook your poor writing and grammar skills. If you aren't willing to put a suit on for a job interview because it's hot outside then how hard would you be willing to work? My impression would be that you'd have the same lackadaisical attitude toward the job and the company that you had toward the interview.
I am not a good typist on mobile devices. Big fingers + small buttons = errors
The key here is that you were not properly prepared for the interview. How would you know beforehand what type of dress was appropriate for that office? Perhaps they have rules(like my old job) that during the summer the dress code is relaxed.
Always dress for the job you want, not the job you have.
What's more likely to hurt your likelihood of being hired because you were...
1. overdressed
2. under dressed
3. on-par
Yeah, 2 and 3 will more likely hurt your chances of hiring than 1. Also, you are there to impress the company and don't dress on-par or under dress because every employee does at the company. You don't work there and you are not their employee. In a way, you have to earn by that being hired and becoming their employee before you can walk around dressed like them if you want.
Sounds weird but it's the truth. Rule of thumb for interview is to dress one level up from typical dress code of the company. If you search around online or ask the person arranging the interview, most of time you will find out how the folks at the company typically dress. Anyhoo, all of this of course depends on whether or not the company finds it that much of big deal or not. But why give anyone any reason to have a 'big deal' against you.
In these modern times of extreme competitiveness due to high unemployment rate...any one less reason to have strike against you is the better. Good luck.
Well, you had a bad experience. What will you do the next time? Will you learn and adjust? There is a certain etiquette and protocol to the job interview experience. There are plenty of online sources that can help you to learn that. The job interview is a sales pitch. You must convince a naturally skeptical audience that you are the best person for the job. Make sure you've done your homework. Grooming, your clothes, your shoes and your demeanorr should all be exemplary. Especially in New York City.
I know best impression is the key, but i also think over dressing is a bit overkill. I recently had a job interview with some company this morning and the interviewer deem i was not dress appropriate. I applied for a desktop support (helpdesk type job, helping people in office with their computer issues). I had dress pants and a nice shirt, when i was in the office i seen people walking around wearing causal stuff including jeans..Why does the HR department require formal like a suit and tie when the actual job at hand does not really any kind of formal wear
(this is just a local small company in manhattan, not a big global company)
I agree with the HR rep. He/she is actually helping you although you may not realize it right now. You should try to make your best impression and that means dressing very well and yes perhaps overdressing. I know its hot as hell right now but when you get the job you will feel it was worth the trouble. You have to make your best impression and one way you show interest is by putting effort into what you wear for the interview. You on the other hand assumed things about the dress code which gives the impression you felt you had the job already or that the job was not worthy of you getting dressed up.
Corporate America and this freaking dumb ass dress code is BS already....
A suit and tie doesn't make you a better worker, it just makes you a better dresser.....
You would think that since God didn't make these rules about dress codes that when "man" was setting up corporate America, we could all be comfortable.
Logically, to be dressed up all day long in an office is really totally un-necessary.
Corporate dress codes have relaxed a lot. I work in FiDi and you can really see the difference compared to decades past. That being said I dont believe the interview is the time to go casual.
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