Wearing full suit for hipster co? (interview, company, business, best)

[Teckeeee]

Being in sales I lean towards dress to impress. That said this hip company called me out of the blue and I will be interviewing with them.

I am thinking suit but no tie, but I don't want to blow this is one of the best tech co. I am worried if I overdress since I am confident the environment is young, hipster, start up mentality I will be seen as not fitting in?

What are your thoughts?

[groar]

i've run into this, actually i'm pretty sure i will be getting an interview for a kind of hip/earthy company soon (fingers crossed!). and i interviewed at a place that is like the DEFINITION of hipster company once.

things are different since i'm a woman but yeah, i would be wary of overdressing. i think a suit with no tie sounds good. i wore a fairly professional vintage dress with a fitted jacket over it and flats to that interview, and i will probably wear that for this interview coming up, if i get it.

[Scottay]

I think the rule is +1 to the person who's interviewing you.

So if everyone at the company goes business casual (khakis and a collared shirt) you'd wear slacks, a collared dress shirt and a tie to the interview.

If everyone at the company wears jeans and a T-shirt then you'd wear business casual to the interview.

[skinnayyy]

isn't it google where if you don't wear jeans to the interview you aren't considered?

[Teckeeee]

Originally Posted by skinnayyy

isn't it google where if you don't wear jeans to the interview you aren't considered?

Well it's not google I can tell you that. I am leaning toward full suit no tie.

[annerk]

Instead of a suit with no tie, how about chinos, a sport coat, an Oxford, and a "fun" tie. Kind of covers a lot of bases.

[groar]

yes hipsters love wacky ties.

[sseccus]

also just ask your HR contact at this company. nothing wrong with that.

[veuvegirl]

I always go with a suit, even with a hipster company. Better to be overdressed. Do you know how they dress at the company? Maybe that would help us give you better advice.

Or like sseccus said, ask the HR director.

[EzPeterson]

Scrap the tie. Go with a modern tailored suit (I.e. flat front, single vent or no vent jacket). Add a slightly off color shirt and shoes.

The very light grey, brown shoes/belt with spring color shirt seems to cover quite a bit of the hip/dressy bases. Plus, you're interviewing for sales - these departments tend to be just a hair more "straight laced" than the tech/dev workers.