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Post by kinetickid on Jan 14, 2011 16:00:42 GMT -5
I will say that being in Finance lends me and our types to be slightly more formal. My current industry and location is pretty laid back, but finance exists in all companies, so I wear the standard uniform no matter where I go. True. Years of working as an accountant inculcated that formal business dress is what's expected. I worked for a few months at an office where the norm was casual/business casual. I, however, just couldn't dress that casually for work. It just feels wrong. So, I wore nice business dresses with hose and close-toed shoes. I was always dressed a few notches better than the office staff. Then one day I realized that the only three people in the whole office who dressed professionally were the two big bosses of the company and myself. Both of my bosses took me quite seriously--I was their accountant, so that's a good thing. I think dressing seriously led to me being treated seriously.
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Post by kinetickid on Jan 14, 2011 16:01:48 GMT -5
Either that or a tie with a cartoon character on it. Formal, yet silly. We joked that he could wear this Cthulhu t-shirt under his suit...
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Post by dianartemis on Jan 14, 2011 16:17:01 GMT -5
Where I work, they get sent home to change into work appropriate clothing.
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Post by kristi28 on Jan 14, 2011 16:21:47 GMT -5
KK: When I was interviewing for tenure track jobs, I generally wore a suit - you could always discard the jacket if everyone else was super casual. For the two day ones, I was generally slightly less dressy the second day.
From the other side, our department was always pretty casual, but in our hiring meetings there was some resistance to the candidates that were clearly under-dressed. People wondered if they couldn't be bothered to try to impress in an interview, would they either take the job or do a good job once hired.
Congrats to your DH, by the way. Academia has been slow hiring in the past few years.
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Post by happyscooter on Jan 15, 2011 7:39:56 GMT -5
I am getting old. I told DH to wear a suit recently for a job interview. I also told him to write a thank you note, not to send an email.
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Post by kinetickid on Jan 15, 2011 12:27:04 GMT -5
From the other side, our department was always pretty casual, but in our hiring meetings there was some resistance to the candidates that were clearly under-dressed. People wondered if they couldn't be bothered to try to impress in an interview, would they either take the job or do a good job once hired. Congrats to your DH, by the way. Academia has been slow hiring in the past few years. Thanks, Kristi. Yeah, he's been asked to 5 interviews so far. With any luck, one of them will come through (his "mentor" at his current school said he has a very good shot at getting the offer from a good liberal arts school here in California). I hope he wore his suit. He's always so resistant to such things (his "uniform" is a t-shirt, cargo shorts, and flip flops...and he teaches in one of the best math programs in the country!).
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Post by naggie72 on Jan 15, 2011 12:59:52 GMT -5
I am not even that old and I remember the old rules of not showing feet/toes.
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Post by ummboutthat on Jan 31, 2011 23:38:18 GMT -5
I would rather be overdressed for an event (including a job interview) than underdressed. I would rather be over dressed than under dressed. lets go with age discrimination. if the person being interviewed is NOT wearing a suit but is in their 20's -let it go because they don't know any better. 30's and old and no suit they better have some skills for the position!
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