Don't show up in a tee-shirt for your professional interview.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've done remote interviews in tee-shirts and gotten offers for highly paid professional jobs. In person, I would throw a blazer over it just to be safe. But norms around this have changed so much in the last decade.

Lazy!

[Anonymous]

A plain tshirt? Especially under a jacket or sweater, no big deal..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've done remote interviews in tee-shirts and gotten offers for highly paid professional jobs. In person, I would throw a blazer over it just to be safe. But norms around this have changed so much in the last decade.

How many jobs have you had to interview for in your teeshirts? Are you a serial job hopper?

At least three offers, two of which I took. Compared to govies on DCUM who think staying for a decade somewhere is ideal, absolutely. Which means I can tell from context what the interview calls for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've done remote interviews in tee-shirts and gotten offers for highly paid professional jobs. In person, I would throw a blazer over it just to be safe. But norms around this have changed so much in the last decade.

How many jobs have you had to interview for in your teeshirts? Are you a serial job hopper?

At least three offers, two of which I took. Compared to govies on DCUM who think staying for a decade somewhere is ideal, absolutely. Which means I can tell from context what the interview calls for.

You sound..... young.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hope you arent trying to hire tech experts, then.

We’re willing to lay a bunch extra for non-autistic tech experts.

What the hell is wrong with you?!

[Anonymous]

Preach, sister!

It’s like everyone lost their mind during covid and devolved to unprofessional behavior…particularly when it comes to appearance.

If your team is simply meeting without clients, external parties, etc., then maybe you can get away with a nice solid t-shirt. But it shouldn’t have logos, writing, pictures, etc.

If clients/external parties are involved, then you need to dress like you are in the office. No t-shirts.

And interviews require a jacket.

Geez.

I’m struck by how so many people dress inappropriately.

We met with lawyers from a fancy Big Law firm and one was in t-shirt and zipper hoodie like a tech bro. So weird.

And just last week I was in a zoom meeting with two dozen people from nearly as many orgs, and I noticed multiple people wearing t-shirts with pictures or writing. WTH are people thinking?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Preach, sister!

It’s like everyone lost their mind during covid and devolved to unprofessional behavior…particularly when it comes to appearance.

If your team is simply meeting without clients, external parties, etc., then maybe you can get away with a nice solid t-shirt. But it shouldn’t have logos, writing, pictures, etc.

If clients/external parties are involved, then you need to dress like you are in the office. No t-shirts.

And interviews require a jacket.

Geez.

I’m struck by how so many people dress inappropriately.

We met with lawyers from a fancy Big Law firm and one was in t-shirt and zipper hoodie like a tech bro. So weird.

And just last week I was in a zoom meeting with two dozen people from nearly as many orgs, and I noticed multiple people wearing t-shirts with pictures or writing. WTH are people thinking?

Calm down. I work in my PJs most days.

I published 3 major strategic analyses last year for public and private sector clients and will be quoted in Tier 1 media next week.

[Anonymous]

Tech bros think that if you pay a lot for a t-shirt that it counts as formal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Preach, sister!

It’s like everyone lost their mind during covid and devolved to unprofessional behavior…particularly when it comes to appearance.

If your team is simply meeting without clients, external parties, etc., then maybe you can get away with a nice solid t-shirt. But it shouldn’t have logos, writing, pictures, etc.

If clients/external parties are involved, then you need to dress like you are in the office. No t-shirts.

And interviews require a jacket.

Geez.

I’m struck by how so many people dress inappropriately.

We met with lawyers from a fancy Big Law firm and one was in t-shirt and zipper hoodie like a tech bro. So weird.

And just last week I was in a zoom meeting with two dozen people from nearly as many orgs, and I noticed multiple people wearing t-shirts with pictures or writing. WTH are people thinking?

Calm down. I work in my PJs most days.

I published 3 major strategic analyses last year for public and private sector clients and will be quoted in Tier 1 media next week.

Nobody cares what you wear off camera.

Everyone notices when someone is dressed inappropriately or looks unpolished on Zoom. That’s just a fact.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What job is it for? There are high paid jobs where it really doesn’t matter.

Same, this is the norm for tech startups and the like. Depending upon the job and industry, if you show up looking like a boomer, you likely will not be hired.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Preach, sister!

It’s like everyone lost their mind during covid and devolved to unprofessional behavior…particularly when it comes to appearance.

If your team is simply meeting without clients, external parties, etc., then maybe you can get away with a nice solid t-shirt. But it shouldn’t have logos, writing, pictures, etc.

If clients/external parties are involved, then you need to dress like you are in the office. No t-shirts.

And interviews require a jacket.

Geez.

I’m struck by how so many people dress inappropriately.

We met with lawyers from a fancy Big Law firm and one was in t-shirt and zipper hoodie like a tech bro. So weird.

And just last week I was in a zoom meeting with two dozen people from nearly as many orgs, and I noticed multiple people wearing t-shirts with pictures or writing. WTH are people thinking?

Calm down. I work in my PJs most days.

I published 3 major strategic analyses last year for public and private sector clients and will be quoted in Tier 1 media next week.

Nobody cares what you wear off camera.

Everyone notices when someone is dressed inappropriately or looks unpolished on Zoom. That’s just a fact.

The comment was about working all day, not just meetings.

[Anonymous]

Was it like a tee shirt with a jacket over it? Is it the tech industry?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Preach, sister!

It’s like everyone lost their mind during covid and devolved to unprofessional behavior…particularly when it comes to appearance.

If your team is simply meeting without clients, external parties, etc., then maybe you can get away with a nice solid t-shirt. But it shouldn’t have logos, writing, pictures, etc.

If clients/external parties are involved, then you need to dress like you are in the office. No t-shirts.

And interviews require a jacket.

Geez.

I’m struck by how so many people dress inappropriately.

We met with lawyers from a fancy Big Law firm and one was in t-shirt and zipper hoodie like a tech bro. So weird.

And just last week I was in a zoom meeting with two dozen people from nearly as many orgs, and I noticed multiple people wearing t-shirts with pictures or writing. WTH are people thinking?

It sounds like it's not actually weird or inappropriate anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Preach, sister!

It’s like everyone lost their mind during covid and devolved to unprofessional behavior…particularly when it comes to appearance.

If your team is simply meeting without clients, external parties, etc., then maybe you can get away with a nice solid t-shirt. But it shouldn’t have logos, writing, pictures, etc.

If clients/external parties are involved, then you need to dress like you are in the office. No t-shirts.

And interviews require a jacket.

Geez.

I’m struck by how so many people dress inappropriately.

We met with lawyers from a fancy Big Law firm and one was in t-shirt and zipper hoodie like a tech bro. So weird.

And just last week I was in a zoom meeting with two dozen people from nearly as many orgs, and I noticed multiple people wearing t-shirts with pictures or writing. WTH are people thinking?

It sounds like it's not actually weird or inappropriate anymore.

It’s almost like people have realized that your clothes don’t influence how your brain works.

[Anonymous]

Look, when you get the offer and start the job... you figure out the culture and can likely dress down. For the interview... You don't need a 3 piece suit, but a shirt with buttons and pants seems reasonable and prudent.