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[quote=Anonymous]The tattoo thread, with the people who said they would never hire a candidate with visible tattoos, reminded me of this questions.

I do a lot of the hiring at my organization. Researchers, analysts, etc-- not fundraisers or directors other staff oriented towards the public. When I schedule interviews, I tell the candidate to dress casually. One of my colleagues questioned this. Said that candidates should wear suits and such to show a professional demeanor. For my part, I don't give a toss what they look like. I'm looking at their experience, their interests, their potential for excellent work. I sort of got the feeling that my colleague was of the (unstated) opinion that "I had to suit up, so should they".

In addition to just not caring about their clothes (or tattoos), I prefer for a candidate to present their true self instead of some packaged ideal. I want them to be as comfortable as possible so I can get an idea of what kind of colleague and employee they'll be. We are a very casual office; the only people who ever wear suits are the directors, and then only when they have meetings or public appearances scheduled.

So what say you? Is there any benefit to candidates appearing in their very best professional clothes, when the job they're interviewing for will never again require them to wear such things? They wouldn't be coming in for an interview at all if their resume didn't earn them one. [/quote]

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