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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Omg, professional attire or we won’t take you serious? At a government job?

I’m in tech so there is NO dress code, but we work on life saving systems that protect the American people.

If you take your mission seriously and have a capable candidate looking for a relaxed modern work environment don’t give up on them so easily.  There are so many mindless drones in the bureaucratic divisions of the govt.

That said I guess in the Bay Area wearing a suit can scuttle your interview, so even modern places can have bad priorities. [/quote]

But this candidate was not interviewing for tech in the Bay Area.  She was interviewing for a staid government job.  How could she not know what to wear?  All she had to do was google “what to wear government interview.”  If she can’t do that most basic piece of research... what else can’t she do?  It says a lot about her judgment that she just thought “what the heck I’ll wear a denim jacket and sandals.”  And this is someone with a graduate education[/quote]

I tend to agree - but if you really liked her then bring her in for a second interview. My opinion would also change if she was flying in from another part of the country and just didn't know. We had a girl from LA in my law school in TX that would show up in a sports bra and leggings to class and everyone was like, WTH. Granted, that was over 20 years ago, but at the time athleisure was a not a normal, every day look.[/quote]

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