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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of my best hires arrived fairly casual. I’m in IT. I’ve had to fight for them in hiring over the idiot in a suit. Appearances are important and yet deceptive. I call them Decepticons.

It’s one day. You should know, as a good hiring manager, who is best for the job apart from shiny shoes or a pearl necklace.

[b]Any brilliant jackass can learn to wear a suit when needed. Hire the brilliant jackass.[/b][/quote]
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Disagree. We had a volunteer in a university research position who wanted contact with families. She regularly wore short shorts and tank tops that exposed her bra. That was fine for data entry in a back office but I told her we had a dress code for clinic work. She argued with me, saying that wasn't really "her style" (our dress code was the university hospital dress code which include things like pants and skirts to the knee, no denim, and close toed shoes, etc.). Not only did she not get new opportunities in our clinic, when she applied for a job out of state she used me as a reference (???) and I told the person why we kept her on data entry.

She had a lot of skills, but "learning to wear a suit"  was not one of them.

All of this to say I would invite her back with some feedback about the office attire. If she takes the advice, great. If not, you will have problems with her. Not everyone is trainable.[/quote]

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