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Title: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: wELLsculptedbrows on January 19, 2012, 01:24:21 PM: Kind of a stupid question, I know (I think there had even been a thread about this before, but I couldn't find it, so maybe it was ksufans ]), but please spare me any Savile Row nonsense.

I'm interviewing for a job that is elite in its own way, and more importantly could make me very happy, but it's a little bit of a departure from what I'm used to.

I would be working closely with the "Garst Seed demographic", if you will, and I don't want to come of as uppity or anything.

I am thinking I should probably go with a sport coat rather than a suit, and am even debating whether I should wear a tie.

Suggestions?
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: CNS on January 19, 2012, 01:31:24 PM: Dress like the people who do that job now dress, only like you care.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: wELLsculptedbrows on January 19, 2012, 01:35:47 PM: Quote from: CNS Casey on January 19, 2012, 01:31:24 PM
Dress like the people who do that job now dress, only like you care.

I'm not exactly sure how that is! :ohno:
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on January 19, 2012, 01:39:21 PM: I would wear a suit and tie.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: michigancat on January 19, 2012, 01:40:49 PM: I doubt you could. Maybe if you're applying for a job shoveling crap, but even then I'd doubt it.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: _33 on January 19, 2012, 01:42:50 PM: Wear a suit and tie. You are over thinking this.
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Post by: steve dave on January 19, 2012, 01:45:36 PM: going to need more input on job/working environment/office/etc.
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Post by: raquetcat on January 19, 2012, 01:58:52 PM: I'd go dress shirt and tie, no coat, maybe a bolo tie?? Or wear a suit and cowboy boots, that way you have it all covered
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: wELLsculptedbrows on January 19, 2012, 01:59:58 PM: I suppose I would say it is in the realm of wildlife management. I'd primarily work out of my home, with field visits. I think a fair amount of those visits could be to Topeka ... so maybe a suit is in order after all and I have been over thinking this.
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Post by: steve dave on January 19, 2012, 02:01:19 PM: Is the interview in an office or out in the wilderness?
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Post by: Trim on January 19, 2012, 02:02:53 PM: Whatever hemmy says.
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Post by: raquetcat on January 19, 2012, 02:07:07 PM: Quote from: wELLsculptedbrows on January 19, 2012, 01:59:58 PM
I suppose I would say it is in the realm of wildlife management. I'd primarily work out of my home, with field visits. I think a fair amount of those visits could be to Topeka ... so maybe a suit is in order after all and I have been over thinking this.
As a topeakian I can tell you bolo ties are completely in right now, you can't go wrong with a nice tight bolo
Title: Re: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: wELLsculptedbrows on January 19, 2012, 02:09:45 PM: Quote from: steve dave on January 19, 2012, 02:01:19 PM
Is the interview in an office or out in the wilderness?

Somewhere in between? (sorry to answer with a riddle)

Bolo tie it is. Now I just need to decide on turquoise or no.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: steve dave on January 19, 2012, 02:10:31 PM: I think you can get away with the sport coat described but I would still wear a suit to be safe. You really can't go wrong with a suit unless you are interviewing for manual labor.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: K-S-U-Wildcats! on January 19, 2012, 02:15:54 PM: Is the interview in an office? If so, wear a suit and tie. Better to be over dressed than under dressed. People will understand that you dressed up for the interview because it (a) customary, and (b) important to you. The only exceptions I can think of are if you are interviewing for a manual labor job, like Steve Dave says, or if your interview is for some other reason outdoors where a suit and tie would not be functional.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: FP TC etc. on January 19, 2012, 02:30:17 PM: At the office I work at now everyone wears jeans and polos. Wearing a suit and tie to my interview felt weird, but I got the job so :dunno:
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: Dugout DickStone on January 19, 2012, 02:51:38 PM: If any peon who was interviewing for a job where they pay over $45k ever showed up in a sport coat and tie I'd make him drop his own rejection letter in the mail on the way out.

Wear a suit. Have your interview at The Filling Station.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: hemmy on January 19, 2012, 03:09:45 PM: Quote from: Limestone on January 19, 2012, 02:51:38 PM
If any peon who was interviewing for a job where they pay over $45k ever showed up in a sport coat and tie I'd make him drop his own rejection letter in the mail on the way out.

Wear a suit. Have your interview at The Filling Station.

I showed up for an interview in collared shirt and slacks, for a job that pays way more than that. And got the job :cool:
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: CNS on January 19, 2012, 03:11:17 PM: Quote from: hemmy on January 19, 2012, 03:09:45 PM
Quote from: Limestone on January 19, 2012, 02:51:38 PM
If any peon who was interviewing for a job where they pay over $45k ever showed up in a sport coat and tie I'd make him drop his own rejection letter in the mail on the way out.

Wear a suit. Have your interview at The Filling Station.

I showed up for an interview in collared shirt and slacks, for a job that pays way more than that. And got the job :cool:

Computers.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: hemmy on January 19, 2012, 03:19:22 PM: According to the lead recruiter for Google, who was a former recruiter for Microsoft, dress 1 "level" above what the normal dress code is at that company.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: steve dave on January 19, 2012, 03:22:16 PM: Quote from: hemmy on January 19, 2012, 03:19:22 PM
According to the lead recruiter for Google, who was a former recruiter for Microsoft, dress 1 "level" above what the normal dress code is at that company.

this part of this hemmy post made me lol
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: ew2x4 on January 19, 2012, 03:30:17 PM: Quote from: hemmy on January 19, 2012, 03:19:22 PM
According to the lead recruiter for Google, who was a former recruiter for Microsoft, dress 1 "level" above what the normal dress code is at that company.

This. Always do 1-2 above with the ceiling at a nice suit.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: Brock Landers on January 19, 2012, 03:40:29 PM: Quote from: wELLsculptedbrows on January 19, 2012, 01:59:58 PM
I suppose I would say it is in the realm of wildlife management. I'd primarily work out of my home, with field visits. I think a fair amount of those visits could be to Topeka ... so maybe a suit is in order after all and I have been over thinking this.

Camo suit.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: hemmy on January 19, 2012, 03:40:59 PM: Quote from: steve dave on January 19, 2012, 03:22:16 PM
Quote from: hemmy on January 19, 2012, 03:19:22 PM
According to the lead recruiter for Google, who was a former recruiter for Microsoft, dress 1 "level" above what the normal dress code is at that company.

this part of this hemmy post made me lol

Its true, she was :dunno:
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: Dugout DickStone on January 19, 2012, 04:07:20 PM: Wear a great suit then you can go hit a fancy bar afterwards and smooth out some chicks.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: wELLsculptedbrows on January 19, 2012, 04:16:50 PM: Ok. Suit it is.

Now I'm not even sure why I was worried about this in the first place.

Thanks all.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: hemmy on January 19, 2012, 04:24:26 PM: I don't know if they make you solve technical problems during the interview, but if so avoid long periods of silence while you are thinking about how to solve it :D
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: TBL on January 19, 2012, 04:41:10 PM: Quote from: hemmy on January 19, 2012, 04:24:26 PM
I don't know if they make you solve technical problems during the interview, but if so avoid long periods of silence while you are thinking about how to solve it :D

Excellent point. While formulating your response, try regaling the interviewer with the antics from your latest pak. You might also inquire if the interviewer has any single daughters. I've heard this really works well.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: wELLsculptedbrows on January 19, 2012, 04:49:08 PM: Quote from: hemmy on January 19, 2012, 04:24:26 PM
I don't know if they make you solve technical problems during the interview, but if so avoid long periods of silence while you are thinking about how to solve it :D

Is it alright to consult my Windows Phone? :lol:
Title: Re: Re: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: kitten_mittons on January 19, 2012, 05:02:29 PM: Quote from: wELLsculptedbrows on January 19, 2012, 04:49:08 PM
Quote from: hemmy on January 19, 2012, 04:24:26 PM
I don't know if they make you solve technical problems during the interview, but if so avoid long periods of silence while you are thinking about how to solve it :D

Is it alright to consult my Windows Phone? :lol:
If hemmy is giving the interview, then you just got the job.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: asava on January 19, 2012, 05:11:36 PM: sport coat may not be a bad idea as long as it isn't horrible. Sounds like the only thing you should stay away from is a striped suit. def would go with a tie that doesn't scream "city boy."
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on January 19, 2012, 05:12:57 PM: A brown suit might be a good call. Just going out on a limb here.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: pissclams on January 19, 2012, 05:14:10 PM: Quote from: hemmy on January 19, 2012, 03:40:59 PM
Quote from: steve dave on January 19, 2012, 03:22:16 PM
Quote from: hemmy on January 19, 2012, 03:19:22 PM
According to the lead recruiter for Google, who was a former recruiter for Microsoft, dress 1 "level" above what the normal dress code is at that company.

this part of this hemmy post made me lol

Its true, she was :dunno:

the important thing for you to focus on is that the only person that her job history mattered to in this thread, was you.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: chum1 on January 19, 2012, 05:22:46 PM: back on topic, i'd say wearing a tux would qualify as overdressing.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: ChiComCat on January 19, 2012, 07:00:18 PM: In my old job, some dude came in for a crappy overnight job in a suit and tie. I hired him. And no crap, but he had an accounting degree from KU
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: pissclams on January 19, 2012, 07:01:51 PM: Quote from: chum1 on January 19, 2012, 05:22:46 PM
back on topic, i'd say wearing a tux would qualify as overdressing.

every interview i've worn a tuxedo to, i ended up getting the job. so i guess you're wrong.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: Kat Kid on January 19, 2012, 07:47:36 PM: Quote from: pissclams on January 19, 2012, 07:01:51 PM
Quote from: chum1 on January 19, 2012, 05:22:46 PM
back on topic, i'd say wearing a tux would qualify as overdressing.

every interview i've worn a tuxedo to, i ended up getting the job. so i guess you're wrong.

Well we didn't all go to school to become butlers did we Jeeves? :lol:
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: CHONGS on January 19, 2012, 08:06:53 PM: Rule of thumb:

your outfit should cost as much as a paycheck
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Post by: felix rex on January 19, 2012, 10:14:03 PM: Wear your easter jeans.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: Pendergast on January 19, 2012, 10:49:37 PM: Quote from: Chingon on January 19, 2012, 08:06:53 PM
Rule of thumb:

your outfit should cost as much as a paycheck

WTF? You're rough ridin' crazy. Low level professionals don't own $2,000 suits. If they do they're either really into clothes, or someone else bought it for them.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: sys on January 20, 2012, 12:07:27 AM: Quote from: wELLsculptedbrows on January 19, 2012, 01:59:58 PM
it is in the realm of wildlife management.

dress the opposite of your cv.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: kitten_mittons on January 20, 2012, 06:35:37 AM: Quote from: Pendergast on January 19, 2012, 10:49:37 PM
Quote from: Chingon on January 19, 2012, 08:06:53 PM
Rule of thumb:

your outfit should cost as much as a paycheck

WTF? You're rough ridin' crazy. Low level professionals don't own $2,000 suits. If they do they're either really into clothes, or someone else bought it for them.
Suit, shirt, tie, shoes = 2k. Either way, a $2000.00 suit is a good purchase.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: Rage Against the McKee on January 20, 2012, 08:06:36 AM: Quote from: Chingon on January 19, 2012, 08:06:53 PM
Rule of thumb:

your outfit should cost as much as a paycheck

It depends on how often you get paid, really.
Title: Re: Is it possible to overdress for a job interview?
Post by: wELLsculptedbrows on January 20, 2012, 04:27:30 PM: I don't know ...

I feel like the interview itself went great, and the suit felt alright, but I'm thinking the camel hair topcoat might have come off as a bit over the top. :embarrassed:

I guess you get what you pay for when it comes to consultations on professional attire.

Good grief.

This place ...

Trying so hard ...

JK, you guys! NEVER STOP DOING WHAT YOU DO! :fistpump:

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