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thenewgreen  ·  3166 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Dress the Part

I would never not wear a suit and tie to a job interview. Even if I was interviewing to be a waiter at a restaurant, I would wear, at the very least, a tie. If your credentials and lined up equally with another candidate, and they show up dressed casually and you do not, guess what? Chances are you get the position.

It may not be accurate, it may not be fair, but the natural assumption is that someone who is dressed nicely is going to be more responsible, cares more about getting the position than someone who is not.