Interview; Suit or No Suit?

I've always worn a suit to my interviews, and always had excellent results.

If I was interviewing people for a job, and some guy turned up not dressed in a suit, I'd be a little worried that if he couldn't make the effort for the interview - when it's most required - what's he going to be like as an employee...?
 
I can't cope with suit jackets in anything but fairly cool weather, like sub 10c, i overheat within minutes in warm weather. :(

But then i think i'm strange as i wear T-Shirts all year round & tend to drive to work in the middle of january still with the car windows open even when theres snow on the ground.

I've just started applying for jobs at the moment as i'm sick of working where i work currently, i have no intention of wearing a suit for any interviews unless it's freezing, not because i don't want to, don't own one or cant be bothered, but because i'd rather not be in an interview looking like i'm melting.
 
Imagine you were the interviewer.

You have 2 guys going for the same job.

They both have just as good interviews as each other and are just as qualified for the job as each other.

However, one was wearing T-shirt and jeans and the other was wearing a suit.

Which would you hire?
 
In my limited interviewing experience, I've always worn a nice shirt and tie, nice black trousers and clean black shoes.

Never done me any harm.
 
Jeans + T-shirt all the way, the guy in the suit has something to hide and is trying to make up for it by dressing smart. casual is confident for me and if I wasn't going back to uni next week I'd probably stay on at the office I'm at.

Then again most bosses would probably look for a suit so better to be safe ;)
 
A suit, like a pair of shades, hides a thousand lies.
Wear what you KNOW you look good in - not what you think others will think you look the part in.
If they're worth it they'll see through the disguise anyway.
 
Like everyone else has said get a suit.

At the very very minimum (depending on the job you are going for and assumming it is a professional job) wear the suit and leave a tie out.

Oh and make sure it isn't a flashy suit either!
 
Surely it depends on the job/location/industry/position applied for?

You wouldn't turn up for an interview at Goldman Sachs in an oily boiler-suit. Equally you wouldn't turn up to an interview for Kwik-Fit in one of Jermyn street's finest.
 
fanger said:
A suit, like a pair of shades, hides a thousand lies.
Wear what you KNOW you look good in - not what you think others will think you look the part in.
If they're worth it they'll see through the disguise anyway.
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Sorry, but this advice sucks.

A lot of interviewers would write you off before the interview even started. Right or wrongly, that's how it works.

You might get away with it if you just want to toss burgers however.
 
fanger said:
A suit, like a pair of shades, hides a thousand lies.
Wear what you KNOW you look good in - not what you think others will think you look the part in.
If they're worth it they'll see through the disguise anyway.
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Quit your jibber jabbering!
 
PeterNem said:
Sorry, but this advice sucks.

A lot of interviewers would write you off before the interview even started. Right or wrongly, that's how it works.

You might get away with it if you just want to toss burgers however.
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I take on people on their experience/ skills; someone comes to me for a job - hey! nice suit but what can you tell me about where MySQL is going over the next 5 years?

Simple. Employers who are on the case do not judge books by their covers.
 
I knew someone who wore a suit for a kitchen assistant job aka pot washer. he only got the job because he was the only one who made the effort to wear a suit.

Its always best to wear a suit no matter what job your going for
 
fanger said:
Simple. Employers who are on the case do not judge books by their covers.
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Large companies with lots of applicants have to get the numbers down somehow. The people interviewing will often be just that... interviewers from a recruitment team, rather than actual managers etc.

They may be recruiting for a programming position and not know the first thing about programming themselves. (Often if this is the case they'll conduct the first round interview before a second technical interview with someone else. In this case the person not in a suit won't make it past the first round).

Is it really worth risking?

Nip to a department store, grab something for £100 that will last you forever if you don't wear it often, and sorted.
 
fanger said:
I take on people on their experience/ skills; someone comes to me for a job - hey! nice suit but what can you tell me about where MySQL is going over the next 5 years?

Simple. Employers who are on the case do not judge books by their covers.
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Someone comes to me for for a job, Hey! Nice jeans.

If they cannot be bothered to make the effort, then neither will I. Judging a book by it's cover? Damn straight, & normally spot on.

Common respect, not a hard concept to grasp. But something unfortunately lacking these days.
 
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