Ladies & Gents!
This is probably one of the most stupid questions you'll find on hashnode but I've not no idea what to developers wear for a second stage interview in London.
My first interview was done on Skype and I just wore the top (in my profile pic on hashnode), jeans and boots. I adopt quite a casual, conservative reserved style.
Back in the past I worked in logistics so I was more boot-suited but being in this kind of market, and it also being a remote web developer position, not too sure if this time I should be a bit more formal or just dress comfortable?
I was thinking of a smart dress but I'm wondering if this will spark my nerves from the past as I want to be as confident as possible to land this position.
I've not lived in London long let alone been in this market so any help would be much appreciated!
Any information would be much appreciated x
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Hey Buster, this sounds nice. I study psychology and I think that almost 100% of your success during an interview is the way you feel, provided that your qualifications meet the standards of course. So buy harness lingerie and it is what I would recommend her to wear at home then.
Hey Buster, this sounds nice. I study psychology and I think that almost 100% of your success during an interview is the way you feel, provided that your qualifications meet the standards of course. So buy harness lingerie and it is what I would recommend her to wear at home then. This will make her even more attractive in your eyes, man.
Gee, my wife is a Python developer and she came to her job interview in an oversize sweater and pants. She looked like a stupid nerd. Nobody knew thought that she wore beautiful garnments under that potato sack attire.
As a London developer who's interviewed with a number of startups over recent years: go smart casual. If it's a more traditional company, go formal, but I tend to avoid those. If in doubt, go with your whatever you feel most comfortable in. If the company has a problem with your attire, it's probable the environment isn't a good fit for you anyway!
Thank you all for the answers, interesting enough the owner of the business showed up less casual as me. Interview went great and I was offered an opportunity but had to decline it in the end. :( Just bad luck on this occasion lol! Hope that the question I asked might help others in the same position!
Believe me, your question is brilliant, and by far stupid 😂
Hmm. Before my studies, I had to get employed by a company for backing, and I wore a checkered shirt, dark jeans and my good shoes to the interview. Apparently it worked...
During my studies, I wore quite casual clothes, so when I had my interview afterwards, everyone knew me already and I didn't wear anything special.
During the past two years, though, I started separating stuff I would wear at home and office clothing (mainly because my private life is not compatible with a professional demeanor). At the moment, I use a white shirt, black pants and black sneakers with long black socks. No necktie, that thing is out at Bosch. My mother gave me a black blazer for Christmas, so I will probably give it a try after vacation. I'd go to anything with that: the office, official meetings and interviews. It looks good, professional, conservative and I frequently get complimented by all kinds of people 😉
I have been in a few interviews on the other side of the table as advisor, though, and I have seen different people with different get-ups. Imho, the clothing should reflect what you think is acceptable for the position you apply for. If it's an office job with only little customer contact, casual clothes will do the trick. If you want to be an advisor who has to travel to other companies, try to go for a very neutral, professional look. Bonus for matching the style of your future co-workers.
it also being a remote web developer position
Since it's remote, I would go for casual clothing. People know that you are working from home, so that's what they might expect to see. Keep your fancy stuff for when you visit the office. I never really thought a lot about dress vs skirt vs trousers, though, however I know that most business women over here go for trousers. Don't forget that you have to be comfortable with what you wear, though, too!
In my photo, I had glasses on my eyes. In one of interview, went with naked eyes. Then, the interviewer said that I was looked smarter in my profile.
So, as per my personal experience, it matters how you look around and be smart in the interview room.
Generally I tend to dress smartly - ie a suit, but no tie! I think first impressions usually count, and even if the company are casual, they'll probably appreciate a certain level of care about appearance as it'll reflect on how you might work.
I show up at interviews, and to meet about local contracts, with a dev t-shirt and jeans.
If they want me to dress a specific way, then they're obviously interested in a fashion model instead of a developer.
If I go to a design-oriented interview, I either wear t-shirts related to their product or t-shirts with ascii art. Sometimes, if I actually want to work with them, I'll literally design, print and wear an ascii art t-shirt of their brand or one with an illustration of a mascot/character from their product - bringing up to three t-shirts to give away.
It's fun to do that. And, again, if you're a developer and they verbally would have wanted you to be a fancy pants schmuck - then walk right out and let them get what they deserve. ;)
I've almost* always had good luck over-doing it a little. Not a ball gown, but if you have a dark blazer, it shouldn't hurt to wear it with a skirt and stockings or some dress pants. I think it shows respect to put in a little effort.
But I've interviewed folks in suits and ties, hoodies, and polo shirts. I've never heard someone comment on anyone's interview attire -- finding people who know their stuff is hard enough without worrying about their shirts.
Good luck!
*Exception: dress down some for a Nike interview. I felt uncomfortable walking around in fancy clothes.
It's going to depend on the industry, location, position, software type, clients, and seniority. For example,
etc
honestly, for a man, a clean shirt, 2 buttons opened and jeans should be enough ... you just need to look ok/clean. Oh yeah, put away, in your pockets, the headphones, mobilephone or stop that smart watch, you're going to an interview to talk with someone about a job.
that's my opinion.
O yeah, maybe, just maybe, if you have those 10++ yrs of ex in the field ... you can go with that Metallica/Megadeath/ozzy orbourne tshirt and ripped jeans and uncut hair and beard... MAYBE
Personally, I've always done the whole suit and tie thing. Maybe a colored shirt and a patterned tie. But I've also given interviews to people wearing business casual and I really don't care about that either way. I wouldn't do a t-shirt and jeans, but from what I've seen - in the US at least - it's not as big a deal in the tech world. I've even had companies tell me that if I showed up in a tie they'd make me take it off.
Like someone else here said, go mainly for comfort, but I'd add don't go for so much comfort you look like you're on a vacation at the beach or something.
I don't really know if it is the right thing to do, but what I try to do is find out what people of similar rank/function at the company wear, then be a little more formal than that.
This assumes that you have a way to find out what they wear (the promotional pictures on their website are probably not representative).
I think it depends on the company, some companies never care about this kind of things, and others care, so it completly depends on the company in my oppinion.
Sashi Stefano
Oh this is a very interesting article. Before that, I myself did not think about what developers wear for an interview. I thought if the interview is online, then they are sitting in shorts and a shirt haha, stupid stereotypes.