Dressed to the 501s

I'm 34. Don't own a suit. I have ties but rarely wear them. I interview in a nice shirt and a brown sport coat/blazer thing with slacks. I look nice enough for what I'm usually interviewing for. Of course, no job I could land is ever going to pay me north of $30K, so I'm dressing appropriately enough. I usually wear a polos and khaki shorts in the summer when it's 100-plus degrees, and nice, button down shirts and slacks in the fall/winter/spring.

And who needs ties when there are polos with embroidered company logos?

I had to wear a tie for our awards show a few months ago, so I went with a bow tie as a joke. But I got a lot of compliments.

 

I've worn a tie to every interview but one, where the guy said in advance not to wear one. Hate wearing them, but to me, it's something that I've always done for interviews. I'd rather be overdressed than underdressed.

 

I haven't heard of Combined since I left there after a 5-6 month stint. You have to wear suit, tie everyday. It sucked. Even Fridays sucked. Sold a product I didn't believe in to people who don't need it. All while wearing a suit. I left and helped a friend build a bar, then bartender and helped him manage his bar, restaurant until I got hired on at a twice weekly as the ME. Have only worn a suit 10-12 times since then. Mostly for weddings and funerals and special functions.

 

I did a ride along with an agent for a day, and yeah, not for me ...

 

No way in hell I'd wear jeans for a formal interview. Damn. Have some self-respect. If I were interviewing someone with little regard for their dress or appearance then I'd be leery about them. Appearances matter, despite what many believe.

 

Jeans? Jesus Christ. Just show up in a t-shirt with the sleeves cut off too.

 

Heck, don't bother wearing a shirt at all. It worked for Chris Gardner.

 

Come on, class it up a bit: A tuxedo t-shirt, the perfect compliment to skinny leg jeans.

 

The company I am currently working for flew me out for an interview. I wore a suit and the long overcoat (it was the middle of winter). When the ME picked me up at the airport wearing a green pair of jeans, I figured I was overdressed. Didn't matter. Since being hired, I'm back to the comfort of jeans and a t-shirt.
As a-hole as it might sound, I cannot see myself hiring anyone who shows up in jeans for an interview.

 

You interviewed with Captain Kangaroo?!

For the youngsters:
HUGH BRANNUM, ACTOR, DIES - PLAYED MR. GREEN JEANS ON TV - NYTimes.com

 

It doesn't sound A-hole at all. This is the first impression you are giving an employer. This is you showing how seriously you take the position and how seriously you take yourself. It's not about what you're comfortable in. Fuck all that.