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Wendell Barbour
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Program Manager Project Manager at New York Power Authority

when did the dress code change?

I've been in my field of IT for over 35 years. I've been on the market for the past 11 months after being let go after 20 years with my company. I finally land an interview, age discrimination is rampant believe me, and the interviewer is questioning why I wore a suit and tie to the interview. we spent over 10 mins on this. his stance was no one wears a suit and tie unless the company.you're interviewing at is worth over a billion dollars. I knew this job would not be a good fit for me. so have things changed. that no one wears suits to interviews anymore? this was for a corporate position.

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Anthony Harrington
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You did the right thing. You dress to impress in interviews, regardless of the company's dress code.

I work in IT and the company I work for is rather casual. However, folks who show up to interview dressed like they already work there are written off. Thank you, next.

I can't imagine why he spent 10 minutes obsessing over a suit, that seems like a waste of time.

Continue to dress in business attire for interviews unless specifically told otherwise.

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