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On 02/12/13 18:17, Arnold wrote:
> I'm an old guy and haven't been on a job interview in a while. Is it
> still normal practice to wear suits to interviews in the IT field or is
> business casual very common now?
>
> I don't want to get off on the wrong foot and disqualify myself by
> making the wrong choice of clothing.

I never got this whole "what you wear is more important than what you 
do" thing at job interviews.

If my sartorial abilities were more important than my technical 
abilities then I wouldn't want to work for them anyway ...

But I have to agree with Arne (is this a first?). Go safe if you want to 
avoid pissing off the old duffers.



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