I think that they were amazed that we had our own lace up shoes and clip on ties.

 

Same with my interview group. The important thing for him was that he was comfortable and confident (not cocky or arrogant) in his own skin.

I don't think color or style matter nearly as much as fit and neatness. With few exceptions, everyone wants to see that you care about the interview enough to prepare for it down to your clothes choice.

Be sure to put on your intended interview clothes (down to your socks and shoes) several days/weeks before your interview and wear it around for several hours; the length of the interview, perhaps. Keep your coat on for a while. Take it off and be 'jacketless' for a bit.

Do you feel good in the suit? Does it pull at the shoulders? Does it pull at your waist? Have you gained (or lost) a bunch of weight since the last time you wore it? Do you look good in the shirt/tie both with the coat on (buttoned and unbuttoned), and without it? If you don't feel good in the suit, either get it tailored or get a new one.

As stressful as the interview day can be, there is no sense being both stressed AND uncomfortable.

 

Also interested to see if anyone has answers on this question. I’m in the same boat.

 

I wore a Winnie-the-Pooh tie. Got hired in spite of, or maybe because of it. They hire people, not clothes.

 

I got the fix it email. A couple months later I emailed back that it was fixed and about a month or two later got the interview invite email.

 

awesome! thanks. i did a similar thing but emailed back 3 weeks later. only regret is i did not do it the day i got the email. fingers crossed i hear something soon

 

Was it red, though?

 

For being vague with sources, you are very demanding in wanting to know the sources of others.

I talked to someone who did application scoring and asked point blank if it was good to get more recommendations because I thought back to a thread where people jumped on a guy for saying he was working on getting 10 internals.

It's interesting that you actually saw the application scoring sheet though, considering how very little information I was able to get and I'm already here simply because they keep it so closely guarded. It's probably not a good idea to brag about that one too much.

Regardless, the answer I got was that on a close call references could make a difference. You don't have to believe me if you don't want to.

 

The shirt was red. No pants though.

Wait who are we talking about again?

 

Nope. I’m an outlier.