What To Wear To a Web Dev Interview
Job interviews pose a unique challenge for web developers. That is, normally acceptable interview attire often conflicts with the stereotypical images we associate with developers and techies of all types. Should you appear buttoned-up and imminently employable, or are they looking for the next of the rebel tech geniuses poised to reinvent the Internet while earning only a market-rate salary? After all, the technology culture practically invented the idea of dressing down, and it’s probably most responsible for the dwindling examples of required business attire. There’s no easy answer. Your clothes will tell the story, and knowing the setting will help. From the slickster agency to the slave-driving startup and everything in-between, you can look for cues to tailor your style to the company you want. Or don’t. Either way, this little slideshow can help.
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What To Wear To a Web Dev Interview
- 1. WHAT TO WEAR TO A WEB DEV INTERVIEW A GUIDE 20 SLIDES
- 2. Web dev careers come in many forms.
- 3. You might be in-house, nursing a mega-company’s mega-site.
- 4. Churning out sites at a homey specialty studio.
- 5. Or obsessing on a startup’s one product, all day (and night). 1
- 6. But wherever you end up, all web devs start out in the same place: worrying what to wear to an interview. HATE ALL OF THEM TOO OLD.. NOPETOO CASUAL?? SMELLS BAD UGH
- 7. Dressing to impress is a concern for all. But web dev’s unique ancestry makes it especially tricky.
- 8. See, tech’s always rebelled against fancy, fast-talking, suit-wearing corporate-ness. BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH
- 9. It’s given us the image of the opposite extreme: the unkempt, basement-dwelling, junk-foodie. <head> <title> - Apple flat devices - Episode#2 (PSD) by Pierre Borodin</title> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <script type="text/javas- cript">window.NREUM||(NRE- UM={});NREUM.in- fo={"beacon":"beacon-3.newrelic .com","errorBeacon":"bam.nr-dat <head> <title> - Apple flat devices - Episode#2 (PSD) by Pierre Borodin</title> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <script type="text/javas- cript">window.NREUM||(NRE- UM={});NREUM.in- fo={"beacon":"beacon-3.newrelic .com","errorBeacon":"bam.nr-dat <head> <title> - Apple flat devices - Episode#2 (PSD) by Pierre Borodin</title> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <script type="text/javas- cript">window.NREUM||(NRE- UM={});NREUM.in- fo={"beacon":"beacon-3.newrelic .com","errorBeacon":"bam.nr-dat
- 10. So now every company likes its own balance of the techie chic they expect with the employability they need.
- 11. It’ll never be quick or easy, but scout these tell-tale signs that guide you to the right interview look. QUICK EASY
- 12. If the company in any way resembles a: FANCY AD AGENCY Dress, well, fancy. Borrow from someone who’s graduated from something, or works in money. Your discomfort foreshadows the 16 hours a day you’ll spend sweating.
- 13. If the office fridge is exclusively stocked with: ENERGY DRINKS Pop your collar. Spike your hair. Invest in costly teeth whitening treatments. Roll in for your interview sans appointment.
- 14. If the office décor is: PRIMARILY WOODGRAIN Wear plaid.
- 15. Handlebar mustache. Over-sized glasses. Pants 2 or more sizes too small. If you have tattoos, show them now. Woodgrain or not, try plaid. If the company is (or says they act like) a: STARTUP
- 16. If the company still: SUPPORTS IE6 Suit. Tie. A baby-blue pantsuit also seems strangely right. You should reflexively yawn when you look in the mirror. Apply pharmacy-bought perfume/cologne.
- 17. If the company is run: OUT OF A GARAGE Wear what you’d sleep or sweat in, if you wear anything at all to sleep, or ever willingly sweat. Sweatpants. Sweatshirts. Knit hats. Hipster Underoos®.
- 18. If the company is: RUN BY NUDISTS Argyle socks pulled halfway up. Full-suspendered Norwegian shorts. Turtleneck. Headband. Economy-size Purell.
- 19. If the company is: FINE Wear a smile + the nicest outfit you’d wear any normal day of the week. Show up on time. Accessorize with demonstrably mad dev chops.
- 20. Because when it comes to your craft and career, the best thing to wear is your heart on your sleeve. Z Z Y Immerse in our weekly tech links Visit our Careers page