Quote:Original post by Buttacup ** image removed * * with a hint of Terre D'Hermes
Vile.
The clothes are "stylish", but they are not appropriate for business in any capacity. The facial expressions are disturbing and make me think the individual needs psychological counseling. And that makeup is gross, even for a fashion shoot.
It may be appropriate for a fashion magazine (I think it looks pretty bad even for that) but don't go to a programming interview looking like that. I recommend you don't go ANYWHERE in public looking like that.
I had an interview at the NY Google office a year or 2 ago. I bombed the interview, but here's a few small pieces of advice:
1) Don't wear a suit. I wore business casual with a tie, and someone flat out asked me why I was wearing a tie. I told him I thought I should look nice for at least the interview, and he simply smiled and said "no". Fortunately he wasn't my interviewer. I also was interviewed by a guy wearing an Easy Mac t-shirt. I'd say wear business casual just to play it safe, but don't wear a tie.
2) Eat a good breakfast. They don't give it to you there, the snacks they have aren't very good, and you won't have much time to eat anyway. They'll have coffee/tea though.
3) Review your Data Structures. It doesn't hurt. Yes, they will ask you complicated questions that you really can't study for, but they also ask you a lot of questions that you can study for. You have to know those.
That's the best advice I can give. Get plenty of sleep, get there early, and good luck!
Quote:Original post by Straudos 1) Don't wear a suit. I wore business casual with a tie, and someone flat out asked me why I was wearing a tie. I told him I thought I should look nice for at least the interview, and he simply smiled and said "no".
Sounds like a jerk. I've heard gaming companies sometimes do equally moronic things, but they sound just as bad to work for as a company who insists on a full suit at all times.
Quote:Original post by Straudos 1) Don't wear a suit. I wore business casual with a tie, and someone flat out asked me why I was wearing a tie. I told him I thought I should look nice for at least the interview, and he simply smiled and said "no".
Sounds like a jerk. I've heard gaming companies sometimes do equally moronic things, but they sound just as bad to work for as a company who insists on a full suit at all times.
Maybe he meant "no, it doesn't matter if you look nice or not at the interview", not "ZOMG zif you'll get hireds now urr in a sooit!!"?
Unrelated Thought: I figure if a place is willing to turn you away or hire you based at all on whether you wear a suit or not that is probably not a place I would want to work. This is completely separate from the hygiene and dressing well issue which I believe says a lot about a person. If you let your physical self deteriorate chances are you aren't living healthily and that is bad long-term.
Related Thought: Dress how you normally would dress, but put a bit more effort into color coordination than you might on some non-eventful day and make sure the clothing is fresh. Mouthwash, teeth brushed, clean shaven or trimmed, and generally well-groomed. Be confident and unafraid but not cocky or headstrong. Be willing to admit you don't know something, but do your best to work through it.
Good luck!
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How are any of all of the above points even a question on anybodies mind? The simple fact is it's Google and if you don't look better than everybody else chances are you are not! I think the insinuation in that statement is pretty straight forward.
The possibility of someone who is, as portrayed by say a bad episode of the Simpsons, an obese nerd type or Moores suit wearing workaholic, being an A type personality is pretty slim. A man and or woman of character will be distinguished from the rest. A suit and tie can be very distinguishing, if it's the right one. A good sense of fashion, within the confines of business and business casual, denotes a creative mind; creative minds tend to earn their keep. Anyone who arrives to an in interview in jeans and t-shirt should probably be prepared to back up the balls they've splayed on the table....
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