[ale] [OT] On suits and blogs

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

Congrats!

Ron


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Leam Hall <leamhall at gmail.com> wrote:

Brian, thanks!

I just sent in my acceptance of a verbal offer to Rackspace. That was 
the one where I wore the Vibrams and pullover shirt. Since many people 
came in wearing shorts and decorated t-shirts, I seemed to fit in.

Leam

On 07/10/2012 07:15 PM, Brian Stanaland wrote:
> Good luck on those. I enjoyed the thread you're talking about. I
> interviewed a couple of months ago where I wore black pants, charcoal
> jacket, pale blue shirt and "power" tie. During the interview one of the
> engineers, who was wearing shorts and flip flops, said "do people still
> wear suits to interviews?" It was pretty funny. I didn't get the job but
> it was because the company decided not to fill the position. I have
> another one tomorrow. This time I asked about the dress code. Before he
> could answer I told him I was asking because a lot of my stuff is still
> in storage and I wasn't sure where my suit was at. He said "nice jeans
> and a good shirt, whatever."
>
> It's all about the culture of the company.
>
> --Brian
>
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 5:07 PM, leam hall <leamhall at gmail.com
> <mailto:leamhall at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> All,
>
> Some time back we had a discussion about suits and a couple weeks
> ago I posted a blog about 10 vital steps for job seekers. For those
> who don't know, I'm putting what was said to the test. When I wrote
> the blog post it was not just "what I've done before" but "what I'm
> doing right now". I have been interviewing with three different
> companies for a total of four different positions. The things I
> wrote about have made my interviews go very well and have guided me
> in the process.
>
> For two of the three interviews I wore a nice suit that I purchased
> just for the job search. It's expensive, does its best to make me
> look good, and is tailor to my shapely form. At the other
> interview I knew the dress code was very casual so I wore cargo
> slacks, a polo shirt, and my Vibram 5 toes.
>
> I'm keeping my fingers crossed and praying like made for clarity as
> offers may or may not be extended. At this stage I feel I've done
> the best job I can in presenting myself and look forward to the
> responses. For those of you on the ALE list who are considering a
> career move, this is a great place to find Off Topic but important
> information.
>
> Thanks for your thoughts, and thanks for appreciating mine!
>
> Leam
>
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