Goldman Sachs relaxes dress code for techs in fight for talent

Post by user5994461 » Sun, Jul 16, 2017, 12:16 PM UTC

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That's something I got from my dad as well - dress for the job you want,not the one you have. I also found that dressing well fixes at least some of the age discrimination you face as a young person, you get treated much better while wearing a suit and a tie than when just wearing a t-shirt or a plain shirt.

So if you want a job at google but work at a bank, wear Hawaiian shirts and shorts? Also, over dressing can be as much of a problem as underdressing. If you came to a def interview at say Facebook in a suit, it could get awkward.

Post by phd514 » Sun, Jul 16, 2017, 12:50 PM UTC

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Funny must be an American thing I bet in many of the clubs in London not wearing cufflinks would almost be as bad as wearing brown shoes in town.

> brown shoes in town What's the story here? All I know about dress shoes is that they're hideously uncomfortable and generally not blue suede.

Post by user5994461 » Sun, Jul 16, 2017, 12:59 PM UTC

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For engineers it almost always does, unless you are the top .001% of talent.

In London at least this was not the case. Startup salaries today are often at the same level as bank internships. The US (particularly SF) is a very different market.

Post by user5994461 » Sun, Jul 16, 2017, 1:07 PM UTC

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What is your view (or anyone else reading this) on software dev QoL in the tech industry vs. non-tech firms in finance or energy/O&G? Are tech companies open to hiring from different industries, like the ones listed above?

I honestly think finance is overall a worse deal, I used to think it was the panacea of making money. There is the chance that you can make 600 - 800k in finance as a senior developer, but you need to either be incredibly intelligent or incredibly hard working, generally you need an ivy league degree. A year or so ago I received an offer from a well known quant hedge fund, I spoke to a google recruiter to see if they…

Post by Frogolocalypse » Sun, Jul 16, 2017, 2:36 PM UTC

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Dude. The answer to that request is to laugh and say "if you think I'm going to rely on my personality to get laid, you're kidding yourself.". And then, just always dress well. There's never anything wrong with looking the best you can. There are far worse things to be known for.

It wasn't a request. It was teammates constantly asking where I was interviewing across the day. One team member made that same "joke" four times in a row, in the span of a few minutes.