WHAT TO WEARTO A WEB DEV
INTERVIEW
A
GUIDE
20 SLIDES
Web dev careers come in many forms.
You might be in-house, nursing a mega-company’s mega-site.
Churning out sites at a homeyspecialty studio.
Or obsessing on a startup’s one product, all day (and night). 1
But wherever you end up, all web devs start out in the same place: worrying what to wear to an interview.
HATE ALLOF THEM
TOO OLD.. NOPETOO CASUAL??
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Dressing to impress is a concern for all. But web dev’s unique ancestry makes it especially tricky.
See, tech’s always rebelled against fancy, fast-talking, suit-wearing corporate-ness.
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It’s given us the image of the opposite extreme: the unkempt, basement-dwelling, junk-foodie.
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So now every company likes its own balance of the techie chic they expect with the employability they need.
It’ll never be quick or easy, but scout these tell-tale signs that guide you to the right interview look.
QUICK
EASY
If the company in any way resembles a:
FA N C Y A D AG E N C YDress, 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.
If the o�ce fridge is exclusively stocked with:
ENERGYDRINKSPop your collar. Spike your hair. Invest in costly teeth whitening treatments. Roll in for your interview sans appointment.
If the o�ce décor is:
PRIMARILY WOODGRAINWear plaid.
Handlebar mustache. Over-sized glasses. Pants 2 or more sizes too small. If you have ta�oos, show them now. Woodgrain or not, try plaid.
If the company is (or says they act like) a:
STA RT U P
If the company still:
SUPPORTSIE6Suit. Tie. A baby-blue pantsuit also seems strangely right. You should reflexively yawn when you look in the mirror. Apply pharmacy-bought perfume/cologne.
If the company is run:
OUT OF A GARAGE
IF THE COMPANY OFFICE IS: A S TA R T U P
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®.
If the company is:
RUN BYNUDISTSArgyle socks pulled halfway up. Full-suspendered Norwegian shorts. Turtleneck. Headband. Economy-size Purell.
If the company is:
FINEWear a smile + the nicest outfit you’d wear any normal day of the week. Show up on time. Accessorize with demonstrably mad dev chops.
Because when it comes to your cra� and career, the best thing to wear is your heart on your sleeve.
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