Hello, is a suit required for a job interview in Germany? What if the company is "hip" as in games or media?
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interview dress code in Germany?
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Personally I'd go for the suit and tell them you are flexible and can dress down when they imply you are too much of a stick in the mud brit with your suit on.Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.Comment
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Originally posted by Scrag Meister View PostPersonally I'd go for the suit and tell them you are flexible and can dress down when they imply you are too much of a stick in the mud brit with your suit on.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Dress smartly, doesn't have to be a suit but don't turn up in jeans. If it's a games company then I would say a tie would be optional but I would still turn up in a proper jacket. Think trendy advertising salesman, smart but "hip". Better to be overdressed than underdressed. Nothing worse than sitting in an interview with jeans on when everyone else is wearing a smart suit.Last edited by BlasterBates; 21 March 2011, 17:13.I'm alright JackComment
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OK thanks all, I'll go with the lederhosen. Glad I had this forum to point me in the right direction. Could have been very embarrassing.Der going over der to get der der's.Comment
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What's that song?
Jemand sien uns Lederhosen aus, Lederhosen aus, Lederhosen aus...
Or summert...Comment
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I always wear a suit to interviews here. For many years I noticed that no-one wore suits at work here but recently thats changed and a lot of younger people or someone in a slightly higher position (i.e. PM,) particularly in the finance sector wear suits now.
Used to wear a conservative black suit with white shirt and nice tie but in recent years tend to wear smart casual suits with a nice shirt and tie. Quite often though the interviewer(s) will not be in suits which gives you an idea of what you can wear to work. For the first week I tend to wear smart casual trousers and a nice shirt and then slowly go downhill. Germans do quite like wearing jeans, smart shoes and a shirt and tie which I find weird!!!
On one project, wear I sit, most people wear suits but I'm not too sure what they do but seem to be PM and mangement types whereas none of the techies do (some of them are a right scruffy bunch.) On the other project only management wear suits unless there is a top-bod meeting or interviews are going on.
This article might help...or this thread
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