[thejteam]

One time an interviewer pointed out my lack of a tie. Funny thing was I was dressed up. Suit, nice pants, nice shoes. Everything but a tie. This particular place was really into ties.

Don't know if that was the reason I didn't get the job. I think I was the most junior person they interviewed, although one of the interviewers said that I did better on the technical part than a lot of people more senior than me.

This was an "inside the beltway"(DC) company, and in that area I have subsequently learned that once you go inside the beltway, you wear ties. At least if the job is government contracting related.