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by pdwetz 4522 days ago
In all seriousness, are suits still a thing for interviews? I don't remember the last time I heard of a company that was anything more than business casual dress (and lets be honest, many firms are much more casual than that).
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I'm not in industry, but in CS academia interviews seem to be the one holdout where people do usually wear suits. People attending conferences don't (except in Asia), professors don't, the department chair doesn't, the interview committee themselves probably won't either, but there's a ~70%+ chance that someone interviewing will. Or at least a sport coat and slacks (I guess not technically a suit, but close enough). You probably don't really have to, but people tend to err on that side for an interview in an unknown setting.