# Bay Area Job Interview **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 8, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-job-interview/459310 "2008-08-08T17:33:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-job-interview/459310/1 "2008-08-08T17:33:17Z")
So I have an interview with a game company for a writing job in the bay area, and am wondering what I should wear? I was thinking slacks, dress shirt, tie, but that may be over-doing it considering that everyone there wears jeans t-shirts. Also, my friend who works there said she just wore jeans and a nice shirt, and that this is pretty much just a personality-check as my resume looks great. Your thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-job-interview/459310/2 "2008-08-08T18:07:53Z")
A tie might be too much, but most people would give applicants a free pass for overdressing for an interview. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-job-interview/459310/3 "2008-08-08T18:20:57Z")
If it matters to them, it’s probably not a place where you’ll want to work. I’m betting it won’t. When I switched jobs within the Bay Area, I wore the same shirt and khakis I wore for work and it was fine. Jeans and t-shirt might be a bit too informal, tie is too formal. If you really want to wear a sports jacket, which you can take off, go ahead. But I’m pretty sure your ability is going to count a lot more than what you wear. That’s the way we are around here. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bay-area-job-interview/459310/4 "2008-08-08T18:21:32Z")
I’ve been doing interviews this week (wine industry, but still Bay Area.) So far 3 have been men. 2 were business casual, one wore a complete suit with tie. While I certainly did give the suit and tie guy a pass on ‘overdressing’, it did seem like just that. Jeans and a nice shirt might be the every day wear of the staff, but I think I’d still stick to slacks of some kind, and possibly even a jacket, nice shoes, etc. for an interview. Since it’s a personality check, I’d say skip the tie if it feels like too much for you. Go in feeling comfortable and knock 'em dead. 😉