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  • From: Steven Champeon <schampeo AT hesketh.com>
  • To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: business casual and interview attire
  • Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 13:33:23 -0500


on Wed, Nov 08, 2000 at 12:55:48PM -0500, Dallas Anne Smith wrote:
> I've been invited to NY by Scient (an e-commerce consulting company)
> in two weeks for their "Scient Super Saturday Weekend." Basically,
> it's the third round of interviews. They said in the email that the
> events will be introductions, executive overviews, interviews,
> company presentations, and team building exercises. They're also
> taking us out to a fancy dinner and an informal brunch.

Congrats. Warning for you, though - Scient people are reknowned in
and across the industry for their, um, cult-like zombie recruiter
status. Once you join Scient, you will become a perky, positively
ingratiating extension of the Scient recruiter hive mind :) So you
may want to write a letter to yourself and have a lawyer mail it to
you a year later, to see if you recognize yourself :)

I've got a lot of friends at Scient, but it's really like that. And
they've really become like that. Kool-aid galore.

> My question is, what is the appropriate dress for a student looking
> to be hired for her first job? Their email said business casual,
> but I'm not sure what business casual is, exactly. My mother sent
> me a webpage to check out
> (http://www.businesscasualdress.com/illustrations.htm), but I want
> some other opinions on what kind of clothes I should plan on taking.
> Anyone have any suggestions/insight?

My advice would be not to worry too much about it. You can probably
wear anything out of J. Crew or Old Navy or the more upscale Urban
Outfitters and be fine. It's New York and new media - just look sort
of "edgy" and you'll fit right in.

Steve

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