High Finance Thread

hey, what do you wear for a first-round f2f interview for banking?

is a shirt and pants (normal working attire) too casual? should i wear a tie or blazer?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

hey, what do you wear for a first-round f2f interview for banking?

is a shirt and pants (normal working attire) too casual? should i wear a tie or blazer?

Office attire with a blazer on my arms, tie a bit overkill ngl

Fellow High finance bros, do you think your work warrants such a payscale and does it impact society in anyway?

Im in IB associate in a tier 2 and honestly sometimes I ask myself that

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Office attire with a blazer on my arms, tie a bit overkill ngl

so u wear the blazer or not? lol

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Office attire with a blazer on my arms, tie a bit overkill ngl

actually noticed quite alot of candidates dressing shirt + tie for first few rounds of interviews and shirt + tie + jacket for interviews with management.

these are not for IB roles which i definitely recommend you come in full suit for every interview.

I had my 4th round of interview 3 weeks ago, meeting 2 MDs. But I havent heard back from the HR since. I emailed the HR twice and both time I was asked to give them abit more time as the hiring manager is still in the midst of interviewing other candidates.

Does this mean that I stand no more chance at an offer?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Office attire with a blazer on my arms, tie a bit overkill ngl

For interview, if you wear blazer, you wear tie. This is interview, and not smart casual dressing for biz trip or meetings.

Different people/ industries may have different expectations for interview outfits.

So you go in this order depending on your view of how picky the industry could be on interview outfit: shirt > shirt with tie > shirt with tie with blazer. Never go interview with shirt with blazer without tie.

For banking, blazer should be fine. Interviewers are unlikely to view it as overkill.

For other roles (even buyside), wearing blazer anot may be a hit and miss. Some interviewers may view it as overkill (first impression is IB wannabe), some is neutral, while some is insistent on it (no wear = bad impression).

Originally Posted by Unregistered

For interview, if you wear blazer, you wear tie. This is interview, and not smart casual dressing for biz trip or meetings.

Different people/ industries may have different expectations for interview outfits.

So you go in this order depending on your view of how picky the industry could be on interview outfit: shirt > shirt with tie > shirt with tie with blazer. Never go interview with shirt with blazer without tie.

For banking, blazer should be fine. Interviewers are unlikely to view it as overkill.

For other roles (even buyside), wearing blazer anot may be a hit and miss. Some interviewers may view it as overkill (first impression is IB wannabe), some is neutral, while some is insistent on it (no wear = bad impression).

how about banking roles like middle office? blazer overkill?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

how about banking roles like middle office? blazer overkill?

Which banks? If it is direct application to specific teams and not MA programme, shirt and tie should work.

But if you really want to wear blazer, I think that is fine too. Think banking generally views blazer to be a norm.

Rule of thumb: if the jobs/firm requires ppl to wear blazer (client meeting and etc), you wear it for interview. If it doesn't require, you don't wear it to interview

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Which banks? If it is direct application to specific teams and not MA programme, shirt and tie should work.

But if you really want to wear blazer, I think that is fine too. Think banking generally views blazer to be a norm.

Rule of thumb: if the jobs/firm requires ppl to wear blazer (client meeting and etc), you wear it for interview. If it doesn't require, you don't wear it to interview

most helpful advice here. remember don't underdress but dont overdress too much too.