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Interview at Starbucks - Dresscode? 01 Feb 2008, 05:15
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My interviewer wants to meet in starbucks. Should I wear a suit to show how keen I am and get into the whole thing?
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Wear a green apron...

Just kidding, I'd go formal, but here ine France people dress very formally... You may want to check his background, and see what industry he works in, which would help you define how formal you need to be.
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Ask him/her!!!
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I suggest always dressing formal for an interview. You definitely won't make a BAD impression by dressing formal...and he/she will certainly appreciate your professionalism.
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I was thinking of asking my interviewer how he expected me to dress, but that might seem really unprofessional to ask such a question? Guess I'll go with the suit - better overdressed than underdressed.
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I am having my cbs interview in a Panera. And my interviewer had this in his email -"I will dress very casually- feel free to do the same or whatever is comfortable to you". So now, I dont want to dress up in a suit as I am definitely not comfortable in that, nor do I want to go over in my jeans. So..I think business casual (dress shirt/pants) with a sweater should be fine.
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I had my Stanford interview at a Starbucks. I was initially a bit confused about what I was supposed to wear, so I went ahead and emailed my interviewer.

His response was along the lines of, "Whoops, I'm sorry I forgot to mention that. Let's just make it business casual." Then we both showed up wearing sweater, dress shirt, and khakis :)

So I don't think it would be unprofessional to ask...
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It's not unprofessional to ask at all. I asked my Kellogg and UCLA interviewers and they both said business casual or casual is fine. My UCLA interview wore jeans and a shirt, my Kellogg interviewer was working from home and late for the interview, so she wore a t-shirt and track pants.

I generally wear business casual with a tie, unless the interviewer asks for formal.
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I think it also depends what day of the week it is. If the interview is on the weekend, at a Starbucks, definitely no suit.

I think what kryzak said will work,, smart shirt with sweater (no jeans or sneakers). Imagine if u were going for brunch as a nice restaurant in the weekend, wear that!

but if it is in the middle of the work week and u are meeting him/her over lunch, throw in a tie (or a suit), which would signal that you work at a company that expects u to wear a suit.