Stacy asked a good question about dress for the Google meeting ...
Source: www.womenandminorities.cs.vt.edu
Topic: What Not To Wear
Sort Desciption: I can tell you what not to wear more than what to wear. First avoid the student pitfalls:. Nothing tight or revealing. No messages on your clothing. ...
Content Inside: Stacy asked a good question about dress for the Google meeting and I thought I'd cc you all on my reply. Dress code is always harder for women than men because everything a woman wears is "marked." "Marked" is a term from linguistics. Here's an example of what it means: if I ask "How tall is he?" "tall" is not marked because that's the way we ask about height. In contrast I could say "How short is he?" but it's not the same thing. "Short" is marked. If I ask "How short is he?" it implies that something else is going on that there is some unusual meaning. It's analogous with clothes modern day America. There are all sorts of things men can wear in different situations that are just how men dress in those situations and if you go around campus you'll see students dressed in jeans or khakis or some kind of shorts. But if you see them in more formal dress by-and-large you assume that they are doing something special that day and wearing the outfit that's unmarked for that special activity. If you were men I'd tell you to wear nice khaki trousers with a shirt that had buttons and if it wasn't too hot perhaps a neat sweater. This is supposed to be a social event and Google is a very informal company. I'd weight the fact that the people are recruiters with the fact that they are not JUST recruiters and we'd come up with a plan. But for women it's trickier. I can tell you what not to wear more than what to wear. First avoid the student pitfalls: Nothing tight or revealing. No messages on your clothing. No sleeveless or spaghetti strap outfits. No underwear belly buttons or even much leg showing. Modestly above the knee is all right but nothing that makes someone wonder what happens if you sit down. No flip flops. Nothing shapeless that could be mistaken for pajamas. No sweatshirts or t-shirts (there are some exceptions but they have a better weave than plain old t-shirts). At the ...
