| Topic Name: |
Wear my ring to the interview? |
| Message Name: |
Drop the rock |
| Date Posted: |
01/26/2002 |
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I'm a senior in college and recently became engaged. The ring is very large and attracts attention which might be the problem. I'm interviewing with a high-power strategic consulting firm and was wondering if I shouldn't even wear the ring during the interview? Both my fiance and I wouldn't mind if I took it off for the interviews, but should I even worry about this? It's always weird talking about personal matters during interviews and I could only see how it would conjure up negative or neutral responses, nothing positive. Any insights? |
| Message: |
I'd drop it for interviews.
There are many good comments on this board, e.g. asking whether you would *want* to work for a company that would hold this aginst you, or suggesting that you "signal" your commitment by asking about business school reimbursement.
All good points.
However, options have value, and anything that helps you generate another job offer is valuable. So, if dropping the ring would help, *do it*.
Moreover, anything which detracts from the firm focusing on your abilities is something you should drop in interviews anyway.
Once you have an offer ... *then* start wearing the ring, etc. And, after you have the offer, you can start "interviewing the firm," about issues which may or may not make it a place you want to be. You might decide that you want to be there ... or, you may use your offer at this firm, as a "backstop" which helps you negotiate a better package at a firm in a different industry.
By the way, even if you think you may not wish to stay at firm X for long ... strategy consulting is a vry positive mark for your intellectual ability & will help you get into better jobs & schools in the future ... so, it's worth doing for many people even to get the name on your resume for 1-2 years.
Options matter.
Cteat more for yourself.
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