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Quinn interview dress code

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:19 pm

Chicago lady here going for the $35k bonus.

Advice on what to wear to the interview?

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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by 1styearlateral » Wed Jul 27, 2016 8:33 am

A suit?

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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by Indy16 » Wed Jul 27, 2016 8:37 am

Anonymous User wrote:Chicago lady here going for the $35k bonus.

Advice on what to wear to the interview?
Assuming the question stems from Quinn's reputation for being a shorts-and-flip-flops kinda firm. I think it's still suit though. Good luck.

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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:27 am

Suit. You can wear whatever else you want after you get hired but you wear a suit to every single interview.

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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by unlicensedpotato » Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:29 am

1styearlateral wrote:A suit?
Too obvious

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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by 4for44 » Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:39 am

unlicensedpotato wrote:
1styearlateral wrote:A suit?
Too obvious
My interview, I wore a sportcoat and nice slacks, no tie (I'm a guy). Felt overdressed; my first interview was with a guy in a mettalica t-shirt and shorts.

My friend at Quinn SF says 2/3 of interviewees come in with full suit, most of the remainder wear business casual. But he said that sometimes they will have a "refreshing" candidate that takes them on their word and wears jeans and polo/blouse.
(Of course that is SF, so take it how you will)

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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by PMan99 » Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:50 am

I disagree with the above posters - I wouldn't wear a suit. I might wear jeans and an untucked button down.

Most of the time when an interview says "business casual" attire or something like that, you're still safe wearing a suit (because who knows how well the attorneys and recruiters interact). With Quinn, though, I think their culture is so well known, and they're so outwardly proud of it, you'll do better being the person wearing casual, or at most business casual, as opposed to wearing a suit.

Though the fact that you're a woman probably makes things more difficult since casual wear may be considered office inappropriate for reasons that guys won't run into, and the fact that business formal / business casual / casual lines don't break down quite as neatly.

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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by 1styearlateral » Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:29 pm

4for44 wrote:
unlicensedpotato wrote:
1styearlateral wrote:A suit?
Too obvious
My interview, I wore a sportcoat and nice slacks, no tie (I'm a guy). Felt overdressed; my first interview was with a guy in a mettalica t-shirt and shorts.

My friend at Quinn SF says 2/3 of interviewees come in with full suit, most of the remainder wear business casual. But he said that sometimes they will have a "refreshing" candidate that takes them on their word and wears jeans and polo/blouse.
(Of course that is SF, so take it how you will)
I wouldn't go anywhere in NYC without a suit (assuming OP's interview is in the NYC office). Even when I went for an informal meeting with a partner at a large Wall St. firm I wore a suit (no tie).

Not everyone starts their careers at QE and those people will have certain viewpoints molded by century-old customs.

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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by 4for44 » Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:44 pm

1styearlateral wrote:
4for44 wrote:
unlicensedpotato wrote:
1styearlateral wrote:A suit?
Too obvious
My interview, I wore a sportcoat and nice slacks, no tie (I'm a guy). Felt overdressed; my first interview was with a guy in a mettalica t-shirt and shorts.

My friend at Quinn SF says 2/3 of interviewees come in with full suit, most of the remainder wear business casual. But he said that sometimes they will have a "refreshing" candidate that takes them on their word and wears jeans and polo/blouse.
(Of course that is SF, so take it how you will)
I wouldn't go anywhere in NYC without a suit (assuming OP's interview is in the NYC office). Even when I went for an informal meeting with a partner at a large Wall St. firm I wore a suit (no tie).

Not everyone starts their careers at QE and those people will have certain viewpoints molded by century-old customs.
Sounds like you are generalizing from NYC overall. QE is pretty unique in that dress code (and proud of it), so I don't know if the century-old customs apply (even in NYC). But like a said, take the Quinn SF comment with a grain of salt.

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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by Lincoln » Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:10 pm

I work at a firm where business formal is practically ingrained in the DNA, and when I got to Quinn for meetings or depos, I feel like a goddamn penguin.

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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by Lincoln » Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:12 pm

Also Quinn's offices are admittedly and objectively shitty, FWIW.

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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:15 pm

Don't wear a suit. I wouldn't say wearing a suit will hurt you, but not wearing a suit will definitely help you, even in NYC. Quinn is super serious about the casual clothes culture, and everyone I know at Quinn speaks positively about "bold" interview candidates who take them at their word and wear casual clothes. You could go in in overalls, and it would be a positive.

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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:15 pm

Don't wear a suit. I wouldn't say wearing a suit will hurt you, but not wearing a suit will definitely help you, even in NYC. Quinn is super serious about the casual clothes culture, and everyone I know at Quinn speaks positively about "bold" interview candidates who take them at their word and wear casual clothes. You could go in in overalls, and it would be a positive.

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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by Desert Fox » Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:27 pm

Wore khakis and a pink polo and got an offer on the spot.
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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by runinthefront » Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:29 pm

Do not wear a suit for your Quinn interview. You will feel/look out of place, even in the interview.
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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by imalreadyamember? » Fri Jul 29, 2016 10:43 pm

I went naked and got an offer... to bone

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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by Yukos » Fri Jul 29, 2016 10:48 pm

I wore jeans and a nice collared shirt. I wouldn't wear a suit; it makes you look like you don't know about the firm. I wish I had been brave enough to just stroll in in a t-shirt and jeans, but I think that might be pushing it for an interviewee.

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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by Babum » Sat Jul 30, 2016 9:45 am

Call the legal recruit, I'm sure they would be happy to tell you.

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Re: Quinn interview dress code

Post by Litigatrix12 » Wed Aug 16, 2017 6:18 pm

Lincoln wrote:Also Quinn's offices are admittedly and objectively shitty, FWIW.
Not Chicago. Their new office is really nice.

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