Wearing the company's colors during a job interview?

A co-worker told me that wearing the company's colors during a job interview subconsciously makes the interviewer more inclined to hire you vs someone who doesn't. Do you think there is any truth to this?

Example:

Wearing a white shirt + blue tie to GS, MS, Barclays, JP Morgan Wearing a white shirt + red tie to UBS, Citi Wearing a blue shirt + red tie to Bank of America Wearing a white shirt + green tie to BNP Paribas

etc

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lol your co worker screwed you I think. As long as you are well dressed it's ok . you don't have to wear an all black suit and all black tie and shirt to work at blackrock ...

However I'd really want to know if it's ok to walk into an interview without any notepad or file or whatever..

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This is too funny.

Although I did read somewhere that a white shirt and blue tie gives the best impression for an interview, i'm sure it is very debatable. As one point of reference - I did get an offer for wearing the white/blue combo for a company who's colors were the same, and rejected from a bank with red as their company colors.

JPM's colors are no longer white and blue - they switched to a brown now.

This might work better with interviews with junior level staff - if the tie color matches their preferred blue/red/green, they may be so sleep deprived and they might just think "that seems right".

 

There is a secret color combination all the Bulge Bracket firms use that is guaranteed to get you an offer. I know it and I am willing to share it with anyone willing to pay me $100.

 
moneyrunnerThere is a secret color combination all the Bulge Bracket firms use that is guaranteed to get you an offer. I know it and I am willing to share it with anyone willing to pay me $100.

Wear the colors of their competitors.

 

To be quite honest, as long as you're not a total dick, wearing a tie with the company logo on it or something, then I hardly think your interviewer would even notice the colours.

 

It will have no effect on your ability to get the job. However, if someone notices it and you end up being a terrible candidate, that will be one more thing that they will laugh about when they all go to lunch to make fun of the rejected candidates.

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Seriously.... TROLL

If not, you've got to be shittin' me. On a lighter note, people have got dinged for wearing red/power ties during interviews, which I find quite hilarious.

 

CSFB... wasn't me, but a friend told me during a hiring discussion a upper level banker decided he didn't like someone because of it.

 

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