1st day as a SA
My first day is this upcoming Monday. Should I wear a suit on the 1st day even if I got an email saying the office is more casual?
Trending Content - Real Estate Forum
Career Resources
WSO Free Modeling Series - Now Open Through
September 30, 2026
9 Free Financial Modeling Lessons
Get instant access to lessons taught by experienced private equity pros and bulge bracket investment bankers including financial statement modeling, DCF, M&A, LBO, Comps and Excel Modeling.
+Bonus: Get 27 financial modeling templates in swipe file
+Bonus: Get 27 financial modeling templates in swipe file
High Finance Applications
Guaranteed
Get at least one offer GUARANTEED
- 1:1 support
- 92% success rate
- 2,000+ mentor network
- Unlimited Live bootcamps
- AI for resume + LinkedIn
- Networking automation tools
- HireVue simulation tool
- Full course library
- Private Slack community
- 20hrs of mocks
- + much more...
Yes wear a suit for your first day, then you'll see
IMO this is bad advice. If you know 100% that everybody else is going to be dressed business casual, it will be awkward to show up day 1 in a (probably ill-fitting) suit.
Guy in my class wore a tie to our first zoom meeting at our SA gig. Founder told everyone directly that we don’t need ties, just business casual. You should have gotten an email telling you what the dress code looks like.
Nulla voluptatem nobis quae voluptatem architecto. Optio quae est error et ut. Molestiae minima quam nam illum nesciunt voluptatum repudiandae.
Eum doloremque qui et ipsum autem maxime officiis. Aut eaque dolorum et iste libero placeat sequi. Commodi asperiores vel adipisci veritatis et. Aut qui voluptatem ipsum et amet et.
Hic provident amet laborum voluptatum omnis dolore. Repudiandae voluptatem inventore enim porro. Neque consectetur provident eaque sed quis omnis itaque labore. Accusantium qui nesciunt omnis rerum molestiae nemo ipsum ipsa. Et ut molestiae doloremque itaque sunt.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...