what to wear to HFT interviews

serious question... what should you wear to HFT interviews?

first HFT interview i had, i wore a suit+tie, and my interviewer i.e. my future boss was wearing camouflage cargo shorts and sandals and seemed embarrassed about it to the point of half-jokingly apologizing about it

later as i started interviewing candidates for my old job, i found i would almost subconsciously form negative notions about the guys in suit+tie, because they looked/acted/sounded like bankers, who wouldn't "get" HFT

 

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