Should I wear a suit and tie for my MBB zoom interview? I was thinking of just loosing the tie for the interview.

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Blazer + shirt + no tie

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Lose the tie for sure!

I wore tshirt and blazer to dress it up

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Or just a shirt

Tuxedo or bust

I wore just a button down shirt (and PJ pants) for all of my interviews with McKinsey and I was generally overdressed (two of my interviewers were wearing golf polos)

Shirtless

Went jacket-shirt-tie. Some interviewers were in t-shirts. Got an offer.

Looking back I could have dressed down, but I felt comfortable and did well. I’d err on the side of more business formal for sure, but lose the tie (most patterns show up weird on cameras anyway).

I didn’t even do a blazer (no tie either) and was fine. If you want to play it safe, I’d go short (no tie) and blazer

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