job intereviews no matter where you intend on working should include dress pants. show a little respect.

but for actual work, i could see wearing jeans daily in a tech or creative industry IF they are dark, tailored, trendy, and paired with nice, neat, and clean shoes and top and possibly blazer or sweater and jewellery...the guy in the picture, not so much

Umm... isn't the guy in the picture Steve Jobs? lol.

yup, the nerdy tech guy uniform: a polo tucked into straight leg jeans with white athletic shoes.

er, I work in IT and we wear jeans on a daily basis, but when someone shows up for an interview and they're not wearing a suit, it looks bad. One person did during the last rounds, we hired him anyway, but it didn't look good.

Jeans are kind of a no-no in healthcare, so I'd never think of wearing them to an interview. I'd stick with a skirt or a sweater and dress pants. Maybe jeans would work in a more laid-back industry though.

I can't image that jeans would be acceptable interview attire even at a tech company. I consult at a tech company and very few people wear jeans on a regular basis.

Some professions like IT I can see that. Also theater. I went to an interview in a denim shirt and green tunic and got the job. They liked my turtle necklace and the story behind it. But really stable and mainstream jobs require the proper attire: suit, tie, etc.

working in tech, online media (yahoo, google, etc) or creative/agency, nearly everyone wears jeans or is very casual. Honestly, it seems like an age thing. Youth rules the valley, and most people who are working and are 40 and above want to seem youthful, so they dress the part. Management might wear more expensive jeans, but they are still wearing jeans.

And yes, people are suspicious of outsiders who come in wearing a suit to an interview. It's like Logan's Run, don't trust anyone (who dresses like they're) over 30. You're seen as antiquated and not current

This reminds me of something that goes on at my BF's work. He works for Electronic Arts, a video game studio. They've started this thing called Mad Men Mondays, where the guys come in dressed up in suits. It's hilarious because most people there look like they rolled out of bed, flip flops and t shirts year round. For them, wearing a suit to work is like Halloween

Jeans shouldn't be allow during an interview but after you're hired, if your job doesn't mind you leaving the dress pants at home a few days a week, then ok.

It's funny you have Jobs in the photo - you should link this with the geeksugar site too b/c waaaay back in the day (read early early 80's) when apple was really starting up in silicon valley - Jobs and Woz were the ones to start the whole "casual" dress code... I believe Jobs would also interview potential employees while not wearing shoes...

I worked in a tech company in the Bay Area, and my colleagues definitely warmed up more to interviewees who wore casual clothes. This was a shock to me, but it is definitely a reality in a lot of younger companies (most employees of this company, including the CEO, are in their 20s). Candidates in suits or high heels always seemed at a disadvantage, possibly because they came across as uncomfortable or out of place in our super laid-back office, or because formal attire signaled inexperience in the industry.

I've grown up around the tech industry in the Bay Area, and my father is a veteran of it. You wear jeans. It doesn't matter the interview, it doesn't matter the position, and you certainly don't have to worry about what kind of wash it is (dark, light, stone, no one cares). He's very experienced, and has even made presentations to CEOs in interviews...in jeans. And impressed them.