Earthquakes are common in Japanâthat one was the third of the weekâand the participants were, after all, at a seismology conference. Then everyone in the room checked the time. Seismologists know that how long an earthquake lasts is a decent proxy for its magnitude. The 1989 earthquake in Loma Prieta, California, which killed sixty-three people and caused six billion dollarsâ worth of damage, lasted about fifteen seconds and had a magnitude of 6.9. A thirty-second earthquake generally has a magnitude in the mid-sevens.
Dress up. Proper attire is necessary for any type of job interview, but bank attire is particularly upscale. Men should wear a dress shirt, slacks, dress shoes and properly matching accessories, such as a tie and belt. Women should stick with business blouses and skirts or slacks and go light on jewelry.
If the women at your future employer wear sundresses with spaghetti straps and jelly sandals to work, come to the interview wearing a casual fun dress or slacks with some kind of topper, like a little sweater or a casual jacket. If the employees wear navy slacks and silk blouses with pearls to work, dress the same way for your job interview. I heard from an ad agency VP one time that he wanted to hire a sharp young designer for his firm, but the designer came to the job interview in dress trousers and a white shirt with a tweed jacket.