Oh, and if you do like to ride your bike, maybe instead ask if there are safe bike racks or a place inside to park your bike if commuting is at all an option for you. I raised that issue today, albeit in a different context because I was interviewing for a benefits manager position and the head of HR seems to be on a huge wellness campaign. Doing that would also let you talk to the environmentally conscious types too.

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This 100%! Those wristbands are too brilliant to match any professional attire. You want to look attractive and well put together for your interview, not like a part-time clown who forgot to take off his face make up for his office job. Good luck!

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I am a cyclist, and that will potentially give me an opportunity to talk about that and make me "more interesting" than other candidates.


If wearing a yellow band and talking about cycling makes you more interesting that other candidates, I'd hate to meet them...

How did it go?

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Finished a few hours ago.

Went well. Didn't wear the band, but instead tried to use my personality to connect (I'm a fairly outgoing person). Worked out great I think. I'll find out next week if I got it.

Thanks for all the advise anonymous internet st'ers.

Funny. I walked in for an interview and the interviewer had a screensaver of his bike. I asked if that was his bike and if he rode. 20 minutes later, he says- well you want the job, right?

You revive a post from 2012 just to tell us that???

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How the hell did I do that? I only browse the first page.

My bad man..... didn’t even notice the date! I thought I was just making convo with a recent thread.

sometimes these old posts just pop up on the front page. still trying to figure out the reason...

Dan has some code written that randomly puts a thread with Lance or Livestrong in the title on the front page each month to act as clickbait.

Hahahaha. I think what happens is a spammer posts something to a thread promoting a product that may be related to the subject of the thread. A moderator catches it and removes the post, but the thread still stays at the top. But I like your explanation better

It’s AI.

Learning about each of us and controlling our every wants, needs and desires.

And then randomly dumping posts from 4 yrs ago on the front page to attract lurkers.

 but some people i talked with thought it was a good idea.


Probably not.

The general rule with Job Interviews to be dressed as best as you can be, and in a neutral fashion.

Finding shared ground to talk about, is a good strategy and is a positive strategy for a Job Interview, but you should take your clues for this from the surroundings, research you've done on the company, and who is interviewing you ahead of time, and then what is said and talked about in the flow of the interview itself!

As to the specifics of this - the wearing of the Livestrong bracelet, while it may seem rather innocuous and benign, it could go either way - be something positive and something that your interviewer (s) sees as a positive, or it could go completely the other way. Lance Armstrong, while now distanced and completely disassociated from Livestrong, is unfortunately forever associated with the charity. Armstrong himself, tends to be a very polarizing figure - half hate him and the other half thinks he walks on water. What if one of your interviewers is the former?? Is that something you want to leave up to a 50/50 role of the dice in job interview? I know I would not.

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Usually, it is a spam-bot that finds the thread and posts to it. Dan or another admin deletes the spam-bot post, but the thread stays on the first page.

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Just wanted to jump back into this 5.5 year old thread to confirm:

I did get the job.

It was great.

And if I HAD worn that stupid little band, I probably would have stuck around longer, loved it more and been happier and STILL racing triathlons (instead of silly mountain bikes).



Now I'm stuck as a mtb racing, non-leg shaving, entrepreneur.

You ruined me ST. If only I had worn it. I blame you all.



Carry on.

See you in 6 more years for an update.

What is that even supposed to mean? So you got the job, and it was great, but then you left again? And if you had worn that stupid little band, you would not have left? (But if that's what you're trying to say, how would that have depended on how the job interview went?)
And why am I even interested in that whole saga? ;-)

Total sarcasm, jokes, etc.


I did get the job, and it was really great for my career.



The band would not have mattered to my boss, now that I know her well.

You should try slapping her butt. I've heard that is great for career changes.

I am a cyclist, and that will potentially give me an opportunity to talk about that and make me "more interesting" than other candidates.

I'm still trying to figure out how being a cyclist would make you more interesting than other candidates. I can see a musician, artist, small business owner, traveller, adventure sportsman or any number of activities would make you more interesting but a cyclist?

Would it change your mind if it was a vegan cyclist?

I know this is an old thread, but I may be looking for a job in the near future, been at my current job for 23 years, sr executive level position, I am in my mid 50s. Have not really needed to look for a job in the last 15 years, in conversations with a couple friends recently they suggested I put something in my resume about completing a few Ironman races and Spartan beasts, not sure if this a good suggestion or not?

I have never really been in a position to interview and hire people, so take this for what little it is worth. Putting those things in your resume could help you if the person is a triathlete. They could also hurt you if the person has a negative opinion of IM triathletes. Unless you know which camp they fall in, I would avoid it.

Surely with your work history you could use those extra lines to promote some other business accomplishment that would help you.

Good luck. It can be scary being our age and looking for work.

I'm not a big fan of it. Has zero do do with your ability to do the job. Some could argue that the mental attributes required for endurance sports carry over to the workplace, but I would prefer to see those attributes woven into actual work experience and results on your resume.

I'm not a big fan of it. Has zero do do with your ability to do the job. Some could argue that the mental attributes required for endurance sports carry over to the workplace, but I would prefer to see those attributes woven into actual work experience and results on your resume.


I agree with both of the previous posters on this. It's a 50/50 advantage at best! And 50/50 things in Job Interviews need to be put aside!

Yes being a triathlete, I believe brings many positive qualities to a persons work - focus, consistency, long-term goal setting, dedication etc . . all those great top level qualities and behaviors. BUT, as the other poster said, unless the person who hires you is also a triathlete, or at least has respect for and understands endurance sports athletes, it can fall completely flat, or even be looked upon as a negative! A senior HR person I know told be flat-out she would never hire an "Ironman triathlete" after a few negative experiences she had with them. They would always complain of being tired at work. They would skip out early or come in late, because of "training". They would rarely commit to company extra-curricular work and out of work hours commitments, because of, "training". They were always negotiating for extra time off work for training/racing! You can see where I'm going with all this!

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