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Woman turned down for job because she looked like she 'was about to go clubbing’

After being turned down for a job in the tech industry because of the way she was dressed, Elizabeth Bentivegna vented her frustration on Facebook.

Elizabeth says she was told she had all the necessary qualifications for the job vacancy, but was then told she didn't get an offer because she "looked more like [she] was about to go clubbing than to an interview".

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