I am looking into the Majors and Large National Carriers and would like any practical input to current recommended interview attire.

I Currently have a simple black suit and a variety of conservative solid colored and patterned shirts. I have a variety of narrow and wide ties, nothing too flashy as well. Narrow is still "in" I believe.

I plan to purchase a couple of new suits and plan on a nice gray one and either another black one or a dark blue. The goal is to make sure that I am up on the current styles as well as making sure they are conservative and versatile enough for any airline interview.

Are any of the things mentioned above a no no?

 

There is way to much here. APC will eat this up.

As a general rule, black suits are for funerals. Grey, charcoal, blue, and navy suits are the standard for business. Lots of people get black and dark navy confused. They see a picture of someone in a dark navy suit and think that person is wearing a black suit.

Odds are the pilots on a typical interview panel wear white sneakers, black dress socks, and a Hawaiian shirt on a typical overnight... they won't know what is "in." The standard rule is your tie should be as wide as your lapel.

I worried about this a little bit too and opted for a more "modern" look and it worked. Looking at everyone else in my class, the all had either blue, navy blue, charcoal, or grey suits with white shirts and conservative/basic mostly solid ties (lots of red, some blue, and a couple of gold).

In the end, personality is what makes or breaks an interview. As long as you look like a stereotypical business person, no one will care what you are wearing.

 

The clothes and haircut should make you blend into the background. They are not looking for personal fashion statements because they don't want you exercising your fashion sense while wearing their uniform.

As 2Stg said, stand out with your personality, or at least your excellent knowledge and commitment to safety.

 

I wore a tie color that matched the primary color of the respective airline that I was interviewing with. I felt it would give the interviewers a subconscious message that I was already a part of their company. I don't know if it made a difference or not but I did get hired by two different legacy airlines as well as a major LCC. Take it for what it's worth.

 

Out of about 50 I was one of 4 that wore a red tie.
Conservative dark red, nothing flashy.
Charcoal suit.
One guy looked like he was dressed by Stevie Wonder.
Don't be THAT guy.

 

Thanks for all the info everyone. It was nice to hear I was on the right track. I ended up getting a navy and a charcoal suit.

 

I'd concentrate more on getting the interview than what to wear…