FedEx Hiring
04-15-2015, 02:35 PM
#621
On Reserve
Joined APC: Aug 2008
Position: B757/767
Posts: 16
Dress for success 😊
Been reading the comments here about what to wear at your interview for FedEx. I'll share what my sponsor said to me not many years ago: "What's this multi-million dollar career worth to you, a $1,000?"
I had a dark grey suit I already owned and was already typed in the 757/767 so thought I didn't need to spend any money and would 'probably' get hired. But after his wise advice I went out and bought a dark blue suit, conservative red tie, wingtip black shoes, paid for the Emerald Coast sim prep and, yes, got hired. Could I have made it without? Maybe???
In my group of six interviewees five of six had blue suits with white shirts and red ties. One had a yellow suit. Great guy but he was not with us on day two. Neither was the guy who saved a buck by not renting a hotel the night before the interview and drove in that morning and was noticeably yawning and tired all day.
I'm sure you can maybe get hired with a blue tie, green suit, maybe even in blue jeans. But what's this career worth to you? Why risk the 'he's different' comment? We are looking for gals/guys we can stand being on a flight deck and trip for an entire bid pairing. Usually the lady or man who appears to be willing to fit in is the logical choice. What's this career worth to you?
I firmly believe once you make it to the interview, it's your job to lose. Don't lose it.
BTW, I love working at FedEx. Great company (warts and all) the best equipment, professional fellow freight dogs and yes, $$$$$ and benefits are still industry leading. I'd do it again.
I had a dark grey suit I already owned and was already typed in the 757/767 so thought I didn't need to spend any money and would 'probably' get hired. But after his wise advice I went out and bought a dark blue suit, conservative red tie, wingtip black shoes, paid for the Emerald Coast sim prep and, yes, got hired. Could I have made it without? Maybe???
In my group of six interviewees five of six had blue suits with white shirts and red ties. One had a yellow suit. Great guy but he was not with us on day two. Neither was the guy who saved a buck by not renting a hotel the night before the interview and drove in that morning and was noticeably yawning and tired all day.
I'm sure you can maybe get hired with a blue tie, green suit, maybe even in blue jeans. But what's this career worth to you? Why risk the 'he's different' comment? We are looking for gals/guys we can stand being on a flight deck and trip for an entire bid pairing. Usually the lady or man who appears to be willing to fit in is the logical choice. What's this career worth to you?
I firmly believe once you make it to the interview, it's your job to lose. Don't lose it.
BTW, I love working at FedEx. Great company (warts and all) the best equipment, professional fellow freight dogs and yes, $$$$$ and benefits are still industry leading. I'd do it again.
04-15-2015, 05:56 PM
#627
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2007
Position: 767 Trunk Monkey
Posts: 562
Originally Posted by Jetj01
Been reading the comments here about what to wear at your interview for FedEx. I'll share what my sponsor said to me not many years ago: "What's this multi-million dollar career worth to you, a $1,000?"
I had a dark grey suit I already owned and was already typed in the 757/767 so thought I didn't need to spend any money and would 'probably' get hired. But after his wise advice I went out and bought a dark blue suit, conservative red tie, wingtip black shoes, paid for the Emerald Coast sim prep and, yes, got hired. Could I have made it without? Maybe???
In my group of six interviewees five of six had blue suits with white shirts and red ties. One had a yellow suit. Great guy but he was not with us on day two. Neither was the guy who saved a buck by not renting a hotel the night before the interview and drove in that morning and was noticeably yawning and tired all day.
I'm sure you can maybe get hired with a blue tie, green suit, maybe even in blue jeans. But what's this career worth to you? Why risk the 'he's different' comment? We are looking for gals/guys we can stand being on a flight deck and trip for an entire bid pairing. Usually the lady or man who appears to be willing to fit in is the logical choice. What's this career worth to you?
I firmly believe once you make it to the interview, it's your job to lose. Don't lose it.
BTW, I love working at FedEx. Great company (warts and all) the best equipment, professional fellow freight dogs and yes, $$$$$ and benefits are still industry leading. I'd do it again.
I had a dark grey suit I already owned and was already typed in the 757/767 so thought I didn't need to spend any money and would 'probably' get hired. But after his wise advice I went out and bought a dark blue suit, conservative red tie, wingtip black shoes, paid for the Emerald Coast sim prep and, yes, got hired. Could I have made it without? Maybe???
In my group of six interviewees five of six had blue suits with white shirts and red ties. One had a yellow suit. Great guy but he was not with us on day two. Neither was the guy who saved a buck by not renting a hotel the night before the interview and drove in that morning and was noticeably yawning and tired all day.
I'm sure you can maybe get hired with a blue tie, green suit, maybe even in blue jeans. But what's this career worth to you? Why risk the 'he's different' comment? We are looking for gals/guys we can stand being on a flight deck and trip for an entire bid pairing. Usually the lady or man who appears to be willing to fit in is the logical choice. What's this career worth to you?
I firmly believe once you make it to the interview, it's your job to lose. Don't lose it.
BTW, I love working at FedEx. Great company (warts and all) the best equipment, professional fellow freight dogs and yes, $$$$$ and benefits are still industry leading. I'd do it again.
) Darwin's survival of the fittest doesn't just pertain to the jungle.
04-15-2015, 07:48 PM
#628
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2006
Posts: 113
Everyone knows (or should know) what the standard interview uniform is: Dark Blue suit, white shirt, and some kind of red boring tie. When I interviewed, everyone in my group was wearing exactly that except for this one guy. He didn't get hired.....
04-15-2015, 08:18 PM
#629
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2006
Position: MD11
Posts: 227
7-8 years ago I was in the school house going through recurrent. Ran into a long time AF friend who was interviewing. Great guy, but I could have cried when I saw him in a shiny grey double breasted suit. Needless to say, I haven't seen him in Memphis......
04-15-2015, 09:01 PM
#630
On Reserve
Joined APC: Jan 2008
Position: B757
Posts: 24
stop the insanity! There's no need to spend $1000 on an interview suit. When I was job hunting a little over a decade ago, I got a good deal on a grey pinstripe suit from Jos. A. Banks. I posted my find on an Internet group I belonged to, and a friend/interview guru pro temps, Lionel Cole, launched into the same "Oh my god!!!" rhetoric, as above because it was not the "uniform" plain blue suit. To make things worse, I ended up interviewing in a pink shirt. Pink. Not on purpose, an ill fitting coffee cup lid and Memphis rush hour drivers conspired to ruin my white shirt on my way to the interview. BUT, one of the interviewing captains happened to be wearing a pink shirt too. I said, "I'm so glad to see that im not the only one in the room wearing a pink shirt." He replied, "I'm so glad to see that someone figured out that we don't give a sh!t what color your shirt is." While I don't recommend wearing a pink shirt per se. Which is to say, don't wear a pink f'ing shirt, the point is, prioritize your limited budget on interview prep, sim prep, a conservative suit that fits your body and your budget, and a hotel room the night before the interview to make sure you're well rested. You'll have plenty of time to show your ability to perform while sleep deprived AFTER you get the job!
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