First Interview, What to Wear
 

Anyone out there knows what Piedmonts looking for in attire on the interview

Also the tie question. Do you go with the color of the airline? Like say Delta...Red tie?

I have 1 suit, worn it to three interviews, gotten all three jobs. Black suit, silver tie. It does not matter what color your tie is, just use common sense!

black suit, have your shirt ironed!!
try to use light colors!!! nothing too flashy, yet it has to look neat and professional!! Forget about what the latest fashion style is and try to look like you want to be the president.

I dont think I'll have problem hiring the girl in that picture if she shows up like that;)

Sounds obvious, but I had a guy in my interview that looked like his pants had been under his bed since junior high.

Panties
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Don't forget to bring your qulifications. Oh wait you already have a pulse. Good luck.

do you really want us to dress you like when your mom told you what to wear in kindergarden?

If you dont know how to dress professionally for an interview you dont deserve the job.

At my RAH interview there was a guy who wore NO jacket, wrinkled white shirt that was so tight around his neck the collar points stood out... and the pants were much better..........hum....dunno but i doubt he got the job.

If you're serious about interviewing at Piedmont, gouge on the street is you need to wear leather chaps, and your choice of outrageous headgear (indian headdress, cop motorcycle helmet, leather cap, hardhat, etc). The interview will be conducted on the "casting couch", if you take my meaning. God have mercy on your soul.

Walk into The Men's Wearhouse and tell them what you just told us...and make sure you need to keep it conservative. If you're tall, no pinstripes. They'll help you...good luck.

dude, just go a store and say listen I have an interview, get me a suit, here's 500 bucks, do you job, case closed

Geez, lighten up, dude. Guess you must buy all your clothes at Brooks Brothers? :rolleyes:

It's important to make sure every square is filled and you don't miss any details. As long as you honestly think you've done everything you could do, then it'll give you the confidence you need.

That being said, we do get wrapped around the axel on trivial matters. During my Basic Indoc at Delta they commented on how the interviewees all looked like clones; blue suits and red ties... Nobody made it a requirement, word seemed to pass and it became a defacto dress code. And I took pity on the guy who walked into a roomful of us "clones" with a green tie! (He didn't get hired);)

Good luck with the interview.

Black suits are for Funerals....any big time business exec will tell you to wear a navy blue suit with a "power tie" either red or yellow...whichever looks better on you. You want to display confidence...you wanna walk into that interview take a deep breath and go "Yeah...I Belong Here". Now im sure if u go to interview at Mesa....you can get away with wearing a Clown Suit

The folks that said talk to the salesman (especially if he is 40+years old)and tell him what you told us are right on.

That said, the suit does not have to be IBM Blue or Grave Yard Black. I do NOT like to blend in with the rest of the "I just get my first interview suit" guys. I choose a conservative suit: usually a dark charcoal with either 2 or 3 buttons (nothing wrong with 4 buttons, but it won't stay in fassion as long). Where I differentiate myself is with my shirt and tie. I usually wear a colored shirt (last interview it was blue... it brought out my eyes :) ) and a non-red, sublty patterend tie. Again, nothing whacky or loud, but I feel it sets me apart from all the clones while still staying conservative. Think about Donald Trump: very conservative but rarely in a navy blue suit, white shirt, and red tie.

If you go to interviews with people who have been through many interviews, they will be the ones who wear non-white shirts and whose ties are not generic red "power" ties.

One other word on color: there is always one guy in a brown suit. Strictly speaking it is okay, but amungst all the dark blue, charcoal, and black suits, they stick out like a sore thumb.

Any dark conservative suit and jacket should do...and I agree with FlyJSH on the colored shirt.

What worked for me at both interviews: Black pants and jacket, and a deep-blue shirt topped off with an airplane tie (they all get a kick out of that one)...

If you're already 121, I wore my full Pilot uniform to the open-house (had to jumpseat out there anyway). Heck yeah I stook out like a sore-thumb, but it got me an interview with far less than their stead-fast minimums!

Good luck - whatever you do, get yourself into a suit combo that makes you exude confidence. That will ensure your comfort-level and ego remain in check :-)

Are they serious with this leather briefcase bs? Am I going to get escorted off the premises or something if I show up with a laptop case?

You would probably get away with a nice laptop case today, but the briefcase really is the usual way to go. Interviews are usually done by older folks (boomers or older gen X) who remember when it was pretty hard to find ANY job at all. Their expectations for a man are typically...

Conservative Suit (nothing outlandish).
White Shirt (buy two in case one get's messed up).
Conservative Tie (the red tie is so common, that some folks will wonder what statement you are trying to make by wearing ANY other color)
Wing-tip style shoes (polished)
Good Shave
No Facial Hair (mustache OK, but these often don't look good on young guys...)
Short Haircut (no Bed Head or other fashion statement for men)
Minimal Jewerly: Conservative Watch, one ring on each hand max (anything other than wedding or your Air Force Academy ring is pushing it. NO THUMB RINGS...wear one of those and they'll promptly direct you down the hall to the Flight Attendant interview :rolleyes:)
Leather Briefcase

The night before the interview, unpack the suit, hang it up in the hotel bathroom, and then run the shower on hot for 20 minutes...that will get rid of the wrinkles.

You can get everything you need at men's wearhouse, and you may as well get it now because you will DEFINATELY need it for a major airline interview, frational, or other higher-end job.

If you don't comply with this, you risk losing a few subjective points in the eyes of one or more of the interviewers you come in contact with. It may not be the kiss of death, but if you're weak somewhere else...

If you get too carried away with your fashion statement you could actually be disqualified for having a questionable attitude. They need to know that you can present a professional image in public. They do want to know if you'd be cool to party with on a 22 hour overnight, but they'll figure that out by talking to you...

it's an interview...
you're not going there to get laid...

as usual rick scores a home run.....LOL

I wore a black suit with a white shirt and a blue tie. Got hired. Hope this helped...GL.

If not the Men's Wearhouse and you can afford it...... suit, shirt & tie by Jos A. Bank. Shoes by Cole Haan. Yeah baby!!!:cool:


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Be bold and confident!! Show up butt naked!!

I wore a grey suit, white shirt, pink tie, and black shoes. Seemed to work for me. Had everybody in the interview comment on how well I was dressed. One guy even said he was tired of seeing everybody dress the same. Just my .02

Pink tie? You're much more of a man than I am ;-)

And I believe that is BUCK naked LoL

ya they're looking for blue jeans and a plaid shirt, come on man are you seriously asking what to wear for an airline interview?

It's not pink...its SALMON. :D

Wear something that looks conservative and professional.

1) Navy Blue Suit
2) White Shirt
3) Tie, (Either Solid Color or stripes)
4) Black Shoes (make sure you polish them and got black socks to go with them)
5) Make sure you got a decent hair cut
6) No facial hair (If ya do, make sure you trim your 'stache)
7) Get a good night sleep if you can before the interview so you don't have bags under your eyes or look tired
8) Have you paper work all organized

Remember: You got 15 mins to sell yourself. So your appearance contributes a lot to you getting hired cuz it tells what kinda guy you are.

Good Luck!

I wonder how much a CRJ FO knows about what big time business executives think?

I've been a pilot, I've been a business exec...and I laughed out loud reading this thread.

Your suit cannot get you hired - but your attire can definitely get you rejected. More important than the color is the condition of the clothes: clean and ironed. (I would not trust the hot shower routine.) If you need to fly in the night before, I would recommend taking the shirt to a dry cleaner to be pressed and folded. You can then take it out and put it on without a problem. Poly/wool suits travel pretty well - but take it out and make sure it isn't wrinkled. And do pay attention to your shoes. Wear them when you fly down, and let the airport shoeshine guys give them the treatment.

"You'll like the way you look. I guarantee it."

Waaaait a second - were you a business exec for "Men's Warehouse?!?!" LoL

+1. I love that look.

Bottom line is look like a professional pilot. Power tie no power tie, it doesn't matter. Look the part and feel comfortable in your clothes.