Interview- What to wear
in the kimberley at least 9 out of 10 chief pilots would be wearing shorts and boots.
try and fit in, not stand out in a bad way. wear a tie and you'll be the talk of the town that night in the pub.
remember, remote area fashion can be quite limited. from memory in derby it was a cross between rodeo,bikie and camo.
try and fit in, not stand out in a bad way. wear a tie and you'll be the talk of the town that night in the pub.
remember, remote area fashion can be quite limited. from memory in derby it was a cross between rodeo,bikie and camo.
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For the meeting with the CP,
No tie, still an ironed set of trousers but not to the razor edges, and a neat ironed shirt (something neat, and casual you might wear to meet the girlfriends parents etc), keep it nice and casual, keep the CP thinking your nice and relaxed, just a get to know kind of thing from the sounds of it.
I'd be listening to Hoss at the same time, he seems to know the goings on around there, but I'd still be keeping a very formal interview for the interview and a slightly less formal for the CP, but hey thats just me.
No tie, still an ironed set of trousers but not to the razor edges, and a neat ironed shirt (something neat, and casual you might wear to meet the girlfriends parents etc), keep it nice and casual, keep the CP thinking your nice and relaxed, just a get to know kind of thing from the sounds of it.
I'd be listening to Hoss at the same time, he seems to know the goings on around there, but I'd still be keeping a very formal interview for the interview and a slightly less formal for the CP, but hey thats just me.
I wore a long sleeved shirt and a tie to my first interview, was not the talk of town at the pub that night either, but there myself celebrating a start date.
If you are a professional, dress like it!
If you are a professional, dress like it!
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Basically, Its your decision, I personally would not wear jeans.
However, if you have a nice couple of hundred dollar jeans, that were ironed very nicely and a nice shirt to go with it, I cant see that looking to bad, however remember as the green goblin said, If your professional, dress like it... but it all comes down to how formal the CP wants the meeting to be....
However, if you have a nice couple of hundred dollar jeans, that were ironed very nicely and a nice shirt to go with it, I cant see that looking to bad, however remember as the green goblin said, If your professional, dress like it... but it all comes down to how formal the CP wants the meeting to be....
Hey Ryda,
When I did it in the NT I went for the middle ground. Ironed dress pants, ironed long sleeve dress shirt (no patterns or frills etc) , a decent belt and clean leather shoes.
I didn't wear a tie because I was aware that some operators think it's a bit w@nky. One or two page resume with no bullsh1t.
Remember that you are not heading out on he town, the person assessing you doesn't want you to look cool , they want you to look honest and reliable.
It's likely that the person you'l be talking to will be in their mid thirties or older. I'm in that age bracket and I find that some young fella's now days haven't been taught some of the basics and I have to admit I judge them on it. I'm not saying you fall in that catagory but just in case;
1/ Make sure your handshake is solid
2/ Look the person in the eye when shaking their hand.
3/About once a week I reckon I say to someone "hello how are you?" and the response I get is "G'day ,yeah good" ......................, When someone asks you how you are don't forget to ask how they are as part of your response. It shows that you are not a self centred person and have basic manners.
4/Don't put cr@p in your hair on interview day. It makes you look precious.
(If you are a girl disregard number four.)
What I have written above may seem like unimportant old-school bollox to many but I have put it up there because it might help someone if they are unfortunate enough to be interviewed by someone like me. In any case I don't think it will count against you if your interviewer is more............um.....progressive
Good luck mate.
When I did it in the NT I went for the middle ground. Ironed dress pants, ironed long sleeve dress shirt (no patterns or frills etc) , a decent belt and clean leather shoes.
I didn't wear a tie because I was aware that some operators think it's a bit w@nky. One or two page resume with no bullsh1t.
Remember that you are not heading out on he town, the person assessing you doesn't want you to look cool , they want you to look honest and reliable.
It's likely that the person you'l be talking to will be in their mid thirties or older. I'm in that age bracket and I find that some young fella's now days haven't been taught some of the basics and I have to admit I judge them on it. I'm not saying you fall in that catagory but just in case;
1/ Make sure your handshake is solid
2/ Look the person in the eye when shaking their hand.
3/About once a week I reckon I say to someone "hello how are you?" and the response I get is "G'day ,yeah good" ......................, When someone asks you how you are don't forget to ask how they are as part of your response. It shows that you are not a self centred person and have basic manners.
4/Don't put cr@p in your hair on interview day. It makes you look precious.
(If you are a girl disregard number four.)
What I have written above may seem like unimportant old-school bollox to many but I have put it up there because it might help someone if they are unfortunate enough to be interviewed by someone like me. In any case I don't think it will count against you if your interviewer is more............um.....progressive
Good luck mate.
So jeans and a nice ironed shirt
are we talking about remote/outback australia or big towns/cities.
i'm assuming places like derby, halls creek, horn island, karumba etc.
i'm also assuming ryda is male
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be yourself and if you end up in halls creek in a suit and tie get a photo of it for us. it would be an amazing sight.
i'm assuming places like derby, halls creek, horn island, karumba etc.
i'm also assuming ryda is male
.be yourself and if you end up in halls creek in a suit and tie get a photo of it for us. it would be an amazing sight.
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Don't wear jeans. There are clothes out there other than jeans. The only time you should be thinking about them is when they are on a nice looking young girl. Jeans are for teenagers and Chimbu.
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Sorry to dig up an old thread. I’ve recently moved up to Darwin and have started doing the rounds dropping off my CV. Up until now I’ve been wearing the standard uniform minus the epaulettes instead of a business shirt. I’ve just noticed a few people online saying this is a big no no these days. I was curious if this is a cardinal sin that would have ruined my chances at the places I’ve visited.
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Those people “online” probably don’t have actual aviation jobs.
Sorry to dig up an old thread. I’ve recently moved up to Darwin and have started doing the rounds dropping off my CV. Up until now I’ve been wearing the standard uniform minus the epaulettes instead of a business shirt. I’ve just noticed a few people online saying this is a big no no these days. I was curious if this is a cardinal sin that would have ruined my chances at the places I’ve visited.
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I don't think it matters that much, I know of 2 people dressed just as you propose that got a job in Darwin in the last 6 months. Otherwise agree with 172heavy - hopefully its the attitude they are interviewing apart from in my personal opinion the pilot shirt doesn't matter. If I was doing any interviewing up here I would say as long as you were tidy and presentable that would be ok, personal opinion I would avoid a tie..... but thats just my opinion from having lived up here for some years.