Interview- What to wear
 

Hi everyone, I'm moving up north soon and was wondering what should I bring to wear for interviews. I heard it's pretty relaxed up there. So, should I wear a suit with a white collared shirt or will jeans and a buttoned up shirt do? I've searched google and most are saying wearing jeans is a big nono.

Ties should only be worn north of the Tropic of Capricorn for funerals, and if you are trying to suck some money out of a potential benefactor!

Dress neat-casual and be well groomed for any meeting/interview with a potential employer. Collared shi(r)t and tailored slacks or shorts/long socks.

Casual Friday is probably not a good look for your first meeting with a prospective employer.

I would have thought you could not go too far wrong with the good old short-sleeve white double-pocket pilot shirt and navy work-wear trousers.

The mob I used to fly for - white pilot shirt, cream lightweight moleskins and tan RM boots was the go!

Dr :8

I agree with FTDK - however make sure the shirt is ironed and the boots or shoes are polished.

If your like 90% of the Kiwis up north jandels and a beater will suffice.

Wearing full uniform and a set of stripes is usually the way to impress :)

Great success!
 

Indeed! :8

Your slip is showing, Dr. :}

Well Hoff, that outfit obviously impressed Isla Fisher so maybe not such a bad move after all. :}
I agree with the others except for the RM Williams boots - far too pretentious. Just go the good ol Blundies or Rossis.

Ha, ha! Oh dear! One little letter can make such a difference!

Hoff, its only floatplane pilots that wear that uniform! I don't think Ryda is ready for that yet!

Dr :8

Maybe something like this, with or without the tie for your average up-market northern states charter company.


http://www.logoembroideries.com/web%20pics/business.jpg


Or perhaps this, minus the hat, sort of what the Dr. was referring to.

http://sun-protection.net/mens_clothing.jpg


For a VB interview, something like any of these would be appropriate, particularly the one on the left if you rode in on your polo horse.

http://www.catwalkqueen.tv/menswearprada.jpg

Sh*t 3X, I almost wet myself!

Dr :8

Third from left seems ready for any occasion.

It may be relaxed in the north, but I don't imagine you should dress any differently to an interview down south. Common sense people. You don't see any pilots in Cairns wearing any less than a uniform (with the exception of skydive pilots and even they wear pilot shirts).

XXX, ha, ha , ha, good work!!!

Slacks, a collared shirt and shoes, no more is required, but definately no less.

I had people drop CV's into me when in the NT. Some came in in shorts, singlets, thongs, unshaved, or any combo of the above. If thats how they present themselves the first time they meet you how will they present to a client a year after you have employed them?? Some guys just had no idea at all about the most simple things.

Good luck on the job front. Get up there as quick as you can!!

Bulla

I might try that mankini, see how well that goes...

Thank you all for the replies.

I'm heading up there in a few days and I know I'm a bit slower than everyone else but maybe I'll get lucky. :ok:

Never wear less than what the best dressed employee would wear.
 

Long sleeve pilot shirt with epaulettes (the straps upon which the bars are mounted), slacks (black or blue whatever suits the particular shirt), black dress shoes or tidy black work boots, clean-shaven, not too much **** in your hair (if any at all), whizz wheel and a pen firmly in breast pocket, logbook and headset in one hand (ready for a fly in the next 30 minutes) and the other hand ready for a handshake. Most importantly have a meaningful SMILE.

Whether or not you wear the bars is up to you. I wouldn't but the person I'm describing above (who got her appointment with the CP and Owner simply because she was dressed so damned ready for work when I opened the door) did.

At this point I have to say that despite all I said above you can't really go wrong with a suit and tie. I initially agreed with the Dr about being North of the Tropic of Capricorn but in hindsight such a well healed person would certainly make the right first impression... unless you're going for a mustering job then go with the pilot costume.

Good luck to anybody serious enough about their job hunt to consider this thread.

FRQ CB

PS I've also considered the whole Virgin no tie policy but I've come to the conclusion that if I ever get called in for an interview with them I'll still wear a tie and only take it off in invited to do so (in which case it'd be completely embarrassing to have a clip-on so please learn how to tie a tie gentlemen)... and no aeroplane tie tacks or cuff links.

Keep it simple. Slacks, Long sleeve shirt with collar, business shoes, one page resume'.

I hope you were taking the piss!!!

'Cause I most certainly was.

Quickest way to get your resume in the bin is to appear in uniform with a set of Raybans strapped to your head. Smart casual is the preferred option, so a nice shirt and pants with polished shoes.

Have fun!

Green Goblin, you are exactly right. If you want to join the Army and you go to the interview day, you don't wear camo's. If you want to be a Police Air Wing pilot you don't go in your flying overalls!

from memory i remember wearing khaki shorts, smart light blue button and collar shirt, medium socks(not pulled up) and rossi boots. the job was up in derby about twenty years ago. things were fairly competitive and i scored the job.

consider also, the boss had me in the hangar twenty minutes later cleaning aircraft and seeing how i 'mixed it' with the engineers and other pilots.

in this case a suit and tie would not have gone down too well, leave that for cns and drw perhaps.

nowadays i turn up to sims and ground schools looking like i'm off for a big night out on the town 'the mgmt/empire of the sun look'.

Pretty Simple,

• Nice Black shined shoes, slighlty higer shine on the toes
• White (double breast pocketed) or lighter coloured blue (double breast pocketed) shirt, Ironed, Razor shar creases on the sides (no train tracks)
• Navy or Black Tie (preferably navy with the blue, and black with the white)
• Neatly Ironed, Navy/ Black trousers, Ironed once again with the crease all the way down razor sharp, and no train tracks.
• Black Socks

Also, dont forget, you should feel "comfortable" in an interview, so make sure your comfortable in the outfit.

Nice black breifcase, or bag doesnt go astray to have with you aswell.

As mentioned.. Dress as though you were anywhere else (QF, EK, SIA).. Dress as though your in the Royal Australian Air Force.