What to wear for a non-airline flying interview

seatbelt · September 22nd, 2007, 00:58

I realize that it is standard to wear a suit to an airline interview, but I am not interviewing with an airline, instead I have an interview for an aerial mapping job and I was wondering what other people have wore to similar interviews. Would a shirt and tie with nice slacks be good? I would wear a suit but I don't want to walk in there and be over dressed for the interview. Thanks

N826AW · September 22nd, 2007, 01:12

If you wear a suit, there's no chance of you showing up underdressed. Why take the chance?

dc3flyer · September 22nd, 2007, 10:05

I wouldn't wear a suit to an aerial mapping interview... Most of these companies are far more laid back than that. You could wear the suit if you want, but leave the jacket in the car!!

JJ429PA · September 23rd, 2007, 14:09

When I interviewed for my this type of job, I wore pretty much a suit without the jacket. Nice pants, dress shirt and tie. It's hard to go wrong with that. It's not inappropriately dressy, but it shows that you take the job seriously and that you pull yourself together well. Remember: first impressions!

esa17 · September 23rd, 2007, 14:46

I wore a polo, pressed pants, and nice shoes to a CFII job and got hired yesterday. Use your best judgment for the job type and I'm sure you'll be fine.

RPJ · September 24th, 2007, 03:17

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Originally Posted by seatbelt

I realize that it is standard to wear a suit to an airline interview, but I am not interviewing with an airline, instead I have an interview for an aerial mapping job and I was wondering what other people have wore to similar interviews. Would a shirt and tie with nice slacks be good? I would wear a suit but I don't want to walk in there and be over dressed for the interview. Thanks

Which company?

seatbelt · September 24th, 2007, 11:10

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I was thinking the same thing about the company being a little bit laid back, and a full suit being too much.

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Originally Posted by RPJ

Which company?

LandCare

Mike734 · September 24th, 2007, 13:46

Dress like the guy interviewing you. Ask others what he/she wore or call anonymously and ask a secretary co-worker.

SIUav8er · September 24th, 2007, 18:48

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Originally Posted by Mike734

Ask others what he/she wore or call anonymously and ask a secretary co-worker.

that would be a VERY strange anonymous call!

"Hey, what are you guys wearing today?" lol

Mike734 · September 24th, 2007, 18:53

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Originally Posted by SIUav8er

that would be a VERY strange anonymous call!

"Hey, what are you guys wearing today?" lol

Well depending on the size of the company, I might call and ask the person who asks the phone what pilots typically wear to the interview. In this guys case, he is probably the only guy interviewing that day. He should just dress business casual.

cfii2007 · September 28th, 2007, 11:08

I'd wear a suit....minus the jacket for CFI interviews. You can save the full suit for a regional.

fly8slep · September 28th, 2007, 13:01

This reminds me of the time I used to work at UPS. I showed up for an interview as a handler rat all dressed up short of a suit jacket. When I drove up and saw the caliber of the other people interviewing there, I quickly took all of it off. I think some even showed up in jeans. Point is that unless you're going for a 100K per year job interview, most likely all you need is something casual.

cfii2007 · October 2nd, 2007, 17:06

I read somewhere you should dress like the people working there to basically "fit in".

Pilatapus · October 4th, 2007, 16:54

I had an interview where the interviewer said aw just wear shorts it's hot here. I ended up wearing dockers and nice shirt minus the tie. He showed up wearing shorts and a t-shirt. It felt a bit awkward but I still wanted to make a good first impression especially if any of the principals of the company were around to meet. As far a the aerial mapping company goes I would loose the tie.

Hope you get the job anyway.

September 22nd, 2007, 00:58	#1
seatbelt Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3	What to wear for a non-airline flying interview I realize that it is standard to wear a suit to an airline interview, but I am not interviewing with an airline, instead I have an interview for an aerial mapping job and I was wondering what other people have wore to similar interviews. Would a shirt and tie with nice slacks be good? I would wear a suit but I don't want to walk in there and be over dressed for the interview. Thanks

September 22nd, 2007, 01:12	#2
N826AW Old Skool Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mesa Oeste Posts: 1,713	Re: What to wear for a non-airline flying interview If you wear a suit, there's no chance of you showing up underdressed. Why take the chance? __________________

September 22nd, 2007, 10:05	#3
dc3flyer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Everywhere Posts: 1,172	Re: What to wear for a non-airline flying interview I wouldn't wear a suit to an aerial mapping interview... Most of these companies are far more laid back than that. You could wear the suit if you want, but leave the jacket in the car!! __________________ Paid to wait.... Fly for fun!

September 23rd, 2007, 14:09	#4
JJ429PA Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 75	Re: What to wear for a non-airline flying interview When I interviewed for my this type of job, I wore pretty much a suit without the jacket. Nice pants, dress shirt and tie. It's hard to go wrong with that. It's not inappropriately dressy, but it shows that you take the job seriously and that you pull yourself together well. Remember: first impressions! __________________ $15 for 15 minutes of time. Not a bad way to cure boredom.

September 23rd, 2007, 14:46	#5
esa17 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: JAX FL Posts: 501	Re: What to wear for a non-airline flying interview I wore a polo, pressed pants, and nice shoes to a CFII job and got hired yesterday. Use your best judgment for the job type and I'm sure you'll be fine. __________________ Being captain is about pure intuition and heart, a good captain can't have either one.

September 24th, 2007, 13:46	#8
Mike734 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Near Seattle Posts: 89	Re: What to wear for a non-airline flying interview Dress like the guy interviewing you. Ask others what he/she wore or call anonymously and ask a secretary co-worker. __________________ Be Brief Be Brilliant Be Gone

September 28th, 2007, 11:08	#11
cfii2007 Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,751	Re: What to wear for a non-airline flying interview I'd wear a suit....minus the jacket for CFI interviews. You can save the full suit for a regional.

September 28th, 2007, 13:01	#12
fly8slep Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: stl Posts: 415	Re: What to wear for a non-airline flying interview This reminds me of the time I used to work at UPS. I showed up for an interview as a handler rat all dressed up short of a suit jacket. When I drove up and saw the caliber of the other people interviewing there, I quickly took all of it off. I think some even showed up in jeans. Point is that unless you're going for a 100K per year job interview, most likely all you need is something casual.

October 2nd, 2007, 17:06	#13
cfii2007 Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,751	Re: What to wear for a non-airline flying interview I read somewhere you should dress like the people working there to basically "fit in".

October 4th, 2007, 16:54	#14
Pilatapus Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 64	Re: What to wear for a non-airline flying interview I had an interview where the interviewer said aw just wear shorts it's hot here. I ended up wearing dockers and nice shirt minus the tie. He showed up wearing shorts and a t-shirt. It felt a bit awkward but I still wanted to make a good first impression especially if any of the principals of the company were around to meet. As far a the aerial mapping company goes I would loose the tie. Hope you get the job anyway. __________________ Failure to plan ahead on your part usually constitutes an emergency on mine.

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