lakehouse

So I got my black suit, but is it ok to wear a shirt with some color like green/off purple etc for a regional airline interview.





^^ those basically (except the green is not so puke colored) are the colors of my dress shirts. Myself/Dad/GF like adding the color, and think its ok, however I have read online/from interview that black suit with white shirt are the best attire. I am not sure which is better for an Eagle/Colgan interview. For GL I had a shirt with color and got the job.

Advice? Any huge reasons not to wear a shirt that is a color, because it is what I want to do.

thanks

USMCFLYR

The answer is...............conservative no matter which route you chose.
No LOUD / BOLD colors.
Black suit, white shirt, with some color in the tie is also a good, safe choice.
(at least this is what worked for me (non-airline interviews) and what was taught in the TAP (Transition) classes.

USMCFLYR

meeko031

white shirt, you'll have plenty of time to wear your colored shirts elsewhere. play it safe! who knows, the interviewer might find the purple shirt offensive because it reminded them of their ex husband/wife.

sqwkvfr

Yeah, but by that same logic, a black suit/white shirt combo might stir up memories of the Jehovah's Witnesses that keep knocking on the interviewer's door.

Don't be afraid to use color, but I'd stay with earth tones and make sure that things go together....it just might help you stand out in a sea of corporate blandness.

lakehouse

thats what I was thinking, might make someone remember me. It has to be GF approved, so it will match/look good/etc she is good with fashion, and knows to keep it professional, but I have like a very off faded purple that looks good that color.

nattyboh

Blend in with the rest. Black suit, white shirt, red tie.

USMCFLYR

Rick -

Standing out with your dress (ala purple shirt) is not the way to 'stand out' to the interview board - especially one comprised of what I'm willing to bet an interview board at the what is possibly one of the most conservative minded companies out there - American Eagle.

Now is not the time to try and make a fashion statement when a conservative dress code is a tried and proven technique.
I just doubt that many have not been hired because someone on the interview board, HR, or the CP said - "man that was one boring outfit", but I wonder if someone hasn't been hired because they weren't the type of person that the board felt like would portray the company in a positive light off-duty. No - - I'm not saying a light purple shirt is the same as a mohawk with a streak of purple, but I am saying that I don't think the interview is the place to try out a more 'fashionable' style. They even told us that we shouldn't go into an interview with a nice, fresh high and tight haircut - - too drastic for the civvie world they said (they being the people that are suppose to be in the know about these things)

Make yourself 'stand out' with your interview prep, your knowledge, your stories that convey CRM, and your resume and best you can.

Mind you that I offer this advice from a pretty darn conservative approach, but it seems to have worked from what I have heard over the years.

I hope Lori will chime in here soon with some up-to-date fashion sense, b/c maybe I'm out to lunch or just interviewed places that appreciated a certain *style*

USMCFLYR

rickair7777

You're going to Eagle?

I'd bet a lot of beers that a purple shirt would get you not hired. You might have gotten away with it in 2007 if you were a qualified pilot with a pulse but not today.

Dark Suit, White Shirt, Red Tie. You might get away with a different colored tie somewhere other than AMR.

I have seen some significant deviations from these standards during the last big round of hiring (generational thing) so you might get away with it. But then again you might not. It depends on the interviewer and the pilot supply/demand ratio the day you interview.

lakehouse

sounds like white shirt, red tie it is.

meeko031

I'm not afraid to use color, but I do hold back when it comes to interviews!! Something I learned during my interview course in college and it's worked for me so far, just my opinion.

it's also not a smart idea to use color in your resume because you want it to stand out from the other corporate bland resumes!