Dress Code Easy Jet Cabin Crew Interview

Carcluster

A friend of mine is going to interview for cabin crew for Easy Jet. Their policy is that they have "banned" ties, except for some higher grade roles (where it is optional).
Does anyone have experience of this interview (and teamwork exercise) day and can let me know if candidates didn't dress up smart with a tie?
Or are you of the opinion that before you are hired, you are representing "yourself" and you may feel a tie is appropriate.
I suppose either way as a candidate you can justify your dress and make it clear you have indeed researched their policy and if hired of course you will go be their guidelines?

Thanks!

sniggings

I doubt the rule is a tie is banned for interviews, unless your friend as gotten notice that they are, then he should wear one.

OuiMaisNon

You don't HAVE to wear a tie to interviews? - A shirt, jumper, blazer, trousers and smart shoes more than suffice these days.. and lets be honest, I can't see EasyJet being the most corporate company going.

sniggings

OuiMaisNon wrote: »

You don't HAVE to wear a tie to interviews? - A shirt, jumper, blazer, trousers and smart shoes more than suffice these days.. and lets be honest, I can't see EasyJet being the most corporate company going.

I agree, but I think it's very hard to make that look interviewish unless you can spend a lot on expensive jumper etc you may already have them but still can be hard to pull off, I do still think most expect to see a tie.

My last interview was a cheap shirt and a 99p tie from Barnardos, smart and CHEAP.

OuiMaisNon

I think as cabin crew, it's a very frontline, service based job. If I was the employer i'd be looking for brilliant communication skills and confidence. So as long as it's semi smart to be honest I think you can get away with anything.

I've been a retail manager for 3 years now, If I personally was going for a cabin crew job I'd go for something I already had (here's to me guessing this person is male since we're talking about ties? - apologies if not), crisp white fitted shirt (something every man should have) untucked, black slim trousers, patent black shoes no socks, a cool fitted blazer, done. Simple, stylish, modern. Stand out in a good way

silverwhistle

For interview I'd tend to go 'up' from normal attire. Don't forget well-polished shoes and good grooming.

I once taught a unit on a course for prospective Cabin Crew at a Further Education college. The students on the course had to conform to a dress code: hair up and heels for women, shirt and tie the guys etc.

Don't think I could ever have been cabin crew!;-)

OuiMaisNon

And if you do insist on buying new clothes for an interview, now's the perfect time with further and final reductions everywhere

sniggings

OuiMaisNon wrote: »

I think as cabin crew, it's a very frontline, service based job. If I was the employer i'd be looking for brilliant communication skills and confidence. So as long as it's semi smart to be honest I think you can get away with anything.

I've been a retail manager for 3 years now, If I personally was going for a cabin crew job I'd go for something I already had (here's to me guessing this person is male since we're talking about ties? - apologies if not), crisp white fitted shirt (something every man should have) untucked, black slim trousers, patent black shoes no socks, a cool fitted blazer, done. Simple, stylish, modern. Stand out in a good way

I was with you until the untucked and no socks :eek: untucked not many can pull off and patent shoes with no socks...ouch

OuiMaisNon

Lol, personal preference I guess. I've got every job I've ever gone for bar 1, who then hunted me down to offer me the job after they employed someone else and they didn't work out.

I think times have changed, that's the way I choose to stand out in an interview, and for me, it's worked. I think relaxed corporate is the way to go. Now If I was going for an academic job like a lawyer, i'd be saying exactly the opposite.

I wonder how many people are going for the exact same role? - How do you make yourself different from all of those people etc..

sniggings wrote: »

I was with you until the untucked and no socks :eek: untucked not many can pull off and patent shoes with no socks...ouch

harrys_dad

I would get a football shirt for the Dutch team, and team it with anything else orange.

DKLS

Blue ties for interviews with a white shirt and grey suit, and black polished shoes.