Should you take a portfolio to the interview?

[texasgal]

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Do we take a portfolio to the interview? Like something you usually take to a job interview that has like a notepad and resume in it?

Thanks!

 

[J.opt]

I did take one, but didn’t really use it. I brought copies of my application essays, but didn’t need them either. Probably the only thing I used from it were directions to the schools, and I wrote down a few questions on the notepad, just in case I went blank during the interview.

 

[FutureIrishOD]

I plan on taking one to my interview. But I have read in interview tip books that if you are a girl that you should take either purse or a portfolio. Not both. But since I am a guy, I am taking one. That way I will have paper, pen, pencil, etc. Also, I agree J.opt about having your questions you are planning to ask them written down for the interview, just in case you do forget them. Most of the girls that I have known that have gone on interviews (mostly to pharmacy and med school interviews) just had their purse and a little notepad or index cards in their purse. Good Luck on your interview!

 

[jb4teen]

Do we take a portfolio to the interview? Like something you usually take to a job interview that has like a notepad and resume in it?

Thanks!

Hi, I took one to all my interviews. I didn't use the info I brought (transcripts, copy of my application etc.) but it is nice to have to jot any notes or store any papers that they give you. It's alot more professional than carrying around a bunch of loose papers. Also having questions writen down inside helps alot.

 

[polkadot]

I brought my transcripts and a little notebook to write notes and carried them in my purse. Turns out the transcripts were a good idea; SUNY had misplaced them so the interviewers looked at my copies. Also, I really like to take notes during the financial aid portions and write notes to myself after the interview. I've been told from interview-prep seminars that it's bad to write notes during an interview, so I usually have to scribble a bunch of stuff down after I walk out. I can't always remember my immediate impressions after a few days, so this way I have a record of what I thought right then and also the names of all the people I met that day. I usually also carry a list of questions and a list of "important" things I want to mention, not to reference during the interview but to review before I walk in.

Hope that helps!
-p.dot