Would you bring your parents/SO/etc to interviews?

[bestcoast]

haha, long story short, my car broke down tonight and I have an interview on Thurs. About 8 hrs drive away.
I could either rent a car or my mom offered to drive me (her insurance policy is sstupid so I can't borrow her car) (and I just had an interview at home town, so I'm staying at my parent's)
That might be a fun idea. Haven't hung out with my mom for a while.


My gf advised against it haha. I don't know. My mom's never been to that city before and she's heard good things about the food.


ps: obviously she isnt coming with me to the interview.

I don't what the taboo was all about. Stupid GF.. kids these days with all their definitions of cool and uncool...

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[smq123]

As long as your parents aren't actually coming WITH you to the interview (or the pre-interview dinner), I don't see what the problem is. It's not like anyone stands around and keeps tabs on how each applicant is getting home. No one really cares whether you drive yourself, take a cab, take a bus, have someone else drive you home, or hitchhike.

 

[MiniNMD]

It's definitely fine to ride with your Mom. People do travel with their parents for interviews on occasion because every once in awhile you hear of a parent being really awesome and kicking in to help a poor med student save some money on hotel/travel costs and join a student to spend a couple days in a fun city. Nothing wrong with having helpful and generous parents. I just definitely wouldn't bring a parent to any interview related function such as a pre-interview dinner.