Accessorize For Interviews: What Should You Bring?
Reprinted courtesy of TheCareerNews.com
MILWAUKEE, WI — There are a few absolutes to bring to an interview. Always bring paper and a pen — and use them. It shows you are paying attention and that you take the interview seriously. It’s a great way of distinguishing yourself from most of your competition.
Bring your resume on nice bond paper (preferably with a light cream or grey tint). The reason? Even if you already emailed your resume, it’s printed on the same bland white photocopier paper as every other resume in the employer’s pile. Also, if your resume was sent as part of an online submission, the format may have gotten scrambled.
There are other things you may consider bringing such as samples of your work, if appropriate. Also, I recommend bringing articles about the employer, clipped from newspapers or printed from the Internet. These show you did your homework. You can use these as a basis for questions like “It says here that you’re opening a new plant in Milwaukee. Let me ask what positions you hope to fill for this new facility.”
Article by George Blomgren, Tips from an Employer, and reprinted from TheCareerNews.com. Get the latest breaking News, Tips and Tools for your job search, Free!
