Interviewing tomorrow for the first time in 4 years! Do I bring my college leather portfolio with me with my resumes and questions to the interview or don’t bring resumes just a small notebook?

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I guess it depends on where you're interviewing. I don't think dressing well and coming prepared has ever hurt anyone in an interview. Do what makes you most comfortable, if that means wearing a full suit and carrying around a leather portfolio like a fucking nerd, more power to ya.

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I brought the padfolio thing with resumes in it. Better safe than sorry but everyone who interviewed me brought a print out of my resume with notes.

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Bring the resumes - interviewers tend to be disorganized. Make it easy for them.

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I just Interviewed for 3 firms - bring a folio with paper and a pen in case they do a random case study on the spot. Also have a couple resumes on hand, in one interview there was someone shadowing the interview and saw them sharing a resume so I pulled one out and the manager interviewing me had this look like “mmmhmm okay I see you I see you”

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EY bringing my backpack but unsure if the formality in experienced hire interviews includes bringing the leather portfolio with resumes or if it’s a college thing

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ALWAYS bring resumes with you, even if they stay in the backpack because your interviewer has a hard copy in front of him/her.

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^ btw 3/3 offers given

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I’ve gone full backpack since I was going to work after, so I doubt they’ll care

I second D3. Get a non branded leather padfolio. Bring resumes and take notes

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