Why Do You Need An Interview Portfolio
When you are going to an interview you want to make a good first impression. An essential aspect of this strategy is to bring your interview materials in a leather portfolio. Why not bring your resume in a manila folder? To be honest, a manila folder looks inexpensive. You want to give the impression that you are serious about the interview and are the type of candidate that pays attention to details. Having a leather binder to present your interview material says that you are not the average candidate but one who takes pride in their work. Select a binder that provides room for you to place a note pad and an extra pen. The note pad in the portfolio gives the impression of you being organized and prepared for the interview. Bringing an extra pen is important because you do not want to be in a position where your pen stops writing and you do not have a spare.
Another strategy that you may consider is researching the company that you will be interviewing with. Go to their web site and find out all you can about the organization, CEO, financial statements, position in the industry, and where the position you are interviewing for fits into the organization’s structure. Print out this research and after you review the information and become familiar with the content, fix the pages inside your portfolio using a small black clip. When you sit down and open the portfolio in front of the interviewer they will see that you took the time to research the company and you will have the information for need available for easy reference. If you do not have a portfolio I recommend Staples Office Supplies as a resource to purchase one. They have great prices and I shop there for all of my office supplies and interview preparation materials. It is defiantly worth the investment to purchase a leather portfolio to make a good impression when interviewing for your next dream job, beside you can continue to use the same portfolio to attend meetings once you get the job. I did.
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