<p>I was jsut contacted today in regards to scheduling an interview</p>
<p>I have been reading the interview threads on cc and it seems like some people are bringing resumes to their interviews. do you think this is necessary?</p>
<p>also, what information does the interviewer know about me?</p>
<p>thanks and best of luck to all RD applicants!! :)</p>
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<p>I had interviews for HYP and I did not bring a resume to any of the interviews. Much of it will be a discussion of the credentials listed on your resume.</p>
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<p>It really depends on the school. My Yale interviewer only knew my potential major and the decision plan (EA/RD) that I listed on the application.</p>
<p>I never took a resume to any of my interviews and personally thought they all went pretty well without one, that includes Penn. Though if you think it will help you in the interview and make things simpler for you I don’t see how it could hurt.</p>
<p>My Penn interviewer actually thanked me for not bringing a resume.</p>
<p>I asked my Penn interviewer if she wanted to see my resume. She said that would be fine. Later she said it helps because she can spend less time asking you questions that she can just look up herself on the resume. She ended up asking me more personal questions. I got in ED so it ended up working out. Ask. If they don’t want it then it doesn’t hurt to just have it just in case.</p>
<p>I asked my interviewer too. That’s the best move.</p>
<p>I didn’t provide a resume. I got in ED</p>
<p>I have to think that not even half of applicants even have resumes.</p>
<p>Most of my interviewers specifically told me not to bring one. Some told me to bring one. And the ones that didn’t say anything I asked.</p>
<p>I brought one to my Penn interview and asked if he wanted it. The interviewer was pleasantly surprised I brought one. It gave him a slight idea on what type of questions to ask me. Afterward he took my resume with him so he could use it to help write more in his report for me. I got in ED as well.</p>
<p>It really doesn’t matter if you bring a resume or not, as long as you are able to talk about yourself and stuff you do. It might make you come off as more prepared if you bring one, but that’s just my opinion.</p>
<p>I think you’ll typically be just fine not bringing one.</p>
<p>if this isn’t a job interview…you don’t need a resume</p>
<p>Agreed – I went to like 12 interviews for college back in the day, and not a single interviewer asked for my resume, required it, or was upset that I didn’t bring one.</p>
<p>Someone asked how much do interviewers know about you. While I’m not an alum interviewer myself (so I don’t know if this is true but), I think they match up alum’s interests with those of the applicant’s and they do a fine job. My son’s interests are a combination of public policy and science. Don’t you know, the interviewer is a lawyer who took some pre-med courses.</p>
<p>So, I ask for some input here: did you find a common trait between your interests and that of the interviewer (that wasn’t forced)? Like, if you specified wanting to major in epidemiology and your interviewer is a Director of infectious Diseases. It hints at how interviewers are matched with their interviewee.</p>
<p>I’m not sure that interviewers/ees are matched by interests at all. My interests lie in biology, but I’ve been matched with 4 lawyers…</p>
<p>thanks for all your replies!
I emailed my interviewer and asked if he would like me to bring my resume and he said yes</p>
<p>Also, he asked for a copy of my application…
<p>I really don’t like how I have been asked to bring my app. Isn’t the interview’s goal to get to know the person outside of the context of their academic credentials? I’m not saying that my application is mediocre, but I just don’t want my application to sway the interviewer’s perception of me</p>
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<p>I personally feel that that is very odd. I have never met an interviewer that wanted me to bring a single piece of paper let alone someone who expressed an interest in reading - and likely personally evaluating - an entire application (that is not exactly an interviewer’s responsibility). I would personally contact him before the interview explaining that you can no longer access a copy of your application. If you are comfortable providing your essays in addition to the resume, then that is perfectly fine.</p>
<p>They do not match up applicant interests with those of alums unless the local coordinators who dole them out to individual interviewers do it, which I doubt happens too much.</p>
<p>pandaa: That is a pretty odd request, but I’d just print out what I could and bring it as requested.</p>