10 Things You Should Always Bring To A Job Interview

Being fully prepared for an interview is one of the easiest, yet most overlooked aspects of the job hunt, even for yours truly.

Earlier this week I found myself sitting in the Human Resources department trying to complete an application without the data I needed at my fingertips. It made me unnecessarily anxious and I ultimately had to leave a couple of fields blank on my application – that can’t be good!

Here’s a list of things you’ll always want to bring along to the interview so that you don’t get yourself all stressed out over trying to find the phone number of a place you worked at over a decade ago – I’m just sayin!

1. 5 copies of your current resume.
2. Complete address and phone number of all previous employers.
3. Dates and physical addresses of schools you’ve attended.
4. Name, address, phone and email contact information for at least 4-5 professional references.
5. Name address, phone and email contact information for at least 3-4 personal references.
6. List of all the computer programs you know how to use and lists of any other machines or things you know how to use which are applicable to the job you are applying for.
7. Something to write with (you’d be surprised how many people forget this!)
8. Cash for parking.
9. Driver’s license.
10. Proof of any relevant certifications (nursing license, etc…)

These things may seem like no-brainers, but forget them and you’ll find yourself a nervous wreck.

Anybody have anything else to add to the list of things you should always bring to the interview?