<p>Now I have not actually scheduled mine yet, but I have a question before I do. I am really into robotics, like a lot. I have tons of stuff I have built from the ground up and programmed. Now I know I should not bring everything and anything, but I do feel the conversation will tend towards my robotics interest. I have a small robot I am working on now which shows many of the aspects of exactly what I do. Do you think this is a situation where it makes sense to bring something to the interview? I suppose asking my interviewer before hand would make sense, huh?</p>
<p>Just yourself.</p>
<p>I was a proud member of our yearbook team for 3 years in high school, and so I bought along my junior year’s yearbook to all of my interviews, highlighting the specific spreads that I was responsible. I thought it made a favorable impression on all of my interviewers and some even flipped through the rest of the book with great interest : )</p>
<p>As a new interviewer, I would definitely love to see your robot (well, assuming that it fits on the table (ie. not R2D2 sized!) and doesn’t make the situation awkward in whichever setting the interview is being conducted).</p>
<p>As an experienced interviewer, while I actively resent anyone who tries to keep to a script, or doesn’t want to let a conversation flow, I like toys as much as the next person. If robotics are central to your life, then you have to expect that it will come up in conversation. At which point, having a visual aid cannot hurt.</p>
<p>Therefore, while you absolutely do not NEED to bring anything, and while you should not necessarily expect to say what you are planning to say about your robot (or even, depending on the interview, to discuss it at all), I would certainly encourage you to bring it along.</p>