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How necessary is it to bring a portfolio to the interview? I'm debating if I should make one or not.
How necessary is it to bring a portfolio to the interview? I'm debating if I should make one or not.
I am putting together one today, but I don't know how useful it will be either.
I think it's necessary. I'll bring extra CV, some paper, pen, my tablet?How necessary is it to bring a portfolio to the interview? I'm debating if I should make one or not.
I think it's necessary. I'll bring extra CV, some paper, pen, my tablet?
If you don't mind me asking, what sort of materials are you putting in your portfolio?
Heres a link from last year talking about this:How necessary is it to bring a portfolio to the interview? I'm debating if I should make one or not.
well i was thinking leather portfolioHeres a link from last year talking about this:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=958670
What sort of binder are ya'll putting your portfolio in?
Heres a link from last year talking about this:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=958670
What sort of binder are ya'll putting your portfolio in?
well i was thinking leather portfolio
but writing assignment from each appe?
i guess i'll bring pt case + poster and presentations but otherwise...i think too much stuff would be just that, too much.
Journal clubs, drug info response, presentations, posters/pamphlets, drug monographs, etc. Here is where hospital rotations tend to result in much more stuff than retail. But that also support your interest in residency. Also included research, leadership stuff in there under a different section.
I bought a professional fabric, zippered, black, ringed folder, cost around $28. Sorry, didn't care to spend money on a leather one.
Organized mine this way:
Table of contents
CV with business card attched
Each rotation section in chronological order
Each rotation section with preceptor eval followed by most to least proud project
Thumb drive containing all the files
Final section with all the non-rotation works
Of course don't keep any HIPAA stuff in there
Yes it might be a bit of over kill, but I did want to have any regrets for not having tried hard enough.
1 assignment from each of my APPEs
1 formal writing sample
Copies of my posters
thats all
Are you handing them the portfolio or just select documents from your stash when you bring it up/they ask for it?This is a dumb question but-other than your name and Pharm.D Candidate what do you put on the first page of the portfolio?
lol...no, I am going to get it professionally printed and bound.
exactly, something you have and bring to show, but i'm not going to make bound portfolio's. I'm running on empty here (bank acct).I've had two interviews so far and brought a portfolio to both. At the first program, pretty much every interviewer was interested and took time to page through my binder. I was also able to highlight some of my work using examples while answering questions. At the second interview, I didn't even unzip it the whole day. So it's really going to depend on the program. For me, it's worthwhile to have it and bring it along just in case.
I went without one and no one asked me anything about my CV. They just asked me questions about myself.
A part of that is to learn how to use it in a show and tell, make it fit naturally into your interview, not as a forced or forgotten aspect.
There will bound to be questions like: what's your favorite rotation. Use the portfolio to show them why as a part of your answer. This is also why you should schedule your least favorite residency site first to use as practice and familiarization. All is fair play.
My second interview they asked me tons about my many projects, and I was confidently able to go into detail about my presentations/projects/activities. I didn't take out anything from my portfolio though. I don't know, does it take away that I didn't pull it out and hand it to them if I could tell them all the details?
A good intern is assured a spot??? Youre talking about people who rotate through VA? Isn't that biased and unfair then?
No, I'm talking about actual pharmacy interns. We had a good one and he was #1 on the ranking order by faaaaar. There was no discussion. We had 4 residency spots and his was assured. Unfair? Not really. He was a good intern and a good student 100% without any room for doubt. Who would question a sure winner?
agree...what is unfair? If you like the person and they applied...then you are free to rank them as high as you want.
Programs are not supposed to discuss ranking with candidates, but there is nothing wrong with the program deciding early on that this is the candidate they will rank #1. We had students that were interns at our program and they were the first to get interviews. It is about networking and putting your best foot forward in the opportunities you have. These students did that. It is hard to judge based on a short intervew or an application. These students have proved they are good. Trust me, some of the residents we think will be great based on interview/applications end up being duds. It is a crap shoot really.