Re: Comprehensive portfolio or a few writing samples?

[Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>]

Ellen Kelly wrote:

> I was wondering how many of you out there have a comprehensive portfolio
> that you bring to interviews?  I usually select a few samples depending on
> the job, and then put that together nicely to bring to the interview.

I take a comprehensive portfolio, but decide beforehand which pieces
might be the most useful to me in the interview. Just as it's easier to
dress up,then remove a jacket if you look too formal, it's better to
have too many samples than not enough.

Besides, I get some weight-lifting done lugging my portfolio around.

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