Hi all,
Interesting topic; thought I’d share:
For my first design job after graduating I’d only had 2 days to prepare, around a full time job, and so had 2 very late nights. After a day of work I got on my bike, portfolio in hand and cycled about 12 miles to the interview.
I arrived absolutely drained. I was told there might be a sketching exercise and so had my trusty Bic fine point in my pocket. Tiredness and nerves saw me compulsively fiddling with the pen in my pocket for about 40 minutes. When I finally stood up to deliver my portfolio there was a streak of black ink from my hip down to my foot.
Following roaring laughter and a red face the interviewer said “Oh, don’t worry about the portfolio, we had a look at your website.” All for nothing.
I got the job. I lost the jeans.