QUESTION: Can I bring my cell phone or electronic communication device with me into a job interview?
ANSWER: Leave you cell phone in the car or better yet, leave it at home. You can call me out of date or out of touch, but under no circumstances bring your cell phone to a job interview. I recognize that job interviewers may be interrupted any number of times in a job interview by cell phone calls and other disruptions, but the job interview is your opportunity to shine and show what you are about. If you are interrupted by a cell phone call or by a text, the interviewer will think you do not consider them or the job important. Cell phones whether they are ringing or not are distracting to all and will not help you in landing your dream job.
The employer will wonder if the applicant can’t focus and manage his life for one hour;
how is this person going to manage the work place on a daily basis.
