Can you take notes to an interview?

[alexthecheese]

I have an interview for a promotion tomorrow.

I have been asked to do a 10 minute presentation on a subject, then talk about two 'leadership cabapabilities' after, finishing with general Q&A.

Ideally, I would like to take some notes to remind me of what to talk about for the leadership capabilities.

Google searches show polar opposite views on this - some say no, total mistake - others say yes, to ensure you get your main points across.

What do you guys think?

 

[alexthecheese]

I work in a large telecomms company, it's about "The importance of governance and control in delivering successful programmes". It's pretty key to my job and what I'll be doing, so the subject is right, but it's quite an open subject. Trying to cram it into ten minutes is a little harsh.

Rest of the interview, the specific 'capabilities' are just the usual tosh. What did I do to make change happen? How do I begin and end with the Customer? Doesn't suit me to be honest.

I'll be taking notes then, thanks. The presnetation I already have notes for, will be printing those out to present to. I'll jot down my notes in bullet form so I have structure to talk about the others, thanks.

Just got to try and avoid getting too stressed now. Already my back aches for no reason.

 

[alexthecheese]

It's more of a case of ensuring I remember all the bits I want to sell to them, not that I won't remember any of it. I'll pick up a little A5 notepad and scribble some things down on them to remind me.

Any tips on how to stop being stressed?