Using the iPad as a Portfolio

I'm constantly on the lookout for new uses for the iPad. Recently, I've been using it as a possible replacement for my printed portfolio during job interviews. Since I've had relative success with it a couple times, I'm going to shoot for using it today at an interview with Cigna, and am daring myself to leave my laptop in the office.

My methodology is to prepare a variety of screen shots of websites I've worked on, organizing them into different folders in iPhoto, and then syncing that with the iPad. The result is a very efficient and extremely fast way to browse a large quantity websites. The downside, of course, is that they're just screen shots, and not actual websites and so none of the interaction comes across. I have not found this to be a real problem during interviews though. Time is usually of essence, and the purpose of the interview is to quickly get acquainted with both me and my work to see how good the fit is. In this context, being able to rapidly flip through a portfolio serves the purpose very well. Of course, there is also the "wow" factor, as I don't think many interviewees are doing this yet. Definitely makes for a memorable impression. If you have one, and are thinking of trying this out, I say give it a shot.

P.S. Make sure you clean the screen beforehand, so it's nice and shiny and free of finger grease. I also have a stylus, and people seem to like using it as well.