An object that sums you up

How about a miniature patchwork quilt I made.... meticulous, creative, thrifty.......

I am glad that I am not entirely alone in thinking this another naff gimmick. Like the "Tell us your strengths and weaknesses, Mrs P."
"Oh my weakness is that I am a workaholic, but my strength is that I am entirely modest and always look to credit others with my achievements."



Do they think we haven't spotted the hidden ag had dumb questions??

hidden agenda Of course.

I can't think of a single thing I could take to sum myself up for interview purposes. I don't think I identify myself through 'things'. Very tricky...

A chunky hand-knitted South American zipped hoody in rainbow colours. I'm wearing it now. DD pointed it out in a shop in Glossop, saying: "That's very you". She was right. I tried it on and bought it.

I'm the opposite of obeione; hard on the outside, but melting in the middle, so perhaps I'd be a Cadburys Creme egg?

A dustbin because I'm a depository for all kinds of useless knowledge

metres of beautiful fabrics - represents thrift, luxury, colour, texture, design, practicability - life's rich tapestry.

A dictaphone ( now my mobile phone) so if I get an idea I can record it and not forget it.

Are you a Scorpio, Galen?

My iPad! ?

Sums me up completely. My music choices, photos of family and special places, emails with contacts, Google with things I have looked up, social media I like to take part in, kindle app with books read and waiting to be, BBC iPlayer with my favourite programmes. Let's not forget games apps, mine and the grandchildrens'. A big mix of interests and activities that is the complicated person that is me.

I do go out and socially interact sometimes too

What a load of nonsense for a company to ask an adult to bring an object in with them,as others say, so much psychbabble at interviews now.
my DSIL was once asked where he would sit in the cinema, if it was empty, and which animal he would like to be. All you need to be able to do is answer the way you know they like ie,in the middle of the cinema ( good team player) at the front (go-getter) a social animal like a dog,or a even better, a lion. what they don't want to hear, is at the back of the cinema or a rabbit.
I can't think of an object for myself, although I Liked the cake tin and credit card that Jingl suggested for herself.
Perhaps the key thing is what would you save in a house fire ( apart from any living things) and mine would be all the photo albumns, as would be most peoples choice probably.

I would show my full rucksack to demonstrate that I am prepared for anything!