The Everyman Guide to Comic Conventions part 2

POTENTIAL PROFESSIONAL STUFF

• Show five to eight (but no more than 10 ) of you BEST CURRENT WORK. No one cares that you have better stuff at home. Why didn't you bring that stuff? You are wasting your time and the reviewer's and that is the surest way to NOT get a job.
  
• Show your work in an easily flippable format, either a artist portfolio, or a binder with sheet protectors. It keeps your work clean and is easy to flip through. DO NOT come up with a folder of loose paper. It looks unprofessional and so will you.
• Have a packet of your samples ready to leave for the editor. Make sure that you have a business card attached to each packet with all your contact info on it. Also make sure all your contact info (including name) is stamped on the back of each page in case they get separated.
• During the review of your work, LISTEN!!! DO not comment on what they are telling you,  and for the love of Zeus, DON'T ARGUE! If you have questions, wait until they are finished. Do not take offence, they are talking about the work, not you. That being said the best advice I ever received was take what you can use and forget the rest. Editors are people just like you and have all the same quirks and failings you do, but they are the ones with the jobs...so be nice to them.
• Bring a pen and a notebook or a PDA and write down the comments you want to remember. You'll forget by the time you get to the room. Ask for a business card and always shake their hand before you go. It shows professionalism and respect

Next time...specific tips for artists and writers.