The only 6 things you need to bring to a job interview

University of Exeter/flickrDon't hurt your chances of landing the job by showing up unprepared.

Job interviews are stressful because so many factors are out of your control - like what the hiring manager will ask or whether your personality matches what they're looking for. But there is one thing you can control that can make all the difference: how prepared you are.

Career experts and hiring managers say to be (and appear) fully prepared, you really only need to bring six things with you to the interview.

Here are the essentials they say you should show up with: