Jeff Altman, Big Game Hunter
When I was on behalf of my work with clients, someone told me via email that he planned to have a dinner interview with three people on Monday, I was reminded that how to conduct a meal interview is a topic I haven’t addressed in my articles and books.
An interview for lunch or dinner is actually very easy. This is an interview. Just like they were in an “office” interview, it was an opportunity to evaluate your knowledge and approach. The problem is that most job seekers succumb to a more casual environment to lower the guard and fully reveal so that employers can easily remove their considerations.
There are obvious ways to happen – people who drink too much in an interview and drink too much like a fool. There is a more subtle way to order The wrong dish makes the food stay in their faces, making it difficult for them to be taken seriously (don’t order dishes with lots of barbecue sauce).
Here are a few orders to remember during interviews:
• Arrival on time; if you are late, please call in advance. When you arrive, apologize and explain that you are late (the taxi driver is lost; an accident with traffic jams; the GPS on your car gives you the wrong instructions).
•A friendly smile and handshake are provided when your master introduces to everyone (if handshake is deprived, there may be religious reasons to deny handshake; just keep moving in your mind and don’t get stuck).
•When sitting down, ask where they want you to sit. If told to sit where you like, try sitting opposite the owner.
•This kind of interview is like a panel or group interview in an office setting, but it includes food.
•As I mentioned before, please avoid sloppy food. Avoid drinking. If your party encourages you to do this, answer: “As much as I can, I’m in an interview and want to make sure I’m at my best.” If you’re uncomfortable with this wording, choose a language that suits your personality.
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•Before ordering, if you are in a restaurant that you are unfamiliar with, ask your party members: “Have you been here before? What do you suggest?” Ideally, choose what they recommend.
• Avoid the most expensive items on the menu; choose the “middle road” thing.
• Usually, the interview part of the “celebration” begins after everyone’s orders. Get ready!
•My preferred method of starting a Q&A is for job applicants to start. As I suggested in my traditional interviews, first thank them for taking the time to meet you. Then continue, “I’ve talked to it so far (mentioned people you’ve talked about the role) and they gave me my own position, but I’m curious about you. Tell me the role you’ve seen and what I can do to help you.” This may lead to being asked so far what you’ve been told. Ready to answer!
• When asked questions in a group or group interview, you will not only not talk to the person asking the question. You’ll start talking to everyone who asked the question first, switch your eyes to the second person, and then switch one-third before ending with the questioner. The same is true in meal interviews.
• Make sure you don’t just talk about what you do. Talk about what you do when you are told they are looking for someone (or have experience). People often lose their goals in interviews, which shows that you have experience with what your employer needs to do. Nothing is more frequent than during lunch or dinner interviews.
•When the food arrives, start enjoying your meal. If they ask you a question, put down the knife and fork to make sure you don’t want to eat and talk. Use etiquette to make your mother proud of you!
•Be prepared for questions about when to ask. These may include milestones that need to be met, commitments to your success, commitments to achieve, and reporting structures. . . Job-related issues, not compensation issues.
• Avoid dessert even if others enjoy it. Instead of coffee or tea. Sweet things and drinking after dinner has a way to lead to bad interviews.
•When the bill comes, thank those who charge for meals by saying “thank you” only.
•Before everyone is separated on the table or on the coat check (pay coat checks for everyone if you can afford it), say, “I just want you to know that I’m interested in the characters we’ve discussed. What do you want next?”
• Send everyone a thank you email and express your interest in the character. Do this only if you are interested.
If you follow my advice, you may not be hired, but it is not because you committed an artificial PA or “misbehavior” during the meeting. This will be because they think the skill flaws they judge are crucial to the character.
And, you’ll be hired often because the fact is that when asked to attend a lunch or dinner meeting, they’ve already hired you advantageously without doing anything to change their mind.
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