Lunch (Breakfast) Interview

Lunch (Breakfast) Interview

Don‘t let the meal take you off your track. This is still a business situation, an interview. So, behave properly with your table manner. Take advantage of the meal as a relaxed method but don‘t pay much attention on it.

1. Tips for Interviewers:

A Lunch Interview is not much different from a normal one except that you have to behave more properly.

Wear formal outfit to the Lunch Interview.

The candidate is supposed to not drink while waiting for you.

If you order an alcoholic drink, it should be proper if you invite the candidate to have the same.

If you are ready to leave, you should be the first to say goodbye.

The candidate is supposed to pay attention to you instead of his or her lunch.

The candidate is supposed to send you a Thank-note after the meal.

Prepare a list of questions and topics you may wish to raise in the interview. Remember that lunch interview is normally longer than regular ones. Therefore, don‘t let you run out of things to say.

You have finished your meal doesn‘t mean that the interview is over.

Politeness is very important, especially since you are the interviewer. Behave properly with others.

Behave properly during the meal (don‘t eat and talk at the same time, don‘t smoke while eating, don‘t put your elbow on the table).

            

2. How To Order:

•     Choose foods that do not require your hand to grab or similarity. Deliciousness of the meal is not what a Lunch Meal focuses on but the behavior and interview questions. So, don‘t order something that is too delicious. Also, don‘s order something consisting of onion or garlic.

•     The candidate is supposed to order food of similar price as you order. If you invite him or her to make order first, he or she is supposed to order food of average price.