Interviewing over breakfast, lunch, dinner or a weekend barbecue is a good way to talk business in a collegial environment while keeping an eye on a candidate s social skills. Hiring managers can tell a lot about interviewees by the way they eat. Savvy companies also use comfortable business meals as a way to assure candidates that the firm will be a welcoming new home. If you have secured a job interview and the interview is to be held during a meal, the following etiquette guidelines will be very useful. Prospective employers use the mealtime for interviewing to check out your social graces and habits and relate them to your job performance.
Mealtime interviews tend to be more relaxed, but please stay alert at all times.
The suggestions on this site are only guidelines and general ideas regarding dining and business etiquette. Common sense is also a good guide.