Lunch Interview

The Lunch interview combines the awkwardness of first meetings and the stress of job interviews to assess how you behave in social situations at restaurants and cafes.
R.H

some helpful tips T.G

A tip you can try doing is researching the restaurant to figure out what’s the menu, the clientele, and the noise level.

Review the menu that way you can pick a few options of what you might order so that way you can spend more time with your future employer!

Get to the restaurant 15 mins before hand this will prevent the whole question of “I wonder if they have table yet”.

Last tip is figuring out the appropriate meal to order, you can take a lead by asking your interviewer (carefully) there recommendations for what meal you should order and appropriate price range from a business view, If that's not a option when the wait staff arrives try to have your interview order first and choose something that price range (or lower).

Benefits and Challenges R.H

Challenges

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A restaurant or cafe is not a controlled environment like an office is, there are many things that could happen.

Lunch interviews tend to be more casual than the general office interview as it offers a relaxed space for both employer and candidate.

A question your employer might ask is position you are aiming to achieve from the interview (positions can viervey between the job).

A question you might get asked by your employers is how many days can you work in a week and if you are busy on the day that is most busiest.

questions to expect

The process would look like a dinner with a employer asking you a few questions to the job and about you, (some paperwork might be required if so it would be after the meal).

what should be expected from a lunch interview? T.G

The lunch interview would be different from the other interviews because unlike other interviews it’s just you and the employer a nice meal in a restaurant with a lot of people.

There is more opportunity for small talk, which means more opportunity for you to get to know the employer and for the employer to get to know you outside of the qualifications.