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choices have not been planned for ease of eating. However, you should
still have some leeway. Tale small portions of any foods you don’t like or
expect to be difficult to eat. You will probably find your appetite is not
great and you probably won’t be eating much today anyway. Eat enough
to appear polite and keep you from starvation, but give your attention to
your real purposes for being there - promote your candidacy and evaluate
the position you hope will eventually be offered to you.
The question of alcoholic beverage consumption often arises as
interviewees attempt to decide, “Should I, or shouldn’t I?” The best rule is
to avoid completely any offer of alcohol at lunch. You need to be clear-
headed for the interviews you are likely to still face that afternoon. And
you do not want to give the impression that you may be one to drink at
noon each day before going back to the

When ordering from office for the afternoon’s work, even
though it may appear to be part of the
a menu, select work culture - or maybe it’s just an

something that will interview test.
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be easy to eat. cocktail party, you have some leeway
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with this rule. If you don’t drink, simply
decline the cocktail - there is no need for an explanation. If you do drink
and wish to have a cocktail along with the others, then one is generally
acceptable. No more tonight - no matter how many others may consume.
If you are female, you may choose to ask for white wine. Many find this
less objectionable for women than hard liquor. Some women may be
offended by this advice, but now is the time to go after the job - not the
inequities.

Questioning Techniques

Direct

Applicants encounter the direct questioning approach most frequently.
Interviewers tend to use this method because it allows them to control the
direction of the interview. Asking specific questions of each candidate is
the questioning technique most employers lmow best, and it allows them
to feel the most comfortable. By asking similar questions of each candi-
date, interviewers find it easier to compare one applicant with another.