On October 26th, I attended a workshop called Dining Etiquette.Basically, it teaches us the “Table Manner” in serious dining situation such as the interview when you try to get a job from your employer. I actually enjoyed being there and left with a lot of knowledge in hand. I attended this workshop because dining interview is a really common way when people pursue a job. So, it will somehow helpful to me when I am in that situation in the future. In this workshop, we basically learned what to do and what not to do in this format of interviews. First of all, we entered into the same room we had lunch on orientation day. It was kind of like a buffet we can pick whatever we want and go back to our seat. Something different is that most of us were dressed up and kept quiet to stimulate that “interview”. While we eating, the guest speaker starts off her speech by teaching us the different ways to place forks, knives and napkins. She also mentioned that use spoon outwardly when you having soup, don’t order any alcohol even though your employer asks so, ladies can’t take off their blazers but males can choose either take off or not however need to stick to one option, fold napkin into proper size and place it on your laps before eating, and do not order foods that are limited in the restaurant and really expensive. Also, when you accidentally eat something you shouldn’t and want to split it out, do not split it into napkins but on your fork and quietly place it on one side of your plate without gathering attention from others. All of these are important because they are the test your employer gives you. They want you to show your manner that’s the thing you represent yourself and probably his company. So please be careful in these kind of situation because it’s not like a dinner you go out with your friends and family on Saturday night. Overall,I found it’s really helpful because it reminds me that I actually should have the habit to eat formally from now on.
