Coffee Shop College Interview?

kiddie
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:21:46 +0000

My daughter had two of these interviews already (at local Starbucks and Panera). Both times she bought a hot chocolate (not a coffee drinker) in a to-go cup (so the interviewer would think it might be coffee or tea.) One was right after school - so she had on her school clothes (neat jeans, shirt, and coat). One interviewer (Tufts) was courteous and even offered to buy her a drink (the interviewer had already purchased her own). The other interviewer (Brown) did not even buy himself a drink. (I think it is rude to the business to meet people in your shop and then not even make a purchase?) Both conversations were casual and both interviewers were older with children attending the same HS as my daughter (which was a common ground for the conversation - do you have this teacher - which my child had?) One interviewer said right out - our opinions don’t matter much - but we just want to make sure you are “normal.” Both lasted about an hour.