Interview at a coffee shop

ignatius
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:15:00 +0000

Just added this to the other thread - with a little extra added at the end. :)

Didn’t read this thread ahead of time, but my d just had an interview at a Starbucks. So:

She got there a tad early as she was worried about traffic. She had emailed the interviewer her cell # a couple of days ahead of time in case he needed to reach her at the last minute (again worried about traffic or last minute snafus). She DID NOT ask for his cell #.

The interviewer bought d a small hot chocolate. (She’s not a coffee drinker.) She did offer to pay for the hot chocolate and his drink, also. He declined - and paid.

I do think she felt more comfortable having something to drink. It made the interview (which lasted over an hour) seem less formal, somehow.

Obviously thanked him for the drink as she left. She also wrote a follow-up thank you note to him for making her first interview a great experience. And he did!

Her overall impression of her first interview: FUN!

Kudos to all those who interview and make it positive.


D arrived early with a book - and a file folder - and she sat near the entrance reading as she waited. Was glad she had the book as she was about 10 minutes early and he was about 5 minutes late. Waiting with nothing to do would have made her somewhat uncomfortable. Interviewer had no trouble picking out the hs student waiting for him - she looked the part. The file folder contained her resume which she gave to him after the interview. He told her that he appreciated the resume, as it would refresh his memory while he filled out his paperwork on her. *