<p>My alma mater is looking for additional alumni interviewers in my geographic area.</p>
<p>I am interested in doing this, but I don’t know whether I can find a suitable place to conduct interviews. There are security issues that prevent me from using my office, and the college does not allow interviews to take place in either the interviewer’s or the student’s home. </p>
<p>If you do alumni interviews, where do you do them?</p>
<p>Coffee shops.</p>
<p>I’ve also heard of people using meeting rooms available at some local library branches. Could also go to the student’s high school and use a room in the counseling office if an afternoon, after school time works for you. Far and away most interviewers go to coffee shops if not interviewing in their offices.</p>
<p>I used conference rooms in my office.</p>
<p>You might be able to book a conference room in a local public library.</p>
<p>I’ve used both coffee shops (Starbucks) and the local public library.</p>
<p>I always meet the students at a Starbucks.</p>
<p>I do almost all my interviews in my home. No one has ever told me not to, and they are mostly local kids. i have occasionally interviewed at a cafe.</p>
<p>I always meet at a Starbucks- usually after school or late afternoon on a weekend. When the shop is not terribly crowded.</p>
<p>Coffee shops or a conference room in an office. Starbucks doesn’t have wireless anymore, so I use a place that has wireless, since I generally bring along my laptop. I’m very familiar with the school website and it’s come in handy a few times for demonstration purposes or for answering a question.</p>
<p>Thank you for the suggestions.</p>
<p>In my particular situation, the coffee shop plan seems the best (our library system charges a fee for the use of meeting rooms). I will scout around and see whether I can find one that isn’t overly crowded on the weekends.</p>
<p>Thank you again, everyone!</p>
<p>In addition to Starbucks, my kids were also interviewed at the coffee bar at Borders.</p>
<p>Now that’s a thought. Our local Borders has closed 
but the Barnes and Noble has a coffee bar with tables, and it’s right next to a free parking garage. :)</p>
<p>We also have a shopping mall in our area that is clearly suffering as a result of the recession (for those of you who know where I live, I’m talking about Lakeforest). Its food court always seems to have tables free because fewer people are shopping there. And I don’t think anyone would know or care if I met a student there. However, as we get closer to the Christmas shopping season, the place might fill up.</p>
<p>I used to do the interviews at the student’s home if they were comfortable with that. Gave me a chance to briefly meet the parents and answer questions for them as well. I also did interviews at the eating area in a mall.</p>