<p>so i got contacted for my interview and the day/time is all set up, but my interviewer wants to meet in a diner around 6:00. Is a meeting in a diner normal? Do you think that implies i will be eating dinner with my interviewer? does anyone else think that has the potential to be awkward. If you have had a brown interview i would love to know what the circumstances of that interview were.</p>
<p>A DINER?</p>
<p>Hmm... diners aren't th ebest place. I hate eating, personally, in front of others (mostly cause I'm a slob, haha). But yes, dinner has the potential to be awkward, just be prepared with tons of questions. </p>
<p>I had my interview at a Starbucks; my interviewer was very chill and good-looking :D and everything went great. I plagued him with some questions of how he took advantage of the opencurric and then some more about social life, etc. </p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>Hey! Yeah, I'm not sure about the diner thing. If anything, you can just go with the flow. Don't eat a lot before you leave (but eat something so your stomach isn't grumbling), and if he orders dinner, you should get something too I think. My interview was actually over the phone and only lasted about 5 minutes. It was with this really nice woman who was just really enthusiastic about what I did in high school and asked lots of questions and made lots of jokes. It felt more like a conversation than an interview. It was COMPLETELY different from my pton interview, where my interviewer grilled me on current events and whatnot.</p>
<p>i know i also find eating in front of strangers awkward and unsettling, especially when this is my time to make a good impression. Thanks for the advise about how to cope...guess ill just have to make the best of it.</p>
<p>My daughter's interview was at Starbucks and she somehow managed to get through the process (about an hour) without spilling hot coffee on her interviewer or making a fool of herself in any other way. As for eating during an interview--if this makes you uncomfortable, just order something simple and with a low sloppiness quotient. For example, you can pick at a salad without looking awkward. Good luck!</p>
<p>Eat before you go and then tell the interviewer you are too nervous to eat much--but do not mention your phobia. Nibble a quiche or something innocuous. Chew with your mouth closed and don't talk with food in your mouth. You will be fine.</p>
<p>But CAC, you better get over that phobia. You're going to be eating in a cafeteria somewhere next year--and then you will have countless business and social engagements where you will eat out in front of strangers. It's a very important skill.</p>