On the surface this sounds completely inappropriate, verging on invitation to harassment. Also, my employer's official rules would consider that kind of setting totally unfair selection among different candidates. In private industry, it still strikes me as odd, but perhaps that's the only time this person has left over from other meetings. Otherwise, why do they need to see what your social manners are like? Given nervous stomach during interviews, personally I would probably avoid eating, just sip something.
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Date: 9 Jun 2011 03:18 am (UTC)