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Dinning Guide n Business Etiquette Class Covers finer Points Of Dining By Adolfo Mendez CPS ■ _ Holly Jones polishes her resume. Her cover letter locks good; She's settled on what to wear. Then the unexpected happens: She finds out the job interview will be over lunch.* Ugh ... not the business lunch. "I was afraid, of that prospect," says Jones, a student at Widnener University, in Chester, Penn. "What do I do?" Fear was sufficient motivation for Jones to sign up for a university-spon sored seminar on business dining etiquette. - The instructor: Lynne Tully, owner and founder of The Professional Edge, based in York, Penn. Her skills in the etiquette arena played no small role in helping her to clinch the Miss Pennsylvania title in 1977. r- 1 ■ ■ - .... But these days, lully runs seminars on how to put your best mot or fork-forward in a business environment. “I've had people tell me that for their company, the business lunch is a weeding out process," says Tully. "With that in mind, one should expect that... it very well could be a test." As college graduates prepare to enter the workforce, many of them face the daunting task of trying to sell themselves to prospective employ ers while trying to avoid embarrassing themselves over food. Tully says students fear the business lunch for one main reason: Dining at fancy restaurants just isn't the norm for today's fast-food gener ation. “Students tell me, 'I can go through an entire day and riot use a utensil,'" says Tully. "Imagine it. They may eat fruit for breakfast, a burger for lunch and a slice of pizza for dinner. Then all of a sudden they see four, five or six utensils [at a business lunch]. Let's face it: it's not going to be your comfort level." To ease student's worry, Tully advises them to remember that busi ness, not food, is the primary purpose of the meeting. "The conversation is primary, the food is secondary," she says. "If you have food that's not cooked to your liking, it may be best in this situation, to avoid the impulse to send it back. The potential employer could think you’re a person that can't be pleased." Tully says students usually know they should order within the price range of those they're trying to impress, "but verbally the don't know how 1 There's A World of Difference in Italian Food I Makes the Difference Eat In or Take Out 3405 Forest Drive 6230 St. Andrews Road 787-1838 772-5999 10% DISCOUNT W/ use ID Voted Best Oriental Restaurant in 2000 by Columbia Metropolitan Magazine & Best Asian Cuisine Restaurant by the Readers of the Free Times! \ Miyo’s welcomes USC students to come experience its wonderful food and great hospitality. Come in and receive 10% off with student ID on any dinner Monday through Saturday. ....................... Dinner Box to go with one entree | (any item under $10.00), a side of rice and | spring roll for only $6.95 plus tax Healthy diet menu and vegetarian dishes. Variety of choices • Excellent food! 779-MIYO (6496) Between Hunter Gatherer & Basil Pot, on South Main St. We are looking forward to serving you!