No Eating Peas with Your Knife

Business New Haven, March 2012

The Southern Connecticut State University School of Business is holding its first of what may become an annual "Business Etiquette Dinner" March 6 in the Grand Ballroom of the Michael J. Adanti Student Center. The event is designed to give business students practice in how to handle those business lunches, dinners and other occasions, such as interviews conducted over the course of a meal, when business dons the disguise of pleasure.

Some 100 students will sit at tables of eight people and try to be on their best etiquette behavior and not spill sauce on someone's lap. At each table will be one "authority" figure such as a faculty member, businessperson, etc. who will take note of how the students are doing. The program also includes a panel discussion on putting your best foot forward when interviewing for a job, plus a presentation on dressing for success.