Interview Prep · True or False
Is it true that if the team lunch is at a very cheap restaurant, you should complain to show your high standards?
False. Complaining about the restaurant choice makes you look elitist and difficult. Enjoy the group.
Complaining about the restaurant makes you look elitist and difficult, which is a costly impression over something entirely outside the job.
Signalling standards by knocking the venue, and reading as hard to please instead.
This scenario is one of 500 in the Skillful Interview Prep track. Each card states a situation, you decide true or false, and the explanation follows immediately.
- Answer
- False
- Track
- Interview Prep
- Topics
- lunch-interview, self-presentation
Also asked as
Should i complain about a cheap lunch restaurant? How do i react to a modest interview meal? Does criticising the venue show high standards?
The scenario in full
If the team lunch is at a very cheap restaurant, you should complain to show your high standards.
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that if the team lunch is at a very cheap restaurant, you should complain to show your high standards?
False. Complaining about the restaurant choice makes you look elitist and difficult. Enjoy the group.
Should i complain about a cheap lunch restaurant?
False. Complaining about the restaurant choice makes you look elitist and difficult. Enjoy the group. Complaining about the restaurant makes you look elitist and difficult, which is a costly impression over something entirely outside the job.
How do i react to a modest interview meal?
False. Complaining about the restaurant choice makes you look elitist and difficult. Enjoy the group. Complaining about the restaurant makes you look elitist and difficult, which is a costly impression over something entirely outside the job.
Does criticising the venue show high standards?
False. Complaining about the restaurant choice makes you look elitist and difficult. Enjoy the group. Complaining about the restaurant makes you look elitist and difficult, which is a costly impression over something entirely outside the job.
Where does this interview prep question come from?
It is one of 500 scenarios in the Skillful Interview Prep track. Each card states a realistic situation, you decide true or false, and the explanation follows immediately.
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