The document provides etiquette tips for business meals, meetings, and networking events. It discusses proper place setting, using utensils from the outside in once finished. Introductions should be made and not waited for, using your elevator pitch. Nametags should be worn on the right side and when introducing two people, introduce the higher status person first. Resources for further etiquette information are also included.

1. Etiquette It’s more than figuring out which fork to use!

2. Dining at Meetings/Interviews How do I know what to order? Cocktails anyone? Which utensils do I use? I’m starving, when can I start? What’s this in my mouth?

3. Place Setting Generally work from the left

4. What do I do with all this stuff? Once used, utensils should not touch the table Don’t cut your meat like it’s still alive Napkins are for blotting, not wiping or blowing The table is for dining items, not the rest of your stuff

5. Receptions/Networking Events There’s a buffet! Wait there’s an open bar! You mean I’ve got to talk to people, too?

6. Receptions/Networking Events Keep these in mind: Why are you there? What is your priority? Is the booze worth the risk of blowing your opportunity?

7. Introductions Make them —don’t wait to be introduced! Use your pitch or a variation of it If you have a nametag, wear it The appropriate placement is on the right Introduce “up” For example, if you’re talking to a peer and a potential employer walks up to you, mention the employer’s name first

8. Resources Power Etiquette: What you don’t know can kill your career, Casperson, D. M. 1999 AMACOM, New York, NY ISBN: 0-8144-7998-7 The College of Business, University of Missouri-Columbia , Dress & Etiquette, http://business.missouri.edu/255/default.aspx