{"id":937,"date":"2012-02-23T20:20:07","date_gmt":"2012-02-23T20:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/?p=937"},"modified":"2012-02-23T20:20:07","modified_gmt":"2012-02-23T20:20:07","slug":"where-is-my-fork-career-services-teaches-students-etiquette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/2012\/02\/23\/where-is-my-fork-career-services-teaches-students-etiquette\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is my fork? Career Services teaches students etiquette"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Etiquette Dinner table setup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Natosha Hubbard<\/strong>
\nBlue & White Flash \/ Staff Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Salad fork, seafood fork, dinner fork, dessert fork; confusing fork is what may come to mind for some college students but the staff of the Jackson State University Career Services Center is making sure that students know which utensil compliments each course as well as what makes a successful dining experience.
\nCSC hosted its 6th Annual Etiquette Dinner \u201cBeyond Please and Thank You: Business and Dining Etiquette\u201d on Feb. 15, 2012 in the Student Center. The etiquette dinner was the brainchild of Pamela Anderson, a recruiter for Geico Insurance from Dallas, Texas.\u00a0 Geico both sponsored and hosted the first Business Dining Etiquette Dinner with 50 students.
\n\u201cEmployees must be able to effectively communicate with others on a daily basis and this might include dining out with colleagues and others on the company\u2019s behalf,\u201d said Lavenita Cottrell, Assistant Director of Career Services at Jackson State. \u201cKnowing proper business dining etiquette will also make the student feel much more comfortable in such a setting.\u201d
\nCorporate sponsorship from Enterprise Rent-A-Car, State Farm Insurance, Walgreens, BankPlus, Mississippi Power and Union Pacific allowed students registered with Tigers2Work to attend the dinner for free.
\n\u201cIt is important for students to know proper business dining etiquette because employers want to make sure you are a good fit for the company, not only by judging your educational skill set, but also your communication skills with others. Employers want to make sure that you can represent their company\/agency in a social setting if necessary,\u201d said Cottrell.
\nA great meal was not the only goal of the Career Services Center. Education was also a vital part of the etiquette dinner as well.\u00a0 To ensure students received the best information possible there was a panel of faculty, staff and corporate recruiters on hand to answer questions.
\nThe panel included Catherine Davis, a recruiter for Sherwin Williams; Melinda Samuel, a Human Resources Manager for Saks, Inc:, Rafael Brown, a market manager for Wal-Mart; Chantal Lewis, a JSU junior mass communications major and Lashanda Jordan, CSC Director at Jackson State.
\nUpon signing in, the 90 student participants were escorted to their tables and seated in front of their names to await the five course meal that was served.
\n\u201cIt was very fun and informative. The food was great and I loved it all. I was so happy to be able to participate and the d\u00e9cor was stunning,\u201d said Lauren Ragland, a senior biology major from Tampa, Fla.
\nLatara Taylor, a senior mass communications major from Jackson, Miss. said, \u201cI really loved the way the ballroom was set up. The atmosphere was beautiful and the information was invaluable. I learned so much. Etiquette is hard work.\u201d
\nCSC provided all guests with programs that included dinner etiquette tips on the back.
\nDo
\n\u2022 Initiate the passing of bread, butter and condiments even if you do not wish to have any
\n\u2022\u00a0 Always pass to the right
\n\u2022\u00a0 Remove the lemon; place it in your glass or on your serving plate
\n\u2022\u00a0 Stand up when your hosts arrives
\n\u2022\u00a0 Cut one bit (meat, fruit or vegetable) at a time
\n\u2022\u00a0 Spoon soup away from you
\n\u2022\u00a0 Wait until everyone at your table has been served before you start eating
\n\u2022\u00a0 Say \u201cplease\u201d and \u201cthank you\u201d to the waiter
\n\u2022\u00a0 Place your napkin in your lap as soon as you are seated
\n\u2022\u00a0 Break bread and buns with your hands and butter one bite size piece at a time
\n\u2022\u00a0 Place your napkin to the left of your plate when you finish your meal and leave the table
\n\u2022\u00a0 Write a thank you note to your host<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t
\n\u2022 Begin to eat until your host begins or indicate you should do so
\n\u2022\u00a0 Chew with your mouth open
\n\u2022\u00a0 Talk with food in your mouth
\n\u2022 Spit seeds, pits, etc. into your palm\u2026 as it goes in so it should come out
\n\u2022\u00a0 Crumble crackers in your soup
\n\u2022\u00a0 Push your plate away when you are finished with your meal
\n\u2022\u00a0 Use your fingers to push food on your spoon or fork
\n\u2022\u00a0 Order foods that are difficult to eat
\n\u2022\u00a0 Reach! If the food isn\u2019t directly in front of you, ask for it to be passed
\n\u2022\u00a0 Put your elbows on the table
\n\u2022\u00a0 Use toothpicks, fingernails or napkins to dislodge food
\n\u2022\u00a0 Smoke during a meal
\n\u2022\u00a0 Apply makeup such as lipstick or comb your hair at the table
\n\u2022\u00a0 Leave your spoon of fork in the coffee cup, soup bowl or dessert dish
\n\u2022\u00a0 Say, \u201cI don\u2019t like this\u201d or \u201cI am allergic to this\u201d\u2026. Simply say, \u201cNo thank you\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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