OP's too busy smoking cigarettes in bed with her to check back. /fantasy OP never said it was today, genius.
I stopped after reading this- One of the most overrated restaurants in Houston. Just plain bland. Also hope you didn't pay for a private booth in there. Wouldn't be prudent.
Personally, I would not go to lunch with a potential applicant. Unless it was a job fair or something like that. I get the feeling that the OP already knows the recruiter or they have a mutual acquaintance.
It's in a couple weeks. Personally I hate the place but it is close to her office and has prestige to the name. Yeah they do valet, but I personally think picking her up would be weird... But no, I will not be wearing a suit because this will be during my lunch break at my current internship. Before people start hounding me on this, my supervisor and family friend (CFO) encouraged me to try and do everything to get with this particular company. Since it is not exactly an interview and especially since everyone in oil is pretty casual I was just going to wear nice dark slacks with a button down. Perhaps I could bring a blazer along if people think it is warranted? I have never spoken to her before until this week and our only mutual friend is my mom who was the buying parties realtor for this recruiter who was selling her home. So they have only met 3 or 4 times I would guess. My mom just mentioned in the spring I was trying to get with a company like hers and she said she is one of their recruiters and could help me out but unfortunately all their recruiting is done in the fall. She told my mom to tell me to contact her at a later date and I figured I should do it in the summer while she still remembers my mom rather than in the fall when she possibly won't remember her. She might even surprise me and offer to pay for the whole meal but then I would feel bad because it is not even a recruiting event and just us having a conversation.
Kind of strange to me. You could just have an email or phone conversation with her to talk about these things. If it was a guy recruiter, would you be asking the same questions? Recruiters usually ask a candidate out to lunch since they want to represent you (if you are marketable). Oh and as far as the lunch place, it can be much more casual. It sounds more like you are trying to just get time with this chica. Cut to chase mang. No BS! hahah Buy me a steak lunch, and I'll tell you how to make yourself more marketable. No homo. Actually I'll email it, just pay for my dinner/lunch.
Yeah it is a little strange but I'm just being shrewd. I'm doing the same with the recruiter for another company who is my good friends uncle and he is a guy. I didn't offer to buy him lunch since I already know him but I am sure he will probably pick up my tab. Only reason I offered to pay for the lady is because she has never met me so I wanted to make sure she would reply by offering her the lunch for her time.
She should be recruiting you and taking you out to lunch and pondering whether to pick you up or have you meet her there.
Good. I'm just saying in the future.. they should and will... glad to hear you're setting yourself up for that in the future.
It's good to give your recruiters a chance to get to know you but what will really help is that you a) have O&G experience or show a legitimate interest in the industry (other than money), b) excel academically, and c) exhibit leadership ability.
Shouldn't recruiters buy you lunch? This does seem odd. How do you even know the recruiter before they contacted you? And if they contacted you, usually that means you're getting an interview right? Then the person you should be wining and dining is the hiring manager In all seriousness it seems a bit sketchy, but I guess it works for some in this economy. Edit: Nevermind, just read the whole thread and understood what's going on. Good luck with your lunch, just never realized people did this but I guess it can only help.
Its not illegal unless they are government. I take potential customers to lunches all the time. It may be against corporate guidelines but I doubt it. The recruiter doesn't decide who gets hired. They just walk people through the hiring process.
