Mrs. Hancock's Blog

23 Quick Tips for Great Social Etiquette

We thought a quick 'hit list' in a few varying areas might help. Read and enjoy!

1). As adults, we have a choice in our reactions in any given moment. Take the high road, do the adult thing; choose not to be offended, rude, petty, etc. If you’re concerned about something that was said, ask what that person may have meant if you’d like, but always stay in your power. Confident behavior is adult behavior and is very attractive to others.

2). Always be supportive of your Husband (or Boyfriend) in public.

3). Please treat service employees with respect. To do otherwise speaks volumes about you.

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I realized recently through my own loss how much we depend on our good friends and family during times of distress. A number of lessons I learned recently upon the death of my Mother is that sometimes you really do need to truly lean on people; not an easy thing to do for some of us, even with the closest of friends. So, I'm writing this blog to help those of you who've yet to lose someone close. It's an extremely difficult dynamic to understand.

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Link: http://theartofnetworking.com/

We find networking can be fun, but it can also be tedious. Especially when there are people in the room who really only want to meet and greet those they already know. That's fine. You certainly have the right to stay in your comfort zone, but how boring. A recent event found me in the immediate company of a woman I've met several times. She never makes an effort to say "Hello!", nor does she seem willing to make eye contact. I wonder? What's she thinking? Has she decided she doesn't like me? That can't be; she doesn't know me (and as I always stay in 'my power'); I've decided this is her problem and I move on. I do feel I've given her plenty of opportunities to 'make nice'. So that being said, I'm not sure what's going on in her brain, but what I do know: I'll never refer her. She's not open and in our way of thinking, if she's not willing to build a relationship with me, who else will she cold-shoulder out of the way.

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Link: http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/one-hundred-things-restaurant-staffers-should-never-do-part-one/

By Bruce Buschel of the New York Times

Herewith is a modest list of dos and don’ts for servers at the seafood restaurant I am building. Veteran waiters, moonlighting actresses, libertarians and baristas will no doubt protest some or most of what follows. They will claim it homogenizes them or stifles their true nature. And yet, if 100 different actors play Hamlet, hitting all the same marks, reciting all the same lines, cannot each one bring something unique to that role?

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7 Ways to Wreck Your Job Interview
By Robert Half International

Performing well during the job interview is one of the most important steps in the hiring process. Every candidate wants to impress a prospective employer, but, despite his or her best efforts, not all do. Often, a simple mistake can cause an applicant to blow the entire meeting. Here are some errors to avoid:

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