by jhschleckser | May 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Interviews are already stress-filled events and the worries about how to handle yourself around dinner and having a drink can amp this up to nerve shattering levels. It doesn’t have to be that way. There are a few basic things to remember to change...
by jhschleckser | Apr 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Nothing sets the tone for a quality conversation more than the place. That means when picking the venue for your next meeting over a meal you need to think carefully as it communicates something about the nature of the meeting as well as your judgment. Should you pick...
by jhschleckser | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
It is iconic, a group of people lounging around a table, swirling their wine idly, tossing around big and small ideas and laughing as the conversation wanders around. For some, the swirling helps them think or it is the adult version of a fidget spinner to...
by jhschleckser | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Malcolm Forbes once called a matchbook collection a lazy man’s journal. I like to think of my cork collection as something similar. I usually grab the corks when I had a good bottle and can remember excellent meals and wonderful bottles of wine with...
by jhschleckser | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
It can be imposing to be handed the wine list at some restaurants and if no one is ordering a cocktail, which would give you some time to figure out what to order, you have to move quick. When you are pressed for time and really can’t study the list, you need...