How to Coffee Chat

This is dead serious - (Its kind of not serious but this is a legit issue). I DO NOT DRINK CAFFEINE. I don't drink any coffee, no soda, no nothing. So how in the world am I suppose to have coffee chats? Do i order an ice water like a beta? or can i get away with ordering a hot chocolate so it looks like I am at least drinking some kind of coffee?

Do I order nothing?? What if the professional asks me why I asked him to coffee chat if i don't drink coffee?

What all my alternatives? Should I give up on the IB dream? Any suggestions?

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Hey man, the point of coffee chat is not to actually drink coffee, it's to learn about the person, their job, and most importantly to make a connection. I can't tell if this is a joke or not but I wanna give you benefit of the doubt. Most of the people I've had a coffee chat with don't care what you get (I got water once while meeting VP at BB and it was one of the best conversations I had.) Just make sure you make a really good first impression and ask informed questions. Hope that helps.

 

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