It was an interesting thing for me to do interviews, like the interviewee, and then hear the various objections of my peers. They were all over the map, more than any most common thing. All I can suggest is that you ask about the company's goals, adopt them, say you want to help ... basically insinuating yourself into the group as much as is polite in the setting.

(The thing I wanted was someone who wanted to help me get my project out.)