So You Are a Chef: Managing Your Culinary Career

How to Use So You Are a Chef.

CD-ROM.

Resources for Instructors.

Acknowledgments.

CHAPTER 1 Write Your Resume.

Introduction.

Types of Resumes.

The Ingredients of a Great Resume.

How to Write Your Resume.

Edit and Proofread.

Scannable Resumes.

Everything You Need to Know about References.

Exercises.

Profile: LEE COCKERELL, Executive Vice President of Operations, Walt Disney World® Resort (recently retired).

CHAPTER 2 Put Together a Job Search Portfolio.

Introduction.

Do I Really Need a Portfolio?

Choose How to Organize.

Collect the Contents.

Get Supplies.

Put the Portfolio Together.

Evaluate Your Portfolio.

Use a Portfolio in an Interview.

Keep Your Portfolio Up to Date.

Exercises.

CHAPTER 3 Beyond the Want Ads: How to Locate and Contact Prospective Employers.

Introduction.

General Guidelines.

Search the Hidden Job Market.

Search the Public Market.

The Internet.

Following Up on Contacts.

Filling Out Applications.

Writing Cover Letters.

Exercises.

CHAPTER 4 Three-Step Interviewing.

Introduction.

Before the Interview.

During the Interview.

After the Interview.

Follow-Up.

Employment Testing.

Tips for Special Situations.

If You Get a Job Offer.

Exercises.

Profile: L. TIMOTHY RYAN, EdD, CMC, President, The Culinary Institute of America.

CHAPTER 5 Advancing Your Career.

Introduction.

Succeeding in a Professional Kitchen.

Setting Career Goals.

When You Leave a Job.

Mentors.

Professional Organizations.

Certifications.

American Academy of Chefs.

Lifelong Learning.

Exercises.

APPENDIX A Culinary Professional Organizations.

INDEX.