So You Are a Chef illuminates important ideas with numerous examples, documents, forms, and other helpful features drawn directly from today's culinary industry.

So You Are a Chef enables you to:

• Choose the right career path for your needs
• Create a clear, well-organized resume
• Prepare a portfolio that shows off your experience
• Find and contact potential employers
• Give a standout interview

Includes a CD-ROM containing a resume worksheet and checklist, resume templates, a portfolio worksheet and checklist, a job log, templates for cover letters and thank you letters, and a goal-setting chart. Contents

Write Your Resume

• Types of Resumes
• The Ingredients of a Great Resume
• How to Write Your Resume
• Making a Rough Draft
• Edit and Proofread
• Scannable Resumes
• Everything You Need to Know About References

Put Together a Job Search 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

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

• General Guidelines
• Search the Hidden Job Market
• Search the Public Market
• The Internet
• Following Up on Contacts
• Filling Out Applications
• Writing Cover Letters

Three-Step Interviewing

• Before the Interview
• During the Interview
• After the Interview
• Follow-Up
• Employment Testing
• Tips for Special Situations
• If You Get a Job Offer

Advancing Your Career

• Succeeding in a Professional Kitchen
• Setting Career Goals
• When You Leave a Job
• Mentors
• Professional Organizations
• Certifications
• American Academy of Chefs
• Lifelong Learning

Appendix: Culinary Professional Organizations

Index

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