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Conventions Used in This Book |
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How This Book Is Organized |
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Part I An Introduction to the World of Culinary Arts |
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Part II Exploring Popular Career Paths |
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Part III Taking a Specialized Approach |
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Part IV Checking Out Non-Cooking Careers |
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Part V Landing the Job, Moving Up the Ladder, and More |
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Part I An Introduction to the World of Culinary Arts |
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Chapter 1 A Snapshot of the Culinary Arts Profession |
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What Does It Mean to Work in the Culinary Arts? |
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Where cooking professionals work |
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What non-cooking culinary professionals do |
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Looking Beyond Food Prep: What Culinary Professionals Do |
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Asking the Age-Old Question: School or Work? |
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Choosing to go to culinary school |
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Landing an apprenticeship |
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Finding the Right Culinary Career |
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Culinary career questionnaire |
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Grabbing the Job You Want |
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Seeking out the right job |
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Preparing for an interview |
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Assessing the Culinary Job Outlook |
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Chapter 2 Finding the Jobs: Where Culinary Professionals Work |
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Discovering Who Works in Culinary Arts |
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Checking Out Traditional Establishments in the Culinary Field |
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Pastry shops and bakeries |
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Locating Other Popular Cooking Jobs in the Culinary Field |
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Hospitals, nursing homes, and retirement homes |
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Military bases and schools |
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Working with Food in Nontraditional Settings |
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Television or radio programs |
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High schools, colleges, or technical schools |
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Grocery and specialty food stores |
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Cookware and kitchen equipment stores |
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Restaurant supply distributors/companies |
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Public relations and marketing firms |
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Chapter 3 Culinary School Versus On-the-Job Training: Finding Your Fit |
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Finding Out Whether You Should Go to Culinary School |
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You want to become a chef |
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You want to work in a fine-dining restaurant |
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You want to pursue a specialty |
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Contemplating When Learning on the Job Is Best |
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You don't have enough time |
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You learn best in a different way |
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You want a different kind of job |
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Checking Out the Advantages of Culinary School |
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Training hands-on in a cooking-school kitchen |
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Learning essential kitchen skills |
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Getting a broad experience |
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Taking classes in cooking theory and other important topics |
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Being given a chance to extern or intern |
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Meeting many people to network with |
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Considering the Advantages of Learning on the Job |
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Being taught by the pros as an apprentice |
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Getting first dibs on promotions |
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Learning to cook --- fast |
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Obtaining culinary certifications |
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Chapter 4 Ingredients for Success: Choosing a Culinary School |
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Choosing the Right School for You |
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Knowing what you want to do |
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Knowing where you want to go |
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Knowing what you can afford to spend |
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Knowing what to look for when you visit |
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Thinking Big: The Top Culinary Schools in the United States |
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The Culinary Institute of America |
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The International Culinary Schools at the Art Institutes |
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Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America |
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The French Culinary Institute |
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The Italian Culinary Academy |
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National Center for Hospitality Studies |
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New England Culinary Institute |
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The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College |
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The Institute of Culinary Education |
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Arizona Culinary Institute |
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San Diego Culinary Institute |
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Traveling Overseas: Studying Abroad |
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Checking out top-notch international culinary schools |
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Booking a Class: Hotel Cooking Schools |
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Belle Isle Cookery School (Ireland) |
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Cavallo Point Lodge (United States) |
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Ritz Escoffier School (France) |
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Sazon Cookery School (Mexico) |
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Thorn Park by the Vines (Australia) |
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Taking a Look at Traditional Schools |
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Community college culinary degrees |
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Four-year colleges and universities |
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Other schooling alternatives |
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Paying for Culinary School: Scholarships and Financial Aid |
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Part II Exploring Popular Career Paths and Profiles |
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Chapter 5 Reservation for One: Working in Restaurants |
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Getting the Lowdown on Restaurants |
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Checking out different restaurant styles |
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A day in the life of a restaurant employee |
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Meeting All the Players in the Kitchen |
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Sous chef/chef de cuisine |
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Getting Acquainted with Staff in the Front of the House |
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Other dining-room personnel |
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Chapter 6 Living the Good Life: Working in Hotels, Resorts, and Spas |
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Seeing What Working in a Hotel or Resort Is Like |
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Making food for many people in many different areas |
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Understanding kitchen structure |
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Getting Acquainted with the Hotel and Resort Staff |
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Executive chef a la hotel |
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Other culinary hotel and resort staff |
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Placing an emphasis on nutrition |
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Gourmet cooking with high-end ingredients |
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Other culinary spa careers |
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Chapter 7 Cooking for a Crowd: Volume Cooking |
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Working for a catering company |
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Catering to your own needs |
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Considering institutional cooking |
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Looking at types of institutions |
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Part III Taking a Specialized Approach |
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Chapter 8 How Sweet It Is! Becoming a Pastry Chef or Baker |
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Measuring the Difference Between Pastry Chefs and Bakers |
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Edible Artistry: Understanding the Job of a Pastry Chef |
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Finding out where pastry chefs work |
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Sifting Through the Job of a Baker |
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Finding out where bakers work |
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Decorating specialty cakes |
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Gaining Education and Experience |
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Baking/pastry arts certificate |
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Degrees in baking/pastry arts |
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Externships and apprenticeships |
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Chapter 9 Life On the Inside: Personal and Private Chefs |
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Personal Chefs: Making Meals Easier |
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Working for multiple clients |
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Finding out where personal chefs work |
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Private Chefs: Cooking for a Single Client |
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Finding a job as a private chef |
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Chapter 10 Old and New Trends: Food Artisans and Scientists |
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Taking a Traditional Approach: Food Artisans |
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Seeing what food artisans do |
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Finding out where food artisans work |
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Looking to the Future: Food and Culinary Scientists |
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Checking out food and culinary science jobs |
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Finding out where food and culinary scientists work |
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Chapter 11 Drink Up! Jobs in the Beverage Industry |
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Positions at breweries and microbreweries |
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Pouring Drinks at Restaurants and Hotels |
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Positions at restaurants and hotels |
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Part IV Checking Out Non-Cooking Careers |
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Chapter 12 Culinary in a Media World: What It's All About |
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Getting Your Love of Food in Print |
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Types of food writing jobs |
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Jobs within the digital media industry |
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Chapter 13 The Star Makers: Public Relations and Marketing |
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Taking a Look at What Culinary PR and Marketing Professionals Do |
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Contemplating the pros and cons |
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Spending a day in the life of a PR and marketing professional |
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Spotting Where PR and Marketing Professionals Work |
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Chapter 14 Showcasing Food for Others |
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An Apple for the Teacher: Culinary Instructor |
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Getting the basics on culinary instruction |
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254 | (1) |
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Finding out who culinary instructors are |
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Seeing where culinary instructors work |
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Giving Food the "Wow" Factor: Food Stylist |
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Clarifying the food stylist job |
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Exploring food stylists' workplaces |
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Say "Cheese!" Working as a Food Photographer |
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Discovering what it's like to be a food photographer |
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Finding out what kinds of places hire food photographers |
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Chapter 15 Careers in Purchasing: Specialty Foods, Cookware, and More |
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Getting the Lowdown on Purchasing |
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Buying and Selling Specialty Foods |
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Purchasing for specialty food stores |
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Purchasing specialty foods for the grocery store |
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Purchasing Cookware and Kitchen Equipment |
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Working as a purchaser for cookware stores |
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Managing a cookware store |
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Buying for and Selling to Restaurant Owners and Chefs |
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Buying restaurant supplies |
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Selling restaurant supplies |
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Noting Other Careers in Purchasing |
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Part V Landing the Job, Moving Up the Ladder, and More |
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Chapter 16 Landing a Culinary Job |
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Starting Your Search: Where Do You See Yourself? |
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Figuring out what's right for you |
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Putting Yourself Out There: Finding a Job You Want to Apply For |
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Checking out where to job hunt |
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Building your contact list |
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Putting Your Best Foot Forward: Marketing Yourself |
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Creating a resume and a cover letter |
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301 | (4) |
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Filling out a job application |
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Chapter 17 Moving Up the Ladder --- or Switching Gears! |
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Advancing Your Culinary Career |
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Seeking additional training and education |
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Switching Gears: Getting Involved in the Food Industry |
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Adding a food-related twist |
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Chapter 18 Making Your Own Path: Becoming a Culinary Entrepreneur |
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Getting Down to Business: Should You Own Your Own? |
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325 | (2) |
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Considering the negatives |
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Choosing What You Want to Do |
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Securing licenses and permits |
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Chapter 19 Ten Reasons to Work in the Culinary Industry |
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341 | (1) |
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You Want to Keep Learning |
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You Know People Have to Eat! |
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You Want a Career That's Easy to Get Into |
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You Don't Want a Desk Job |
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You Like Meeting New People |
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You Love a Good Challenge |
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Chapter 20 Ten Tips to Help You Thrive in the Culinary Industry |
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Take Courses Related to Your Interests |
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Find a Mentor in Your Field |
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Open Yourself Up to New Ideas |
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