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Empowering Your Job Skills

Practicum in Culinary Arts

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Résumé

It is a brief, concise overview of your:

▪ Education ▪ Work Experience ▪ Qualifications


Employment Portfolio

▪ An interview tool

▪ Can help your present your skills and accomplishments to a potential employer


Why An E-Portfolio?

▪ Electronic Portfolios (E-Portfolios) are easy for potential employers to access and use

▪ Employer can access and review the contents of the portfolio anytime

▪ Easy to share with others on the interviewing team


What Is an Interview?

▪ A formal meeting between an employer and job applicant

▪ You will be judged by the first impression you make

▪ Be prepared


Panel Interview

▪ An interview that involves interviewing more than one person at the same time

▪ Each panel member takes turns to ask questions relevant to their interests

▪ After the interview the candidate can be discussed and rated from each member's perspective


Rehearse Beforehand

▪ Practicing situations you may encounter in a job interview

▪ Try the following: ▪ Practice with a friend

▪ Tape record yourself

▪ Practice in front of a mirror


Interview Success Includes:

▪ Being on time

▪ Dressing conservatively

▪ Watching your body language

▪ Monitoring your response time to questions

▪ Giving a firm handshake

▪ Maintain good eye contact


What Qualities is an Interviewer Looking For?

▪ Good appearance

▪ A well-spoken and poised person

▪ Enthusiastic and friendly

▪ Able to give honest, sincere answers


What Qualities is an Interviewer Looking For?

▪ Good appearance

▪ A well-spoken and poised person

▪ Enthusiastic and friendly

▪ Able to give honest, sincere answers


Questions You Should Be Prepared to Ask at the Interview

▪ Salary

▪ Hours of work

▪ Benefits available


An Interviewer Cannot Ask About:

▪ Race

▪ Age

▪ Marital status

▪ Children

▪ Illnesses

▪ Lawsuits


Behavior-Based Interview Technique and the STAR Formula

▪ More companies are using the behavior-based interview technique. ▪ Situation or Task

▪ Action

▪ Result

▪ It helps identify the best qualified candidate for the job

▪ It is based on the premise of past behavior

▪ Adapted from Grossnickle Career Services Center


Job Interviews

Interview tips to land that job! Watch this video to learn how to ace your next job interview

Interview Dos and Don'ts


http://youtu.be/S1ucmfPOBV8

Job Interviews for Teens

For any job interview, it's important to impress the interviewer from the moment you arrive. Learn what you should and should not do during the interview so you can avoid embarrassing faux pas!

Job Interview Tips for Teens


http://video.about.com/jobsearch/Job-Interview-Tips-for-Teens.htm

What Is an Internship?

▪ Provides real-world experience

▪ You are able to gain relevant knowledge and skills needed on a particular job

▪ Make connections that are invaluable in developing a strong professional network for the future.


Careers in Culinary Arts

▪ Bakers

▪ Chefs and Head Cooks

▪ Cooks

▪ Food and Beverage Servers

▪ Food Preparation Workers

▪ Food Service Managers

▪ Waiters and Waitresses

▪ Dieticians

▪ Nutritionists

▪ Food Scientists

▪ Demonstration Product Promoters



References and Resources

Images:

▪ Microsoft Clip Art

Textbook:

▪ Culinary essentials..(2010). Woodland Hills, CA: Glencoe/McGraw Hill.

Websites:

▪ Achieve Texas

AchieveTexas which is an education initiative designed to prepare students for a lifetime of success. It allows students to

achieve excellence by preparing them for secondary and postsecondary opportunities, career preparation and advancement,

meaningful work, and active citizenship. H

ttp://www.achievetexas.org/

▪ Career Builder

Six Tips for a Perfect Handshake

http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-431-Getting-Hired-Six-Tips-for-a-Perfect-Handshake/

▪ Job Hunter's Guide

Introduction to job hunting, Assess, Prepare, Search, Contact, Interview, Work, Case Studies and Special Topics.

http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/tjhg/toc.html


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References and Resources

▪ Job Hunter's Guide Introduction to job hunting, Assess, Prepare, Search, Contact, Interview, Work, Case Studies and Special Topics.


▪ Occupational Outlook Handbook

Teacher’s Guide

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/About/Teachers-Guide.htm

▪ Occupational Outlook Handbook

The nation’s premier source for career information

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/

YouTube: ▪ Interviews Dos and Don’ts-

Uploaded by VaultVideo on May 4, 2007. Interview tips to land that job! Watch this video to learn how to ace your next job interview http://youtu.be/S1ucmfPOBV8

▪ Job Interview Tips for Teens For any job interview, it's important to impress the interviewer from the moment you arrive. Learn what you should and should not do during the interview so you can avoid embarrassing faux pas http://video.about.com/jobsearch/Job-Interview-Tips-for-Teens.htm








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