Creating Your Culinary Career

This book will be a reference for anyone planning a culinary career. With advice and tips from experts at The Culinary Institute of America who understand the challenges novice culinarians face, this book explores the various career opportunities available, including chefs, line cooks, restaurant managers, beverage workers, and food communications and provides practical advice on how to achieve success in any culinary field. Chapters of the book include Goal-Setting for Your Culinary Career; Résumés, Cover Letters, and Job Applications; Landing a Job: Interviewing and Negotiating; and The Novice Culinarian: Education and Experience. This book will offer advice to culinarians in the middle of their careers and experienced professionals with advice on how to network and how to mentor.