Introduction v How to Use So You Are a Chef vi CD-ROM vi Resources for Instructors vii Acknowledgments vii CHAPTER 1 Write Your Resume 1 Introduction 1 Types of Resumes 1 The Ingredients of a Great Resume 6 How to Write Your Resume 7 Edit and Proofread 30 Scannable Resumes 30 Everything You Need to Know about References 31 Exercises 33 Profile: LEE COCKERELL, Executive Vice President of Operations, Walt Disney World® Resort (recently retired) 34 CHAPTER 2 Put Together a Job Search Portfolio 47 Introduction 47 Do I Really Need a Portfolio? 48 Choose How to Organize 49 Collect the Contents 50 Get Supplies 53 Put the Portfolio Together 53 Evaluate Your Portfolio 56 Use a Portfolio in an Interview 57 Keep Your Portfolio Up to Date 58 Exercises 58 CHAPTER 3 Beyond the Want Ads: How to Locate and Contact Prospective Employers 59 Introduction 59 General Guidelines 59 Search the Hidden Job Market 61 Search the Public Market 65 The Internet 68 Following Up on Contacts 72 Filling Out Applications 72 Writing Cover Letters 72 Exercises 76 CHAPTER 4 Three-Step Interviewing 77 Introduction 77 Before the Interview 78 During the Interview 83 After the Interview 93 Follow-Up 97 Employment Testing 97 Tips for Special Situations 101 If You Get a Job Offer 103 Exercises 105 Profile: L. TIMOTHY RYAN, EdD, CMC, President, The Culinary Institute of America 107 CHAPTER 5 Advancing Your Career 117 Introduction 117 Succeeding in a Professional Kitchen 118 Setting Career Goals 118 When You Leave a Job 119 Mentors 121 Professional Organizations 122 Certifications 123 American Academy of Chefs 123 Lifelong Learning 126 Exercises 127 Appendix A Culinary Professional Organizations 129 Index 139.