1. What are the responsibilities of your department?
“Making sure everyone is doing their Job and making sure the food is how its supposed to be; right temp, taste, and texture.”
2. What kind of education and training have you had?
“I went to Johnson & Wales University and have had Safe Serv training in order to become an Executive Chef.”
3. What types of skills and personality traits are good important for this job?
“You need to know how to cook, obviously. You also must be responsible and willing to take in all the stress that you will have while working in this field. You must be tolerant of others too.”
4. How did you decide to do this kind of work?
“I always wanted to show emotion through food and to be able to cook with love for the world and I figured why not do it for the rest of my life.”
5. What education and training does an entry-level employee need?
“A college diploma, legitimate training in culinary arts, and a completed Safe Serv. certificate.”
6. What is a starting salary in this business?
“The starting salary can be a variety of things depending on the position.”
7. What do you like most about your job?
“I enjoy being able to create new flavors with new foods and surprising tasters with uniqueness”
8. What do you like the least?
“The stress that this job gives me is incredible”
9. If you could go back to school to study something else, what would it be?
“Learn how to bake professionally or go to law school.”
10. What personality traits to you need for this job?
“Passion.”
Overall Reflection
Even though my father is a chef, I never actually got to be able to get to know what he does for most of the day. What I liked best about my job shadowing experiencing was getting to taste some of the food that was being cooked. As many people know, I love to eat! Something else I liked is that since I knew everyone who worked there, I was treated well. I was not as shy as I thought I would be. Most of the co-workers minimized my time by creating conversation with me, but I got a great understanding of my father’s job. What I didn’t like was that the person I shadowed was extremely close to me. I like to get out of my comfort zone at times. I wished I shadowed a fashion designer too, but it was way too difficult to find one who lets students shadows near Rhode Island.
What surprised me about this job is that it is not just “cooking” and “eating.” There are many skills you need in this field. You need to know math, for starters. But, you need lots of patience, which I know I have little of at most times. It is a stressful job. If something in the kitchen goes wrong, you have to start all over again. Everything must be perfect since most of the food will be served to hospital patients. If the food is overcooked, you must start over and cook again. If the food is undercooked, it can be dangerous, especially if it is a meat. Seeing this was the most important thing because it taught me that some of the easiests jobs may be one of the most difficult. But, of course, working at McDonalds or an ice cream shop is not difficult.
I would most definitely recommend this job shadow to somebody who sees themselves in the culinary field, whether it is baking or cooking. The people at Kent Hospital are friendly and welcoming, no matter who you are. They are known for their specialty in making people feel comfortable. This organization has done other Job Shadows and Internships with other students from various schools and have always gotten great feedback, showing that they were satisfied.
“Making sure everyone is doing their Job and making sure the food is how its supposed to be; right temp, taste, and texture.”
2. What kind of education and training have you had?
“I went to Johnson & Wales University and have had Safe Serv training in order to become an Executive Chef.”
3. What types of skills and personality traits are good important for this job?
“You need to know how to cook, obviously. You also must be responsible and willing to take in all the stress that you will have while working in this field. You must be tolerant of others too.”
4. How did you decide to do this kind of work?
“I always wanted to show emotion through food and to be able to cook with love for the world and I figured why not do it for the rest of my life.”
5. What education and training does an entry-level employee need?
“A college diploma, legitimate training in culinary arts, and a completed Safe Serv. certificate.”
6. What is a starting salary in this business?
“The starting salary can be a variety of things depending on the position.”
7. What do you like most about your job?
“I enjoy being able to create new flavors with new foods and surprising tasters with uniqueness”
8. What do you like the least?
“The stress that this job gives me is incredible”
9. If you could go back to school to study something else, what would it be?
“Learn how to bake professionally or go to law school.”
10. What personality traits to you need for this job?
“Passion.”
Overall Reflection
Even though my father is a chef, I never actually got to be able to get to know what he does for most of the day. What I liked best about my job shadowing experiencing was getting to taste some of the food that was being cooked. As many people know, I love to eat! Something else I liked is that since I knew everyone who worked there, I was treated well. I was not as shy as I thought I would be. Most of the co-workers minimized my time by creating conversation with me, but I got a great understanding of my father’s job. What I didn’t like was that the person I shadowed was extremely close to me. I like to get out of my comfort zone at times. I wished I shadowed a fashion designer too, but it was way too difficult to find one who lets students shadows near Rhode Island.
What surprised me about this job is that it is not just “cooking” and “eating.” There are many skills you need in this field. You need to know math, for starters. But, you need lots of patience, which I know I have little of at most times. It is a stressful job. If something in the kitchen goes wrong, you have to start all over again. Everything must be perfect since most of the food will be served to hospital patients. If the food is overcooked, you must start over and cook again. If the food is undercooked, it can be dangerous, especially if it is a meat. Seeing this was the most important thing because it taught me that some of the easiests jobs may be one of the most difficult. But, of course, working at McDonalds or an ice cream shop is not difficult.
I would most definitely recommend this job shadow to somebody who sees themselves in the culinary field, whether it is baking or cooking. The people at Kent Hospital are friendly and welcoming, no matter who you are. They are known for their specialty in making people feel comfortable. This organization has done other Job Shadows and Internships with other students from various schools and have always gotten great feedback, showing that they were satisfied.
Even though my father is a chef, I never actually got to be able to get to know what he does for most of the day. What I liked best about my job shadowing experiencing was getting to taste some of the food that was being cooked. As many people know, I love to eat! Something else I liked is that since I knew everyone who worked there, I was treated well. I was not as shy as I thought I would be. Most of the co-workers minimized my time by creating conversation with me, but I got a great understanding of my father’s job. What I didn’t like was that the person I shadowed was extremely close to me. I like to get out of my comfort zone at times. I wished I shadowed a fashion designer too, but it was way too difficult to find one who lets students shadows near Rhode Island.
What surprised me about this job is that it is not just “cooking” and “eating.” There are many skills you need in this field. You need to know math, for starters. But, you need lots of patience, which I know I have little of at most times. It is a stressful job. If something in the kitchen goes wrong, you have to start all over again. Everything must be perfect since most of the food will be served to hospital patients. If the food is overcooked, you must start over and cook again. If the food is undercooked, it can be dangerous, especially if it is a meat. Seeing this was the most important thing because it taught me that some of the easiests jobs may be one of the most difficult. But, of course, working at McDonalds or an ice cream shop is not difficult.
I would most definitely recommend this job shadow to somebody who sees themselves in the culinary field, whether it is baking or cooking. The people at Kent Hospital are friendly and welcoming, no matter who you are. They are known for their specialty in making people feel comfortable. This organization has done other Job Shadows and Internships with other students from various schools and have always gotten great feedback, showing that they were satisfied.