I can champion your challenges of a new addition to your management team. I have been fortunate to experience several corporate companies as a professional chef and even more as an apprentice. I bring to the table alot of background & experience, well roundness, and most of all a fresh, exciting passion to get things going. I keep informed, stay in touch with new ideas, and remain teachable and open minded. I think my biggest influence and contributors as to my passion towards my career is largely credited to some fantastic mentors I've had. In this business, you come across some really great people. You know, we deal with guests-people-our customers everyday. And with experience you come across all sorts of situations and challenges which just makes you a better person. And thanks to some great coaches I've had, I learned quite a bit. And it makes me realize how much more there is to learn still. I believe surrounding yourself with the right people makes a big difference. From my bosses, to my peers and co-workers to my team members and staff. It all adds up.
I believe there is a big difference between just getting a job with a paycheck and actually landing a career with a contribution to the business.
Big Difference! I often hear people talking in the background of just wanting any job just to get a job. I understand that degree of flexibility within reason but there has to be more of a driving force behind wanting just a job. It's my opinion, my belief that being associated with a great operation is number one. A great place that respects its people, has a great team, great managers, a positive atmosphere, and value its customers. All the rest like the perks, benefits, and pay will just roll right in. As a professional and artist in food service, I look to connect with the operation, believe in it, and
buy into its culture. It's a both business and personal relationship. Much more than just a paycheck which you can get just about on any corner even in these challenging times.
As JFK said, I'm not looking for what the company can do for me, I am
looking for what I can do for them. I truly believe in this. Part of my
Portfolio Archive contain old newprint articles that I collect and kept with me throughout the years. These are articles that reflect alot on my
outlook on hospitality food service and working it as a career professional. Articles like the top 10 reasons of career satisfaction,
secrets of a chef's zest for career success, and how the creative types add to your business. These articles and more are long since yellowed and
aged but I still share the same values since then. I pride myself in the
contributions that I gave to my companies in the past. Contributions as
a team and as an individual.
So does it mean that I am picky and not easily satified? Of course not!
Good question but no. Afterall I have been married over 20 years. Long time I know and same wife, just a little older (don't tell her that). I'll put that test of time and commitment towards anything else anybody could throw at me. My last couple of jobs were only a couple of years each. I did move on good terms. And I am happy with my former references. I have commited myself in the past to a company for over 7 years till it was sold off and I had to work for a nearby company. Everything I worked is in the
same restaurant hospitality food service business. I see that as consistent. My love for the business has ever grown since then.
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