Re: How to become a trainee

Posted by Michael Ledwith on April 22, 1997 at 01:41:24:

In Reply to: How to become a trainee posted by Denise De Jong on April 22, 1997 at 01:25:36:

: I Am 17 and would like to be a chef.
: In South Africa you need to join a group as a
trainee chef before you can go further, however,
to become a trainee you need a years experience.
: Whenever you apply to a Hotel or group, they say
they take only candidates with experience.
: I am now entirely confused as it seems a vicious
circle.

Denise,

You need to find a restaurant or hotel with a chef
that is willing to train you. Possibly your first
year will be peeling perfect carrots, potatos and
onions. I think the problem is that you just
haven't found the right situation. Alot of the
people I work with now are trained in the Michael
Method of doing things simply because they had no
experience. Frankly I'd prefer to train and mold a
persons kitchen skills to my likes, as long as
they were truly intrested in learing.

Keep looking you find a niche.

Michael

Follow Ups:

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