Prep. Set. Serve. Career Exploration Copyright © OTEC 2016

Module Objectives Explore careers and career paths in the Food & Beverage Services industry Line Cook – Culinary Arts Food & Beverage Server Discover and assess our transferable skills Discuss competencies required for success as a Line Cook and Food & Beverage Server Map our skills and interests to guide our learning and employment search

Line Cook Overview Line cooks organize, prepare, and assemble hot and cold food, in preparation for it to be served to customers. They do some cleaning and caring for kitchen equipment, tools and machinery. They possess the knowledge and skills to work efficiently and quickly with little supervision.

Line Cook Example http://workbay.net/tv/viewvideo/197/restaurants-a-food-service/remote-camp-cook

Food & Beverage Server Overview Requests orders from and serves food and beverages to guests. They are very familiar with the foods and beverages that are served at the establishment in which they work. They have good knowledge of Customer Service skills. Are able to work efficiently and unobtrusively around guests.

FBS Occupational Overview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKHMF11nruM

Transferable Skills Willingness to Learn Commitment Dependability/Reliability Team-work Communication Skills Co-operation Self Management Motivation to Achieve Problem Solving Ability Analytical Ability Flexibility/Adaptability Taking Initiative Summarising Key Issues Logical Thinking Numeracy Coping with Deadlines Time Management Research Skills

Transferable Skills With your transferable skills, employers see you as a very valuable source of skilled labour Once you have acquired a skill, they know you have the capacity to transfer it into their organization and to develop it further In your résumé and at an interview, employers look for evidence that you have the skills they are looking for

Mapping Our Interests Interests Line Cook Skills Organic gardening Identify types of produce Prepare salads

Mapping Our Skills My Transferable Skills Examples of how I’ve demonstrated this skill in the past Line Cook or Server Skills Positive attitude Willingness to accept new and additional responsibilities when I worked at… by… Demonstrate a positive attitude

Workplace Training Selection Select an occupation for workplace training Line Cook Food & Beverage Server

How Others See You

Birds of a Feather Involve Me! Show Me You Care ! Be Brief, Be Bright, Be Gone! Spare No Details!

Driver Competitive Self starter Dominant Curious Solution driver Risk taker Bold Independent Easily bored Decisive

Analytical Discipline Cautious Loyal Private High standards Accurate Logical Accommodating Careful Organized

Expressive Optimistic Amiable Outgoing Big picture person Friendly Confident Verbal Likes variety Strong communicator Not detail driven

Patient Detailed Caring Dependable Systematic Patient Objective Good listener Steady Persistent Counsellor