The Path to My Future Career

By: Dorje SherpaA.P. EnglishPeriod 5Date: 10/7/2010

Top Five Colleges

1. Culinary Institute of America Address: 1946 Campus Drive 

Hyde Park, NY 12538-1499 (845) 452-9600 

SAT average score: Not required Grade point average:3.2 Tuition: $25,460

2. Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Address: 1315 Mendota Heights Road 

Mendota Heights, MN 55120 (651) 675-4700 

SAT average score: Not required Grade point average: 2.0 Tuition: $$23,850 

3. Johnson & Wales University Address: 8 Abbott Park Place 

Providence, RI 02903-3703 (401) 598-1000 

SAT average score: Not required Grade point average:2.0 Tuition: $24,429

4. SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Address: 2 Main Street 

Delhi, NY 13753 (607) 746-4000 

SAT average score: not required Grade point average: 2.0 Tuition: $6,445

5. Syracuse University Address: 100 Crouse-Hinds Hall 

Syracuse, NY 13244-2130 (315) 443-1870 

SAT average score: 1610-1870 Grade point average: 3.6 Tuition: $15,120

Training, Qualifications, and Advancement

To be a chef, you need a certificate, associate and

bachelor’s degree. During this process, times will

be hard. Waking up early in the morning, standing

in a hot kitchen, completing internship and intense

criticism. But one thing that really matters is the

passion to cook. One great example is Julia

Child. She was an American Chef, an author and

television personality. She did not grew up

wanting to be a chef. Some where in her older

years, she wanted to do something new. She

discovered cooking and fell in love with it.

Julia Child, the woman who showed culinary is all about passion and creativity.

Nature of the Work & Personal Traits

A chef needs to observe all who works below them and also to make sure that their duties are fulfilled. She also has to set menu items and place food orders and kitchen tools.

For a chef, common traits would include the following: ability to multi-task, make instant decisions, delegation to trusted employees, organized, hygiene and being creative.

Trends/Outlook

For a career in cooking, there has been a large increase in meals which are

being eaten at the restaurant rather than in the home. There has been an

increase in the number of restaurants and fast food shops. These new

developments may influence your entrance into this field as it makes me

want to work in one of those restaurants and share my talents with others.

This trend will help me as restaurants increases, and the need for workers

increases too.

Job Availability & Earning Potential

I would like to work at a hotel outside New

York, possibly Miami, Las Vegas and

then open my own restaurant in New

York. The job opportunities in my field

of study are Executive Chef- full time

job with the payment of $80k-85k/year.

The starting payment is $26,000. A top

earning salary is over $30 million which

is earned by Gordon Ramsay. Gordon Ramsay is a British Chef, television personality and restaurateur.

Related Occupations & Challenges

Careers that require similar skills and aptitudes to chef are baker, bartender, café manager, caterer, fast food manager, food and beverage manager.

Some possible challenges that I didn’t realize in this career choice are long hours, low pay, busy schedule, heat, high pressure and not having enough time to spend with families and friends.

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