"This course was very beneficial. The thought that I need to be very static in my career planning was something a little new. I have in the past just applied for positions I found ads for that were open. Planning and setting goals and the ways that I might achieve those goals was very enlightening. From key points for cover letters and resumes to creating a career filing cabinet were great. I plan to put all of these tools in use quickly. I have started the goal setting already."
--A.D. from Indiana
"This course has to be one of the most informative and content-packed classes I’ve taken all semester. While working on the Chef Certification courses, I had a rough idea of the concepts they covered, but this is the first one where I went in completely blind. I know nothing about the business side of being a chef but this course presented all sorts of new information very well."
--M.P. from Alaska
"I really enjoyed learning how I should plan my future goals, properly write my résumé, and how to approach a job interview with confidence. I have learned so much throughout this course and plan on using all of it."
--L.R. from Georgia
"In this course I learned a lot of interesting and useful information that will help me in my search for employment in the future. I was glad to learn about the proper methods for creating short term, intermediate, and long term goals. I also was very interested in the different types of resumes and the best options to use in specific situations. I have always found joy in adding things to my resume to improve it, and learning the important things to add is very helpful. I also was surprised to see that there are some interview questions that can be used to shock a candidate, that have nothing to do with the job being applied for, such as "tell me a joke." This was useful to learn because next time I am in an interview I will be prepared to hear an unexpected question."
--A.D. from Maryland
"I found that I learned so many new things that will be used while teaching my own students about the ins and outs of planning out their culinary careers. There are so many moving parts that may go unseen that they may look over. I enjoyed the focus of oft skills regarding interview etiquette and the importance of a well rounded cover letter and resume. The skills and content learned from this course will be greatly beneficial in my teaching high schoolers about the things to think about when planning their career path in culinary."
--A.L. from Alabama
"This was a great course about how to promote yourself and how to land your dream job."
-- J.H. from Kentucky
"It's been a few years since I've had to interview for a job. This course help shed some light on new ways to go about being the interviewee and the interviewer. All the reservations I had were discussed and a way of dealing with them were explained in depth. I am confident that I will be better at both when (the) chance comes around."
-- N.B. from Louisiana
"Learning about the various types of resumes was new for me. I will be certain to make my new resume be a hybrid of chronological and functional as this may be the best format for me. By far, the best information I read was how to prepare for interviews! I was not aware that there are 6 types of questions and that I may be asked a question that doesn't make any sense to see how I react to it. I will be most certain to pass this onto my students!"
-- A.C. from New Jersey