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Name: Cody McCleary

Career Research Guide Worksheet


Make sure you have completed the career exploration and have a good idea of the career that interests you!

Your job title (be specific): Chef Job o er ie!"What they do (#ro ide a para$raph descriptio% of the job& What !ould a typical day o% the job look like'): ( Chef is someo%e !ho cooks food for other people i% a Restaura%t)*ar) or other places that i% ol e food& ( typical day for a chef is differe%t because there are Mor%i%$ chefs) +u%ch chefs) ,i%%er chefs& -or a chef you !ould ha e to clea% the kitche% from the pre ious o%e a%d set up the stuff you %eed for your hours&

Worki%$ co%ditio%s (.ours you ca% e/pect to !ork' Risk of i%juries' 0ime of day"time of year' 1%doors"outdoors' Clothi%$ re2uired' 3tc4): ( chef usually !orks 5 hour shifts& 0he time of day is differe%t because its separated bet!ee% Mor%i%$"+u%ch",i%%er& You !ork i%doors !he% you6re a chef& Clothi%$ re2uired !ould be safety e2uipme%t a chef !ould %eed a%d a !ork u%iform&

7alary (!hat !a$e ca% you e/pect to ear%'): 0he salary of a chef is differe%t for the ki%d of chef you are& -or a chef !ho cooks at a %ice restaura%t or a%y restaura%t is arou%d 89:)::: a%d a% e/ecuti e chef !hich is o%e !ho has !orked at his place for ma%y years a%d has lots of e/perie%ce ear%s arou%d ;:<=5:< a year&

-uture outlook (!ill this job be i% dema%d i% the future' Why"!hy %ot'): ( job as a chef !ill al!ays be i% dema%d because there are al!ays restaura%ts ope%i%$ a%d there are ma%y chefs i% a restaura%t at a time&

Post-Secondary Institute/Training Program #1

( lot of chefs ca% $et e/perie%ce throu$h o% the job trai%i%$ but you ca% also $o to a culi%ary school
Location and name of program: (Where the school is located& What is the %ame of the pro$ram' (lso tell us !hy this school appeals to you) >ka%o$a% Colle$e) #rofessio%al Cook (ppre%tice ) 0his school appeals to me because it is local a%d the pro$ram has e erythi%$ 1 %eed&

Cost: (first year (N, total cost of pro$ram) i%cludi%$ tuitio%) books) a%d supplies) 1f pla%%i%$ o% atte%di%$ a major u%i ersity: !!!&you&ubc&ca to calculate a% appro/imate cost 1f pla%%i%$ o% atte%di%$ a colle$e: !!!&oka%a$a%&bc&ca"tuitio% to calculate a% appro/imate cost

0he !hole ?: !eek pro$ram is 4,783.16includingbookssuppliesandtuition. Pre-requisites of program: (courses you %eed to be taki%$ i% hi$h school i% order to $et i%) re2uired G#() You %eed 3%$lish @: Grade @:=@A -oods a%d a Balid -oodsafe Certificate

What are A related occupatio%s you could take if this o%e did%6t !ork out for you (!hat !ould you do if you do%6t e%d up doi%$ this career a%d !hy'): Graphic ,esi$%er) Web ,esi$%er&

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Why are you i%terested i% this career' (.o! lo%$ ha e you bee% i%terested i% it' What led you to !a%ti%$ this job' .o! does it suit"fit your perso%ality) i%terests) characteristics) stre%$ths) etc4'): 1 e al!ays liked cooki%$ si%ce 1 !as a little kid a%d 1 fou%d out ho! much 1 really liked it after doi%$ the re2uired Grade 5 -oods a%d after that 1 ha e do%e it si%ce Grade @@ a%d pla%%i%$ o% doi%$ foods i% $rade @A& 1 also ha e a alid foodsafe certificate

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