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Provide an effective method you have used to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices and clean food preparation areas. |
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Share an effective method you have used to ensure freshness and quality of food and ingredients. |
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Provide an experience in which you seasoned and cooked food according to your personal judgement with good results. |
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Share your experience weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients according to recipes and/or personal judgement. |
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Provide an effective method you have used to ensure that foods have been cooked sufficiently. |
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Share an example of when you went above and beyond the "call of duty". (Look for answers that show the candidate is dependable.) |
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Share your experience carving and trimming meats. |
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Tell me about a recent experience you've had working with your hands. |
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Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check? |
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What factors do you consider when planning menus? Share an experience in which consulting with supervisors helped you to plan effectively. |
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Share an experience in which your attention to detail and thoroughness had an impact on your last company. |
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Share an experience in which you successfully supervised a kitchen staff. What methods made you successful? |
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Provide an experience in which you effectively assisted another cook during a rush period. |
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How do you balance cooperation with others and independent thinking? Share an example. (Try to determine if the candidate has a cooperative attitude or is otherwise good-natured.) |
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Describe your experience preparing relishes and hors d'oeuvres. |
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