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Explore a broad range of articles about Escoffier’s Career Services! See how you can traverse the ever-evolving culinary job market, from resume building to interview preparation.
How to Get a Job in the Hospitality Industry
Looking for jobs in hospitality? Our guide breaks down what you may need and how you might land a position.
How You Can Become a Health Coach
Love the world of health & wellness? Explore how you can become a health coach, including the training and education you might need to start.
Benefits of Mindfulness for Students in Culinary School
Find out how you can manage stress and thrive in your culinary journey and life with these mindfulness tips for students.
Why It’s Important to Find a Peer Mentor in Culinary School
Discover why finding peer mentors in culinary school is important and how it can enhance your learning experience and career in the culinary industry.
How Culinary School Students Can Foster a Sense of Belonging
Discover how students can find community and an invaluable sense of belonging in culinary school.
What Is a Sous Chef?
What is a sous chef? Explore the essential job responsibilities, leadership skills, and education you may need to excel in this role!
How to Make a Professional Culinary Portfolio
A professional culinary portfolio is invaluable when seeking employment or clients. Learn the essential components to make your portfolio sizzle.
What Can You Learn from a Culinary School Externship?
Explore why it’s important to secure a culinary school externship and how it can benefit your future career!
How the Escoffier Alumni Association Can Transform Your Career Path
Explore why you should join the Escoffier Alumni Association, which includes access to mentorship, resources, and more!
5 Important Networking Tips for All Chefs
Chefs who want more industry connections have to go out there and find them. Here are 5 networking tips for chefs to help you get started!
Why Businesses Should Partner with Culinary Schools for Externships
Working with Escoffier’s externs can help restaurants, bakeries, and hotels to fill entry-level positions and maybe find their next rock star hire!
Which Culinary Career Is Right For You? 5 Tips for Choosing a Career in Food
Even if you know you want to work in food, choosing a career can be difficult. Check these tips for selecting a career in food.
5 Tips For How To Become a Personal Chef
Jumping into a career as a personal chef? Here are five tips to help you set your new business up for success, from marketing to networking.
The Essential Guide to Careers in Foodservice
Explore careers in the food industry, from restaurants to artisan producers to hospitality workers. A future in food can mean much more than cooking!
Culinary Math & Science: Turning Your High School Education Into a Culinary Career
Cooking is a delicious blend of math, chemistry, and biology. Find out how your high school education can help you in your pursuit of a culinary career.
So You Want to Be a Vegan Chef? Here’s How.
Should you go to plant-based culinary school… if you want to become a vegan chef? Here’s what’s necessary (and what’s recommended) for this career path.
How to Become a Cake Decorator
If you love turning cakes and frostings into works of art, you may be wondering how to become a cake decorator. Here are some steps to get started.
5 Culinary School Skills You Can Take With You Anywhere
No matter where life takes you, culinary school can help you develop skills you can carry into the future. Here are the top five.
What Is An Externship and Are They Paid?
Whether an externship is paid or unpaid depends on the employer and the associated school. At Escoffier, students are welcome to seek paid externships!
Should I Go To Culinary School? A Guide For Deciding
You can’t answer “Should I go to culinary school” until you’ve answered some other questions first. Use this worksheet to help you think it through.
Escoffier Enhances Online Career Center To Help Meet Demands of Industry’s Hiring Challenges
Employer Partners Looking to Hire Trained, Credentialed Staff Now Have Exclusive Access to 12,000 Students and Alumni Seeking Culinary Careers...
Escoffier’s Austin Campus is Kick’n It with New Soccer Stadium Culinary Partnership
As if Austin soccer fans weren’t excited enough over their new Austin FC team, they also have unique food and...
Women’s History Month: Professional Reflections of Women In Culinary
The first publicly held celebration specifically honoring women was in 1978. An observance that honored the often overlooked contributions of...
How to Find a Mentor to Help You in Your Culinary Career
You know you want to find a culinary mentor. But where should you look? Here are some resources where you find guidance throughout your culinary career.
Why Culinary School is So Important For Networking and Career Building as a Chef
Networking for chefs is a career-long endeavor. But Escoffier students get a head start during culinary school. Here’s why that matters.
How Chefs Can Build Standout Resumes
Tips and tricks to make your chef resume the best it can be. Share your skills, impress the hiring manager, and earn that interview!
Managing Your Career During COVID-19
Yesterday we were honored to have Culinary Agents founder and CEO, Alice Cheng join us for a virtual event hosted...
3 Ways Culinary School Can Boost Your Career
If you’re seeking opportunities for career advancement, a culinary diploma could be a great way to stand out versus other job applicants.
Acing Your First Interview Out of Culinary School
This advice can help recent Boulder culinary school graduates make the most of their education leave a positive impression following their interviews.
Navigating the Culinary Job Market
Breaking into the culinary job market is exciting, if not a little intimidating. Here are a few stones to turn over first.
Looking at the Projected Job Outlook for Chefs
Culinary students and professional chefs alike should welcome the good news about projected employment growth throughout the culinary world.
7 Denver Chefs Join Escoffier Panel Discussion at “Making The Cut” Event
Active students and alumni gathered at Under The Sun Eatery and Pizzeria in Boulder, CO on September 26th, 2018 for...
Escoffier Alumni Association Celebrates Over 500 Members
The Escoffier Alumni Association is happy to announce that it has reached over 500 members. Beginning less than a year...
A look at the Disney Culinary program from Culinary Director, Michael Pythoud
For most people around the world, the Disney name is synonymous with excellence. From the theme parks and resorts to...
Networking tips for aspiring chefs
Networking is important in every field, but in the culinary world it's especially vital. Practical career advice can help you make the most of new opportunities.
Escoffier Boulder Job Fair January 5th!
January 5, 2018 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Escoffier Campus Kitchens Join us at the upcoming campus job fair. Meet...
How To Interview For A Restaurant Job
Here are some tips to guide you as you apply for the job and get ready for the interview.
Get The Most Out Of Your Culinary Education
Your instructors won't be there in person to lead the way, so you need to take initiative and make the most of your education.
Culinary Careers: The Sous Chef
A sous chef is a teacher, manager, problem-solver and culinary expert all wrapped up into one.
The Perks Escoffier School’s Career Services Has To Offer
Get Ready To Enjoy All The Perks Career Services Has To Offer From Resume Writing to In-School Recruitment Our career...
