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Karime Estefan
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Professor Jodi Amato
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Professionalism and Life Skills
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January 26, 2017
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Short Term Smart Goal
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My goal is choosing the right place for externship and getting accepted in time and place. To obtain this I will research 20 restaurants per week. Each week will have a theme or a topic. Some examples are: Mexican food, farm to table, molecular gastronomy, and many others.
I will be talking to my advisor once per week so he can help me narrow the list depending on what I am more interested in. After two months of weekly research I will have a list of a maximum of 20 restaurants. I will narrow the list to five after researching what are the chef’s opinion about food and his interests. To the final five will receive my resume and a letter informing I am a student at The Culinary Institute of America wanting to do my externship at their establishment.
The place that accepts me will be the one I am going to. This letters will be sent one month prior my externship, so I can have enough time to prepare myself. If two or more restaurants grant me the opportunity of working with them. I will choose one depending on what I am more interested in.
I am doing this intensive research to get to the right restaurant to work, because I want to obtain experience in the food industry that will allow my resume, my career, and my knowledge be better. I will start my research on February the first, therefor I have 3 months to do my 20 restaurant per week research. After that 1 month to narrow my options to 5. Send my resume. Get ready for externship, and have the best time of my life by doing what I love the most, cooking.
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Long Term Smart Goal
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My long term smart goal is to have a fulfilling career where I am cooking, and having media activity in the food industry. Owning an establishment that represents me. To obtain this, I will get graduated from The Culinary Institute of America from my Associate degree in Culinary Arts. I will obtain a Bachelors degree in Food Science from the CIA at the age of 23. A Media Bachelors Degree from NYU by the age of 25. Apply for a job at a great restaurant. Work in different Michelin Stars restaurants. Therefor I obtain work experience in a period of time of two years. I will work for four restaurants in a period of time of six months per establishment. At the age of 27 I will apply for a job at the food Network. After working for the Food Network for a year, I will start creating my personal concept of what a great restaurant should be like.
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I will start the project of opening my own restaurant, based on what type of food i like. Based on my culture and preferences. Depending on my budget, the restaurant´s plans will be defined. I will cal all my contacts, family friends, work partners, etc, to support and advice. By the age of 30 I will have a job at the food network and a restaurant of my own.
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