Job Training Students Begin Employment Search

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12.10.2009 --

Culinary Job Training students are preparing for the job search! After eight weeks of intensive training in chopping, grilling and sautéing, the students embark for their 40-hour internships at various locations, including:

• NIH
• Washington Convention Center
• Marriott International
• Fairmont Hotel
• Gaylord National Resort
• Holiday Inn Capitol Hill
• Evening Star Café
• Bethesda Country Club
• National Geographic

Following their internship, students participate in a 3-week coordinated job search. Students receive guidance as they craft their resume and DC Central Kitchen staff conduct rigorous practice interviews with each student.

Graduates of our 12-week, nationally recognized program are employed at schools, museums, nursing homes, hotels, restaurants, group homes and social service agencies.

Demetrios Recachinas, the Manager of Food Programs at Martha's Table who recently hired a graduate of our Culinary Job Training Program, comments that their new hiree has "worked out great. Lakisha has learned our operations quickly and has taken a significant load off my shoulders...DC Central Kitchen will always be the first place I turn when I need a good, quality employee."

Looking to hire? Please contact Julia Reticker-Flynn at 202-234-0707 x143 or jretickerflynn@dccentralkitchen.org.