How do I get a job as a chef

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udashy
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How do I get a job as a chef

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How do I get a job as a chef on a crews ship? Hello, I love to cook and also travel on my own, and was wondering how i could improve my cooking skills as well as see the world and learn from a multitude of chefs from around the world. So how do i get a job as a chef on a crews ship!
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natcherly
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Cruise lines only hire well trained and fully vetted staff. As most of these lines are foreign flagged, few if any of the crew are US Citizens and the wages are rather low. If you are still interested, best get some professional experience first. To do that, expect to start at the bottom. Even graduates of famous cooking schools start out washing dishes, cleaning floors and performing all manner of grunt work to prove they have what it takes. All this can take years.

Why not just go on cruises that actually cater to aspiring chefs by providing workshops and hands on cooking classes while cruising?
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McDonald's Hamburger University?

Iff'n you want to work onna cruise ship you probably should learn to spell "CRUISE."

FYI this is a Knife Forum, not "Jobs R Us."
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Join the Navy...That's how chef Jeah ber'e did it. :lol:
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Not much you can do with hard tack and salted pork.
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http://www.catavenger.net/ Ahoy apply on my guest book! Image Sorry yet another shameless plug for my website (but it does deal with ships even if thy are not "crews" ships.)
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Nice cat collection!
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i was going to say start washing dishes...but someone already beat me to it. :D
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