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SPOTLIGHT ON: RONALD COLIJN

Tell us how you spend your days. What do you do?

My days are spend serving our wonderful customers, our community, and guiding staff in gaining experience, skills and knowledge for our hospitality industry. I love working with junior staff and seeing them thrive and grow. Typically, it’s a 7.30am until 4.00pm day which I find are great hours!

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SPOTLIGHT ON: GLENN WALTERS

Tell us how you spend your days. What do you do?

Being hosted at a hotel like the Esplanade allows me to work in a variety of kitchen roles. I move between à la carte style cooking that services the hotel restaurant and bars, to preparing working lunches for daytime functions throughout the varied conference and function rooms, through to working in banquets, which sees us preparing plated set menu dinners for evening functions and also buffet style menus for evening and daytime functions.

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SPOTLIGHT ON: VICKI EDWARDS

Tell us how you spend your days. What do you do?

Depending on the day, my duties differ. I often work at the Bistro till, taking orders and sending them to the kitchen. I also run food when needed, seat people and don’t hesitate to jump into the bar to help serve drinks. After service finishes, I clean and reset the dining room ready for the next lunch or dinner service.

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SPOTLIGHT ON: TRACEY STRANGER

Tell us how you spend your days. What do you do?

I start the day with excitement and always a smile. I love my job. The Front Desk is the first point of contact, so we are a troubleshooting and problem-solving team. There’s always an endless variety of questions to answer and problems to solve.

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Future Chef Job Ready Program

This course is free for eligible students* and runs for 4 weeks. 
In the Introduction to Commercial Cookery skill set, you will learn how to prepare and present simple dishes, how to use a range of food preparation equipment and about food safety.

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Making your job application stand out

Did you know? The average recruiter only spends six seconds looking at a job application. That’s right, six seconds

This means that one of the most important parts of looking for jobs is making sure your resume is up-to-date and that your cover letter is relevant to the job you are applying for. After all, this is your first opportunity to make a good impression on a prospective employer.

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