Today's Assignment:
In this blog post, write about what you would like to learn when you interview your mentor. Post the big ideas and main topics you want to discuss and why they are important to you.
Also, discuss when this could take place. Schedule a time and place with your mentor (or coworker) and post that info in your blog, if possible (you will need to know this by early next week). Locate and reserve a computer or other recording device to document this interview.
Possible Interview Questions:
What inspired you to have your own buisness in this field of work?
Is this your passion or is it simply a career?
Were you concerned or worried about the instability that comes with having your own buisness?
What do you think is the cause for your success in owning your buisness?
What were/are the biggest challenges in your career?
Every career has it's ups and downs. What is/ are your favorite part about being a baker and/ or a leader?
What qualities do you look for in someone you would hire?
Did you know that this was what you wanted to do in college?
Note: The interview will be on Monday 1/18 or Tuesday 1/19, since Fridays are pretty busy.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Wednesday 1/13/10
Project title:
Frog Princess Cake
Project description:
During the last week of my internship immersion, I will be baking my own professionally done cake, with the help of my mentors. They will help me make make the batter, fill the cake, and cover it in fondant. The cake will be two- tiered chocolate cake with hazelnut filling and a vanilla fondant covering.
Project schedule:
For best results, I will need to wait until the last Tuesday of internship to start baking.
Monday 1/18~ choose a recipe & buy ingredients
Tuesday 1/19~ bring the ingredients to the bakery and bake sheet cakes
Wednesday 1/20~ fill the cake with hazelnut bavarian cream, place the fondant, and start decorating
Thursday 1/21~ Finish decorating and refridgerate
Friday 1/22~ POL Day! prepare
Materials & Equipment needed:
Camera (to document), My Laptop(to document & display), recipe ingredients (flour, sugar, v. extract, etc.), edible decor.
Project documentation:
I will take process photos after each step, take notes, and write a reflection on this blog. The cake will be ready to cut and serve on Jan. 29th, POL day.
Frog Princess Cake
Project description:
During the last week of my internship immersion, I will be baking my own professionally done cake, with the help of my mentors. They will help me make make the batter, fill the cake, and cover it in fondant. The cake will be two- tiered chocolate cake with hazelnut filling and a vanilla fondant covering.
Project schedule:
For best results, I will need to wait until the last Tuesday of internship to start baking.
Monday 1/18~ choose a recipe & buy ingredients
Tuesday 1/19~ bring the ingredients to the bakery and bake sheet cakes
Wednesday 1/20~ fill the cake with hazelnut bavarian cream, place the fondant, and start decorating
Thursday 1/21~ Finish decorating and refridgerate
Friday 1/22~ POL Day! prepare
Materials & Equipment needed:
Camera (to document), My Laptop(to document & display), recipe ingredients (flour, sugar, v. extract, etc.), edible decor.
Project documentation:
I will take process photos after each step, take notes, and write a reflection on this blog. The cake will be ready to cut and serve on Jan. 29th, POL day.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Tuesday 1/12/10
1. What academic skills could you use on the job?
- Some of the cake decorating that was done today required geometry in order to have the precise measurements.
2. What forms of collaboration could you use in a project?
- This whole experience is a collaboration to me, in a way and there are many instances where I need to collaborate and communicate. For example, my cake designing, assisting, and planning have been collaborations.
3. What technical skills can you use at your internship?
- education in culinary arts, basic math, social skills, heavy lifting, time management, creativity, drawing and painting, personal hygeine, etc.
4. What new things can you learn while working at your site?
I will be learning some baking techniques, fondant work, and sculpting.
5. How can you exhibit, showcase or otherwise share your work?
- pictures; a small cake designed, baked, and decorated by myself to eat at the POL
6. How can your work or your skills & abilities help your company or organization?
- my good social skills/good communication, positive attitude, availability, efficiency, and productivity benefit the company.
- Some of the cake decorating that was done today required geometry in order to have the precise measurements.
2. What forms of collaboration could you use in a project?
- This whole experience is a collaboration to me, in a way and there are many instances where I need to collaborate and communicate. For example, my cake designing, assisting, and planning have been collaborations.
3. What technical skills can you use at your internship?
- education in culinary arts, basic math, social skills, heavy lifting, time management, creativity, drawing and painting, personal hygeine, etc.
4. What new things can you learn while working at your site?
I will be learning some baking techniques, fondant work, and sculpting.
5. How can you exhibit, showcase or otherwise share your work?
- pictures; a small cake designed, baked, and decorated by myself to eat at the POL
6. How can your work or your skills & abilities help your company or organization?
- my good social skills/good communication, positive attitude, availability, efficiency, and productivity benefit the company.
Monday 1/11
I learned how to make plaques out of fondant for the Porsche cake that's in progess. I helped wrap some metal cake cups for the 100 mini cheesecakes that will be made tomorrow. Lastly, I talked to my mentors about the project that I have planned for next week, which is to bake, decorate, and design a cake under their coaching. I plan on implementing everything that I have learned in the bakery throughout the immersion and learning mostly as I go along. The rough draft design is all drawn out, and it will be revised and ready to use tomorrow. 
So tonight I drew out my ideas and got a few books from the library to help along too. Something that I was reminded of today, was that communication is very important to a positive internship experience,and in life overall. Unless I speak up, there will be a lesser chance of things happening the way that I want them to. I wouldn't have had the privilage of interning at Sweet Cheeks if I didn't make the call myself.
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