Looking for some advice from the pros

I am graduating from a culinary management program this month and I have been offered a position in Hyatt's culinary management trainee program out of Chicago. It is a 62 week program and 75% of the time is spent in the kitchen. I am looking for input--do you think it is an opportunity I should take advantage of?

hey mel go for it!when i was 18 i worked a year and a half at the waldorf and was offered a traing program in dallas texas myself and seven other chefs lived in the dallas hilton for a year and a half traing under a corporate ex chef for hilton named hans lauer .. a german agreat chef a once in a life time oppurtunity. we worked the kitchen from 6-4 five days a week and from 4-6 630 we met in a banquet room and did the sanaitation food cost menu planning etc... i received a diploma in "advanced food preparation and kitchen management" i then was given the title of chef de partie and was transfered to la to open the los angelas airport hilton and towers the rest is history i am now an ex chef for the largestfood service comp in the world called sodexho marriott mon-fri 600-400 no holidays no commute no food cost no stress time for my 2 and ahalf year old son do creative and interesting dishes in both my cafeteria as well as ex dinning room fedding the ceo of bmw north america getting ready to start on my garden this weekend as i usually plant on mothers day good luck with your decesion. ps the traing program was discontiud a few years later i glad i jumped at the oppurtunity at such a young age 19-20

[Jim]

BMW,
A fellow Sodexho Marriott chef!! Where is your unit located? I am in Chadds Ford, Pa. I often get the opportunity to travel a bit.

hey jim im in woodcliff lake nj near mahwah or park ridge not far from suffern ny or not far from the tappan zee bridge.north nj near the ny border

hey jim if you are in the ny area look me up my email is farrar714@aol.com

Mel,

This is a tremendous opportunity! Hyatt is a great company and you could get your foot into the door of a guaranteed successful career. I would thoroughly encourage you to pursue this!

Scott

Thank you for your input. I needed some reassurance. I have had so many opportunities presented to me I was having a hard time making a decision. Again, I appreciate the advice.