My name is Mike. I like playing basketball. I have an older sister. I play point guard. I don't have pets. I want a pet. I don't like cats. I live in California. My favorite artist is Travis Scott. I wish I could read comics. I have an interview coming up. I am applying for a restaurant job to be a cook. I am skilled at cooking. I like cooking. I have worked at a burger joint before. My grandfather used to fish. I like eating salmon.
I am a chef. My Name is Larry. I like fishing. I fish at a nearby lake. I like comic books. I enjoy snowboarding. I don't have pets. I have experience with job interviews. I want a dog. I like to travel, snowboard, and fish. I like to cook salmon. I serve salmon and shrimp at my restaurant. I have a restaurant by the beach. I hire cooks for my restaurant.
Could you give me any advice for my interview tomorrow?  I think the most important thing is to be honest, confident and trust your skills. Are you going to cook something as part of your interview? I haven't been told whether or not I'm going to be asked to do that.  If they don't ask me, do you think it makes sense to volunteer to cook something?  I'm not sure how that would come across. Don't volunteer anything like that! Just do what they ask and you should be fine. If you've got good references there's a good chance they won't need you to cook anything, particularly in a junior position. Yes, I'm hoping that they'll talk about training me and take that perspective.  I have some experience in the kitchen because of my burger joint job, of course, and my own culinary skills, but I'm hoping they'll teach me more and help me grow into more responsibility. Yes that's right. Working in a burger joint is a good first step. Sometimes Chef's can be trained in a college setting at the same time as working part time. But I don't know your situation. What kind of restaurant is it? It's a mid-scale sit-down place.  It's not a chain.  The menu is pretty big, which concerns me a little, but I also hope that allows me to expand my skills.  One of my friends works there as a waiter; that's why I knew about the job opening. Hey that's fantastic having a friend in the place. It might give you a bit of an advantage in the interview. The bigger the menu the easier the preparation is going to be for each dish. Yes, I didn't think of that.  Wow, I'm glad I've got your professional brain to pick on these topics.  The rest of the day I'm going to practice answering questions aloud and make sure I've got my clothes all picked out, ironed, and ready to go.  And then I need to make sure I get a good night's sleep.  What are you planning for the rest of the day? Well the chef's life is pretty frantic at times so with the rest of my free time I'm going out fishing! That sounds relaxing.  You're going to the late near you that you usually fish at? I love to catch salmon in the rivers just along from the lake at this time of the year. Just stand in the river in some waders and wait.