Kitchen Manager Mock Interview
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Question 12 of 35
Part of being a Kitchen Manager is keeping an eye on food costs. What was the greatest cost-cutting effort you made at your previous employer?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
As a Kitchen Manager, you will often be asked to keep your eyes open for cost-saving opportunities. Assure the interviewer that you are capable of understanding the importance of this practice and give a strong example of a time when you have done so. Give an answer that is quantifiable, for the most impact.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I have been able to present cost-cutting suggestions many times to my most recent employer. The one I am most proud of was implementing a food-tracking software program. Once implemented, I was able to check exactly where my food costs were on a nightly basis. If we were high, say 5% over where we had to be for the week, I could easily track the data to find out if that was because sales were soft, or perhaps we were over-ordering product. Within 6 months of this software implementation, I saved us nearly 14K by avoiding food waste."
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