More Companies than
Ever Actively Recruit Graduates
Media Contact:
Jeff Levine
Communications Manager
845-451-1372
j_levine@culinary.edu
Hyde Park, NY – The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) is bringing 280
recruiters to its Hyde Park, NY campus on February 4 for the largest career
fair at the college in six years—since before the economic downturn. Companies
from all sectors of foodservice and hospitality are actively seeking recent and
soon-to-be CIA graduates for positions. In fact, due to space constraints at
the career fair venue, 15 companies had to be put on a waiting list.
Acting Director of Career Services Ronald Hayes '02, himself
a graduate of the college, attributes the success of the CIA's career fairs to
several factors, including an overall increase in jobs available and budgets
that allow companies to recruit. He also notes that restaurant companies like
Jean-Georges Restaurants, the Charlie Palmer Group, and Bread Alone are coming
to the fair. "These restaurants don't have to recruit. People come to them
looking for jobs," Hayes says. "But they're coming to the source, because
demand is really high for CIA graduates. They know they'll be hiring a superior
employee."
In a sign that the food world is leading the economic
recovery, each of the last 16 quarterly fairs at the CIA has seen a growth in
companies attending from the same season the year before. In 2013, the fairs
combined to welcome a record 885 recruiters.
Organizations recruiting CIA graduates include fine-dining
restaurants, bakeries, hotels and resorts, country clubs, casual dining chains,
caterers, supermarkets, healthcare and educational institutions, research and
development companies, airport concessions, and corporate dining, to name just a
few.
For years, the CIA has been hosting career fairs on its Hyde
Park campus, where recruiters actively look to hire students for externship
field experience and graduates for a wide range of jobs in kitchens and dining
rooms and on management tracks. The college recently launched similar Career
Networking Days at its California and Texas campuses.
Photo Caption and Hi-Res Image
Students at The Culinary Institute of America have
tremendous networking opportunities, as hundreds of foodservice and hospitality
companies come to the college's Hyde Park campus each year to actively recruit
them. (Photo credit: CIA/Nicola Shayer)
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Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is an independent,
not-for-profit college offering associate and bachelor's degrees with majors in
culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, and culinary science, as well as
certificate programs in culinary arts and wine and beverage studies. As the
world's premier culinary college, the CIA provides thought leadership in the
areas of health & wellness, sustainability, and world cuisines &
cultures through research and conferences. The CIA has a network of 46,000
alumni that includes industry leaders such as Grant Achatz,
Anthony Bourdain, Roy Choi, Cat Cora, Dan Coudreaut, Steve Ells, Johnny Iuzzini,
Charlie Palmer, and Roy Yamaguchi. The CIA also offers courses for
professionals and enthusiasts, as well as consulting services in support of
innovation for the foodservice and hospitality industry. The college has
campuses in Hyde Park, NY; St. Helena, CA; San Antonio, TX; and Singapore.
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