Is being a short order cook a good fit for you?

Cooks meals to order that are quick to make. May take orders and serve customers at counters or tables.

What the work involves

Cleans cooking equipment, work areas, counters and tables.
Restocks kitchen supplies, rotates food and stamps the time and date on food in coolers.
Fills orders from hot-food counters, plating food and serving customers.
Plans the work so that items served together finish at the same time.

The interests that suit it

People in this work tend to be hands-on and organising. Here is how much each of the six kinds of interest comes into it.

Hands-onStrong. Building, fixing, and working with tools, machines, animals or the outdoors.

CuriousLow. Finding things out, solving problems, and working with ideas and data.

CreativeLow. Making things: art, writing, music, design and performance.

HelpingLow. Teaching, caring for and supporting people.

PersuadingSome. Leading, selling, and making the calls.

OrganisingSome. Keeping things in order: records, numbers and systems.

What it tends to reward

Compared with other work, this job stands out for:

Independence. Trusted to decide how the work gets done.

How much training it needs

Fast start. Little or some training needed. Rules differ from country to country, so check locally before you commit.

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