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princessdepastel Posted 16 Sep 2007 , 3:22am
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i would love to become an apprentice for a decorator. anyone know how to go about that?

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karateka Posted 16 Sep 2007 , 11:24pm
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I'd type up a resume and call/visit who you can and ask for the job. Look and sound as professional as possible, have in mind how much if anything you need to earn. Tell them what you want to do and see if they have something similar to offer. Can't hurt to come right out and ask.

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Nikki_B Posted 17 Sep 2007 , 12:31am
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I'm in your boat, heh. Luckily my culinary school is helping me out but basically do a lot of research on places, put together a resume and portfolio, and a cover letter, and start sending it off!

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princessdepastel Posted 17 Sep 2007 , 3:07am
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alright. great ideas. i guess as soon as my babies get a bit older (and i get a bit more experience at decorating) i will start working on it.

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krazykat_14 Posted 17 Sep 2007 , 8:15pm
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Alrighty, I have a similar question: what if you haven't attended a pastry school?

I'm self-taught, not even a wilton class, just lots of internet and fooling around at home. Do you think anyone would consider it then? I'm afraid I'd have to be beyond creative when submitting a resume... maybe a resume in chocolate or RI? icon_lol.gif

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princessdepastel Posted 18 Sep 2007 , 12:44am
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yeah make a sheet cake and write ur resume on the cake with icing! lol

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krazykat_14 Posted 18 Sep 2007 , 1:07pm
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That's what I was thinking! icon_lol.gif Actually, if I were to actually muster up the kahones to do something like that, I'd be really ambitous and do a sheet cake, but use a chocolate transfer to simulate pretty stationary, then pipe the resume on the chocolate so they could save it and eat the cake, too. It sounds really cool, but I don't have a bakery nearby worthy of that kind of effort... icon_sad.gif If I lived near Duff or Browen, it'd be a different story...*sigh*

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princessdepastel Posted 18 Sep 2007 , 2:15pm
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well if u ever decide to do it, send me a pic! icon_biggrin.gif

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