Mr. Parimal Baidya is a young dynamic person from Kolkata presently working in Radisson group of Hotels. He promptly visited Don Bosco Tech Nitika on the 2nd of December, 2019 to share his experience with the young students of ITC-East 2019-20 Batch 7 & 8. 57 candidates and all the trainers were present for this guest lecture. His simple but comprehensive knowledge impressed the young talents of Nitika.
Chef Mr. Parimal Baidya began the session by introducing himself and narrating his initial life struggle in the Hotel industry. He mentioned that every candidate has to be competent enough to cater to the environment of a hotel with its skill and knowledge and no one can steal away themselves from this truth. He himself started his job from a trainee level and in there were several occasions when he was ill-treated by the senior staffs and had to spend days after days in the vegetable cutting segment to increase his speed for cutting and chopping vegetables.
In few occasions he even spent the night in the kitchen along with the Senior Chef, and in doing such an extra mile of work his sole intention was to gain surplus knowledge from the seniors as they were very experience in their cooking zone. His love for kitchen and the eagerness to gain knowledge impressed the higher authorities. This is how he got the opportunity to work with the knowledgeable chefs and gain experience in his favorable cuisine. Mr. Parimal Baidya said that skills are never a complete package of knowledge rather a chef keeps acquiring skills from every preparation of dishes. One should not forget his ground level of hard work and this determination encourages him to work an extra mile. He further stated that it is very important for students to understand industries’ expectations such as time keeping and the challenges around shift work. Adapting oneself to all kinds of different situations will help us to tackle issues quickly and will also open a way for more growth and promotions in one’s career.
While concluding the session he assured that he would talk to the General Manager of Radisson Hotel to absorb candidates from Don Bosco Tech Nitika and wished the candidates for their bright professional career. Impressive guest lecture ended with a vote of thanks given by one of the trainees and gifts were offered to the Guest lecturer Mr. Parimal Baidya as a token of love and appreciation.