2 ideas

Just wondering if anyone else has thought of these or even tried them.

Has anyone tried to park a cart outside of a DMV? I would think you would have a captive audience and it could be worth your time and effort.


Also has anyone tried to contact a local college or culinary school or business school and looked for interns?

Pay them a decent wage but they would be doing it for the exp and as a resume builder. Hire a cooking student and let him/her go crazy lol. Hire a business student and let them get great exp at looking at the business aspect of your business, everything from accounting to marketing etc.

I would think they would be very motivated to impress because it is for school


has anyone tried this?

I am a culinary school alum who is all for hiring culinary students.

However, internships for students is usually limited to nights and weekends (when class is not in session). Most internship assignments must be approved by schools. Culinary schools focus on diverse culinary activity, of high-end restaurants, hotels, caterers, etc. The objective is to incorporate and develop professional skills, techniques, and execute the hands-on training that is taught in culinary schools. The criteria is Cooking, Baking, Maitre d'/Table Service, Garde Manger, Mixology/Sommelier, Hotel & Restaurant Management.

Operating a cart is a noble and respectable profession. It would not be approved for an internship by a culinary school. No way!

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Originally posted by CCinNJ

I am a culinary school alum who is all for hiring culinary students.

However, internships for students is usually limited to nights and weekends (when class is not in session). Most internship assignments must be approved by schools. Culinary schools focus on diverse culinary activity, of high-end restaurants, hotels, caterers, etc. The objective is to incorporate and develop professional skills, techniques, and execute the hands-on training that is taught in culinary schools. The criteria Cooking, Baking, Table service, Garde Manger, Mixology/Sommelier, Hotel & Restaurant Management.

Operating a cart is a noble and respectable profession. It would not be approved for an internship by a culinary school. No way!

good point. I wonder about business students? Even doing a team of them (2 or 3). At a regular university where they do not go to class all day everyday as a culinary school would.

having a team that way someone would be avail most of the time. When one is in class another of them is working. Not running by themselves just as helpers and work on marketing idea and that kind of thing

Just some ideas that come to me at 3:30am lol

Again, the criteria for a business school internship is to execute and develop the skills taught by the courses, with the goal of building a professional resume. There are tons of businesses that offer internships to students. I do not think any student would jump at the chance to break their behind to work your cart, rather than sit in an advertising agency doing a cushy assignment.

I mean, really. Some college kid is going to be fall a$$ over teakettle to sell buttered rolls at the Bus Station at 5 am? Or, serve hot dogs to the hyperactive high school kids, after a long day of school? Even if you found a student who would want to do it, I doubt the school would approve the internship based on the criteria of professional resume building.

Sure, it works. For you, on paper! In reality? Not so much.

ok, As i said I was just wondering (it is a slow night at work) What got me thinking was when I was in college MANY MANY years ago, all the education students (elementary level) would go do work/internships at daycares and preschools. Same with some psych students, when they were studying children psych they would end up working at preschools and use the kids to write papers on.


any thoughts on the DMV?

Yes. Psychology majors, and education majors do internships at schools and hospitals, with children and patients. That is the genre of their field, and atmosphere of their future profession.

Sure DMV, Unemployment office, etc. Great ideas. However, if there is not a cart there already (since it is such a good idea) it is most likely because it is not allowed. You would have to check with the local DMV to find out if it is possible.