Amex, the reason you didn't get a reply is because you didn't pay the nonrefundable £50 or the 13 page life history application was lost by Royal Mail.
Also, it's bad enough that you have to pay to play, you're also expected to buy your uniforms (allowances) or if you go to McDownall's you rent your uniform.
These days with competition being so tough any grilling experience is valuable. I suggest to many younger flippers to help Dad out during the summer BBQ season. If you can get a small bbq plate you can offer some freelance work in the parks. If you're so inclined, you can offer to instruct on burger flipping.
If you like obtaining huge loans from banks with initials, there's an organisation darn sarf that uses some more initials (CFC? KFC?) that can offer a complete course from ab initio right through to the big burner industrial BBQs.
Have people thought about corporate cooking? Get Gordon Ramsay (C&T chef) to yell at you for a laugh.
It's a tough market to crack. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
