I'm in tentative talks with a company to run an office for them in Shanghai.
Due to severe food allergies and not being able to speak Chinese, I will be
needing to hire two local residents to be the cooks at my apartment. They
would split the week between them (i.e., four days on, three days off, and
then alternate next week). They would buy groceries and cook up a fresh hot
lunches and dinners. I really don't eat breakfast and if I did, it would
just be cereal, juice, and cold cuts. During the workweek, my office staff
(four people) and I would drive over and have lunch at my apartment. Due to
hosting two late-morning parties for clients each week, the cook will also
need to prepare and monitor brunch buffets for them. Applicants for the
cook job will be from a state employment agency. The agency will send all
qualified applicants to me for interviews. The question is...

How do I select a good one? I'm assuming I would eventually need them to
cook something for me. How would I best whittle them down so I'm not having
potentially hundreds cook stuff for me? And when I whittle them down to a
reasonable number, what should I have them cook for me?

Scott Jensen
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