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RESUMES Restaurant Chief to Go A two-city commuter In the women’s room, a white porcelain male torso is strategically placed atop a liquid-soap dispenser. In the 160-seat art-deco dining area, mirrors reflect the pink, white and gray decor. All this Man hattan trendiness is the brainchild of Todd DeMann, 21, manager and coowner of Cafe Pacifico, a pasta-and-seafood restaurant on New York’s chichi Columbus Avenue. He’s also a senior majoring in business at Boston University, 250-plus miles away—a prob lem he overcomes by com m uti ng. In his baggy pin-striped pants and starched white oxford shirt, DeMann looks as stylish as his bistro. But his schedule is not so attractive. Every Wednesday eve ning DeMann jets in from Boston to work four 10 a.m. to 3 a.m. days before flying back to school Monday for three days of classes. He combines tasks nicely. DeMann developed a restaurant-consulting firm for his entrepreneurship class (B-plus (trade) and plans to start the business this sum mer. And he keeps his cafe menus in a data base, so he can log on to a computer in Boston to check sales and inventory. DeMann enlivens his cafe with a friendly young staff and frequent theme nights. On Marilyn Monroe night, for instance, the waitresses—and the waiters—wore blonde wigs and lipstick The theatrical touch seems to pay off: both "Miami Vice" lord Don Johnson and "Moonlighting" heart throb Bruce Willis have been by. The food is tasty, if not cheap; entrees cost $8 to $18 and diabolically rich desserts $5. DeMann offers crisp advice toothers who want to open restaurants: "Don’t!” Most people, he warns, lack skills and capital DeMann has toiled in the food field for years and obtained his capital from bank loans and from his chiropractor father. Inside Information You're eager to launch yourself into the career stratosphere, but you’re uncertain about just what company would make your best target Ross and Kathryn Petras may help narrow your sights in their gossipy new book ** I nuirlo Traplr" I A!Ui nn>M« Frequent flier Restaurateur DeMann Vintage. $8.95). They present close-up profiles of 75 Ameri can employers, ranging from the accounting firm of Arthur Andersen to the Smithsonian Institution to Xerox. To get the lowdown on these employers, the duo talked to 400 young employees who are succeeding at their jobs. The brother-and-sister au thors have sampled a few of fices themselves. A 1980 New York University graduate, she has worked in retailing, tel evision and public relations. He graduated from Brown in 1980 and has worked for a bank in New York and for the State Department in the Mid dle East. You won’t find much nega tive scuttlebutt in this book, which has something glowing to say about virtually every firm But it also includes useful overviews of each industry and detailed explanations of each employer’s job categories, pro motion opportunities, benefits and salary ranges. The book also offers a "heard at the water cooler” section for each com pany, reporting on its staff, d6 Hams: Elizabeth Winans Age: 23 Occupation: One of five legislative aides to Rep. Mor ris Udall (Demo crat of Arizona) re sponsible for research, handling constituent inquir ies and drafting bills in the areas of agriculture, con sumer relations, human rights, merchant marine and fisheries, science and technology and small business, Etfacatkm. B A. in English, Ken yon, 1984/ Acthrtttos: Member of drama club, lacrosse (freshman). Q. Hew M yg* get yser staff Jo*? A. I knocked on a lot of doors. Then I applied to the Democratic Study Group, which operates a referral service on Capitol Hill. I got the job within a month of looking. If I hadn’t, I would have taken a job as a waitress or something until I could get a job on the Hill. Q. »hat wan yssr artglssl Miss? A. I came on as a receptionist, answering phones and opening mail. I stopped being chal lenged because I could eventual ly do that with my hands tied. I knew I wanted to do more, [so] I showed a lot of interest. Q. What are year Inters plass? A. I want to help the elderly in some legislative capacity. I worked in a nursing home in college, and that's when I learned what a valuable re source the elderly are. [Eventu ally], I think I’ll need a gradu ate degree in hospital administration. cor and working atmosphere—and relay ing such tidbits as the observation about the N.W. Ayer ad agency that "Ayer peo ple have well-scrubbed, shiny faces and look like they all came from Ohio.” Gossip, of course, is best when fresh: the authors rave about jobs at Sports Illustrated and People, for example, but, because of their leadline, missed recent budget cutbacks and resignations at both places. They hop** to avoid such pitfalls in the future with yearly updates.