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Chef CV example
A chef CV that shows your cuisines, your kitchen and how you run a busy service.
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Key skills
- Mediterranean cuisine
- Fresh pasta and sauces
- Running the pass
- Menu planning
- Food cost control
- Stock ordering and rotation
- HACCP food safety
- Allergen awareness
- Training and leading cooks
- Working under pressure
Sample duties
Use the ones that are true for you, in your own words, with numbers where you can back them up.
- Run the pass during service and keep dishes going out on time.
- Plan prep lists, orders and the daily specials.
- Cook and present dishes to the head chef's standard.
- Train new cooks and lead the team when the head chef is away.
- Keep food safety, temperature and allergen records.
- Check deliveries, rotate stock and keep waste low.
- Help cost dishes and plan new menus.
- Keep the kitchen clean, safe and well organised.
Tips for a chef CV
Describe your kitchen
Say what kind of kitchen it was (hotel, restaurant, catering) and how many covers you did on a busy night, if you know it.
Name your cuisines and sections
List the cuisines you cook and the sections you have run, such as pastry, grill, sauce or pasta.
Add your food safety certificate
Write the certificate name and level exactly as on the paper, with the year. Allergen training is worth adding too.
Show your menu work
If you have written menus, costed dishes or run specials, say so. It shows you can do more than cook.
Show how you lead
Say how many cooks you trained or led. Keep the numbers real.
Applying in another country?
Chefs work in many countries, but what goes on a CV and how qualifications are checked can differ. See the country guides for details.
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