How to write a cook or chef CV: a fictional example CV, sentences that describe kitchen experience, a skills list, hygiene certificates and tips for beginners.
In a cook CV, the type of kitchen, your section and your responsibilities should stand out. This fictional example shows daily kitchen work in short, realistic sentences.
This example is fictional; the names of people and organisations are not real.
For four years I have worked in hotel and restaurant kitchens. I care about kitchen organisation, hygiene rules and service on time.
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Name the type, such as hotel, restaurant or catering, and describe the service volume in general terms.
State the section you worked, such as hot kitchen, cold kitchen or pastry.
Add a food hygiene certificate or similar, with dates.
Prep, service, stock reporting and working with the team show responsibility.
Adapt them to your own real work; never write something you did not do.
Choose only what is true for you.
Write your vocational or course training, kitchens where you did placements and the prep work you learned, with their real scope.
A food hygiene certificate and any professional qualification, with dates.
It varies by business; if not asked, no.