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Chef CV and resume example

Executive chefs hire cooks who can run a section without supervision. Whether you apply as a chef de partie, commis or cook, they look for your section, cuisine and covers per service, then for food cost, wastage and hygiene discipline. In Gulf hotels, a valid HACCP or food safety certificate and a practical trade test often decide who gets hired.

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How to write a chef CV

  1. Name your section, cuisine and volume, for example 'hot kitchen chef de partie, 250 covers a night and banquets for 400 guests'.
  2. Show cost control with numbers, such as 'cut section food cost from 34% to 30% by tightening portions and daily ordering'.
  3. List your hygiene training and audit record, for example 'HACCP Level 3 and six hygiene audits passed with no critical findings'.
  4. If you are a cook or commis, name the station and dishes you own, such as 'grill station, 80 steaks a night, trained 3 juniors'.

Skills employers look for

Hot kitchen section · Grill and sauce · Banquet production · Menu costing · Food cost control · HACCP · Mise en place · Ordering and stock control · Portion control · Kitchen hygiene audits · Training commis · Indian and continental cuisine

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