Hotel, restaurant and overseas kitchens. Station, cuisines and covers — the three things a head chef asks.
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A chef CV states your rank in kitchen language — commis, demi chef, chef de partie, sous chef — because it tells a head chef exactly where you fit on the line. The example above names cuisines separately, gives covers per service, and lists food safety training, which overseas hotel kitchens will not interview without. The format works for a chef or cook job in Nepal, India, the Gulf or on a cruise ship.
Summary
Chef with eight years in hotel and restaurant kitchens, currently chef de partie on the Indian and Nepali section of a five-star hotel. Runs a station serving around 220 covers a night with a team of three, and handles tandoor, curry and momo production. Trained in food safety and HACCP. Also experienced in continental breakfast and banquet service.
Experience
Chef de Partie — Indian and Nepali
Five-star hotel · Kathmandu · Ashoj 2080 – Present
- Run the Indian and Nepali station for around 220 covers a night with a team of three
- Handle tandoor, curries and momo production, including banquet orders for up to 400 guests
- Write the section's mise en place list and keep food cost within the monthly target
- Train commis cooks on recipes, plating and HACCP record keeping
Demi Chef / Commis
Restaurant and banquet hall · Lalitpur · 2074 – 2080
- Worked the tandoor and curry sections, rising from commis to demi chef
- Prepared wedding banquets for up to 600 guests during the season
Education
Culinary arts training (1 year)
Hotel management training institute · 2073 – 2074
Industrial placement in a five-star hotel kitchen.
Skills
- Indian cuisine and tandoor
- Nepali cuisine and momo
- Banquet production
- Continental breakfast
- HACCP and food safety
Languages
- Nepali — Native
- Hindi — Professional
- English — Working
Certifications
Food safety and HACCP training — Hotel Association Nepal, 2081
CTEVT Skill Test — Cook Level 2 — National Skill Testing Board, 2078
The name, employers and numbers above are invented. Replace every one of them —
a CV that still says Bir Bahadur Rai is worse than no CV at all.
Chef CV format
The sections, in the order an employer reads them.
- Name, rank and contact — Your rank and cuisine in the title line, then phone with WhatsApp and city.
- Summary — Years in kitchens, current rank, cuisines, and the kind of property — hotel, restaurant, banquet, cruise.
- Kitchen experience — Each kitchen with dates, rank, station, covers per service and team size.
- Cuisines and specialities — Nepali, Indian, continental, Chinese, bakery — and the dishes you are known for.
- Training and certificates — Culinary course with institute and duration, food safety and HACCP.
- Documents — Passport details and health certificate for overseas jobs.
- References — An executive or head chef.
Chef CV objective
Two to adapt — change the numbers and names to yours. A career objective, or summary, is the two or three lines under your name.
With experience
Chef de partie with eight years in hotel and restaurant kitchens, running the Indian and Nepali section of a five-star hotel for around 220 covers a night with a team of three. Trained in HACCP. Looking for a sous chef role or a chef de partie post abroad.
For a fresher
Culinary arts graduate with a six-month kitchen internship at a four-star hotel across the hot kitchen, bakery and breakfast, trained in food safety. Looking for a commis chef position in a hotel kitchen.
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Skills to put on a chef CV
- Indian cuisine and tandoor
- Nepali cuisine and momo production
- Continental and breakfast
- Banquet production
- Menu costing and portion control
- Stock rotation and kitchen hygiene
- HACCP and food safety
- Leading a station
Chef CV for freshers
A chef CV for freshers leads with the culinary course and the internship: which hotel, which sections, how many months. Name dishes you can prepare to standard, not just cuisines. Add food safety training. If you have cooked in a family restaurant or a canteen, it counts — say how many people you cooked for. Commis roles are hired on attitude, hygiene and speed.
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Common questions
What should a chef CV include?
Your rank, cuisines, each kitchen with station, covers and team size, your culinary training, food safety and HACCP, and for jobs abroad your passport and health certificate.
How do I write a chef resume as a fresher?
Lead with your culinary course and kitchen internship — hotel, sections and months — name dishes you can prepare, add food safety training and any canteen or family restaurant cooking.
What is the difference between a chef CV and a cook CV?
The format is the same. A chef CV uses kitchen ranks and covers; a cook CV for a household or small restaurant focuses on dishes, quantities and hygiene.
Can I download a chef CV in Word format?
Yes. Open this example in the builder, change the details to yours and download it as a Word file or a PDF, free and with no sign-up.