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Sous Chef CV Example
Employers hiring a Sous Chef usually screen for these skills first: Kitchen management, Menu development and Food costing. This example shows how to present them clearly, with achievements you can adapt and a layout that applicant tracking systems read correctly.
Professional summary example
Sous chef with [X] years leading brigades of [X], controlling food costs and developing menus.
Skills employers search for
- Kitchen management
- Menu development
- Food costing
- Stock control
- Staff training
- HACCP
- Rota planning
- Supplier management
Tools and systems
- Stock and costing software
- Kitchen display systems
Personal strengths
- Reliability
- Teamwork
- Working under pressure
- Customer focus
Example achievements
Replace each [X] with your own numbers.
- Ran the kitchen in the head chef's absence for [X] covers
- Cut food costs from [X]% to [X]%
- Trained [X] commis chefs
- Developed [X] menu items
Turn duties into results
Weak
Helped the head chef
Strong
Led a brigade of [X] and reduced food costs to [X]% of sales
Action verbs to start your bullet points
- Led
- Managed
- Reduced
- Developed
- Trained
- Ran
- Improved
- Created
Qualifications and certifications to list
- HACCP Level 3
- Food Safety Level 3
Typical education: Culinary qualification
Common mistakes on a Sous Chef CV
- No food cost figures
- Brigade size missing
- No menu development examples
- HACCP level not stated
Build your Sous Chef CV
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I am applying for the Sous Chef role because it matches the work I do best, and I can show results in the areas this job asks for most.
Questions
What skills should a Sous Chef put on a CV?
Lead with the skills named in the job ad. For most Sous Chef roles these include: Kitchen management, Menu development, Food costing and Stock control, each backed by an example in your work history.
Which qualifications help a Sous Chef CV?
Employers often look for HACCP Level 3 or Food Safety Level 3. List the ones you hold in a Certifications section with the year you achieved them.
How do I show results as a Sous Chef?
Use the measures employers in this field recognise, such as GP%, food costs, covers, and say what changed because of your work. Replace every [X] in the examples with your real figures.