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Chef CV Template

For chefs and cooks: kitchens, cuisines, brigades and food safety. Start from the full example below: change anything, and download a PDF that looks exactly like the preview. Free, with no signup and no watermark.

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Layout
Two columns
Photo
Yes, optional
Paper
A4 (US Letter available)
Applicant tracking systems
Readable text; for strict portals prefer a one-column type
Download
PDF, free, no watermark

How to write a Chef CV

  • Name the kitchens, cuisines and covers per service.
  • Show your station or brigade size.
  • Food-safety certificates are expected.

Chef CV example

The full example this template opens with. Everyone in it is fictional; replace each part with your own details, and delete what does not apply.

Kenji Tanaka

Sous Chef

kenji.tanaka@example.com · 07700 900 562 · London, UK · linkedin.com/in/kenjitanaka

Profile

Sous chef in modern Japanese and European kitchens. Runs a brigade of 12 for 180 covers a night and designed half of the current tasting menu.

Experience

Sous Chef — Kasumi (Michelin-listed), LondonJan 2022 – Present

  • Run the pass and a brigade of 12 for up to 180 covers a night
  • Created 6 dishes on the current tasting menu
  • Cut food waste 18% with a new prep and ordering system

Chef de Partie — The Linden Room, LondonMar 2018 – Dec 2021

  • Led the fish and sauce sections

Commis Chef — Hotel Okura, TokyoApr 2015 – Feb 2018

Education

Diploma in Culinary Arts — Tsuji Culinary Institute, Osaka2015

Certifications

Level 3 Food Safety & Hygiene — Highfield Qualifications2024

Skills

Japanese cuisine · French technique · Menu development · Kitchen management · Food costing

Languages

Japanese (Native) · English (Fluent)

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How it works

1

Open the example

Press “Use this template” and the Chef CV example opens in the editor, with the preview beside it.

2

Make it yours

Type over each part, delete what you do not need and add sections. Bold, italic and underline work in every description.

3

Download the PDF

The file is exactly the preview, with real text that applicant tracking systems can read.

Frequently asked questions

Is this Chef CV template free?

Yes. Editing, every design and the PDF download are free, with no signup, no watermark and no payment step at the end.

Do I have to use the example?

No. “Use this template” opens the example ready to edit; “Start empty” keeps the Chef CV design with empty fields. Either way, every section can be renamed, hidden, reordered or removed.

Can I switch to another design later?

Yes. Your details stay exactly as they are when you switch to any of the other 53 CV types, and colour, font, text size and paper size can be changed at any time.

Where is my CV kept?

On this computer only, so it is still there when you come back. It is never sent to us or stored on a server. “Save a copy” makes a file you can open on another computer.

Good to know: Text in Latin-alphabet languages only (English, Vietnamese and European languages); Bangla, Devanagari, Arabic and CJK characters are not supported yet. The download is a PDF; there is no Word version. Your details are kept on this computer until you remove them.

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