Kitchen Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Hospitality & Catering

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Kitchen Skills List in Hospitality & Catering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Kitchen role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Kitchen job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 19% of Kitchen job descriptions contained food preparation as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

food preparation
19%
kitchen porter
19%
cleaning
19%
communication skills
19%
food hygiene
19%
food safety
19%
attention to detail
19%
catering
19%
serving food
10%
food prep
10%
kitchen experience
10%
kitchen assistant
10%
restaurant assistant
10%
kitchen manager
10%
positive team player
10%
reliable
10%
transport
10%
assistant
10%
literacy
10%
numeracy
10%
catering assistant
10%
cleanliness
10%
chef assistant
10%
hospital
10%
cook assistant
10%
kitchen
10%
food health and safety assistant
10%
porter
10%
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