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

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Cook Skills List in Hospitality & Catering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Cook role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Cook job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 71% of Cook job descriptions contained cook as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

cook
71%
chef
65%
catering
59%
cooking
50%
chef de partie
18%
hygiene
15%
sous chef
15%
kitchen staff
15%
daytimes
15%
food safety
15%
storage
12%
cafe
12%
kitchen assistant
12%
ordering
12%
nursery
12%
kitchen
12%
part time
9%
kitchen lead
9%
commis chef
9%
food hygiene
9%
housekeeper
9%
hospitality
9%
cleaner
9%
catering assistant
9%
flexible
6%
bank staff
6%
bank
6%
no weekends
6%
flexible hours
6%
fresh food
6%
day shifts
6%
local government
6%
public sector
6%
public sector jobs
6%
surrey
6%
food preparation
6%
restaurant
6%
nurseries
3%
food manufacturing
3%
food packaging
3%
produce
3%
recipes
3%
baking
3%
caterer
3%
corporate catering
3%
learning
3%
outdoor learning
3%
outdoors
3%
chefs
3%
babies
3%
non driver
3%
live out
3%
housekeeping
3%
daily
3%
working team
3%
cleaning
3%
food prep
3%
monday to friday
3%
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