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
68%
catering
59%
cooking
52%
chef de partie
20%
sous chef
17%
kitchen staff
17%
daytimes
17%
kitchen
13%
kitchen assistant
13%
cafe
13%
food safety
13%
storage
13%
ordering
13%
nursery
13%
hygiene
13%
part time
10%
kitchen lead
10%
commis chef
10%
food hygiene
10%
housekeeper
10%
cleaner
10%
catering assistant
10%
bank staff
7%
bank
7%
no weekends
7%
flexible
7%
fresh food
7%
flexible hours
7%
day shifts
7%
local government
7%
public sector
7%
public sector jobs
7%
surrey
7%
restaurant
7%
hospitality
7%
nurseries
4%
food manufacturing
4%
food packaging
4%
produce
4%
recipes
4%
baking
4%
caterer
4%
corporate catering
4%
food preparation
4%
learning
4%
outdoor learning
4%
food prep
4%
babies
4%
outdoors
4%
non driver
4%
live out
4%
housekeeping
4%
daily
4%
working team
4%
cleaning
4%
monday to friday
4%
chefs
4%
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