Cook resume examples for 2025

Cook resume format and sections

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   1. Add contact information to your cook resume

   Your name should be the biggest text on the page and be at or near the top of the document. Your address doesn't need to include your street name or house number - listing your city and state works just fine. Your email address should be professional, but not your current work email address. It's not a good look to use your work email for personal projects (job-searching). Your social media can be included if you have a fully-fledged LinkedIn page or another social media page that showcases your relevant skill set.

   Cook Resume Contact Information Example #1

   Dhruv Johnson

   d.johnson@email.com | 333-111-2222 | www.linkedin.com/in/dhruv-johnson

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   2. Add relevant education to your cook resume

   Your resume's education section should include:

   • The name of your school
   • The date you graduated (Month, Year or Year are both appropriate)
   • The name of your degree

   If you graduated more than 15 years ago, you should consider dropping your graduation date to avoid age discrimination.

   Optional subsections for your education section include:

   • Academic awards (Dean's List, Latin honors, etc. )
   • GPA (if you're a recent graduate and your GPA was 3.5+)
   • Extra certifications
   • Academic projects (thesis, dissertation, etc. )

   Other tips to consider when writing your education section include:

   • If you're a recent graduate, you might opt to place your education section above your experience section
   • The more work experience you get, the shorter your education section should be
   • List your education in reverse chronological order, with your most recent and high-ranking degrees first
   • If you haven't graduated yet, you can include "Expected graduation date" to the entry for that school

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   Majors

   Culinary Arts

   25.5%

   Business

   16.4%

   General Studies

   9.8%

   Criminal Justice

   6.1%

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   Cook Resume Relevant Education Example #1

   High School Diploma 2014 - 2016

   Cook Resume Relevant Education Example #2

   High School Diploma 2016 - 2018

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   3. Next, create a cook skills section on your resume

   Your resume's skills section should include the most important keywords from the job description, as long as you actually have those skills. If you haven't started your job search yet, you can look over resumes to get an idea of what skills are the most important.

   Here are some tips to keep in mind when writing your resume's skills section:

   • Include 6-12 skills, in bullet point form
   • List mostly hard skills; soft skills are hard to test
   • Emphasize the skills that are most important for the job

   Hard skills are generally more important to hiring managers because they relate to on-the-job knowledge and specific experience with a certain technology or process.

   Soft skills are also valuable, as they're highly transferable and make you a great person to work alongside, but they're impossible to prove on a resume.

   Example of skills to include on an cook resume

   • Food Service Skills.
      

     The food service industry is a vast industry comprising of restaurants, caterers, cafeterias operating in institutions and any other business offering a meal not prepared at home. Foodservice operators require necessary utensils for preparing food for the consumers, foodservice distributors are the people who take care of this need for them.

   • Kitchen Equipment Skills.
      

     Kitchen Equipment refers to all those essential items which are crucial for the task of cooking.

   • Customer Service Skills.
      

     Customer service is the process of offering assistance to all the current and potential customers -- answering questions, fixing problems, and providing excellent service. The main goal of customer service is to build a strong relationship with the customers so that they keep coming back for more business.

   • Quality Standards Skills.
      

     Quality standards are a specific level of standards of products that are set by the companies for the customers that have to be met and maintained throughout the process until the time of delivery. Quality standards are information that includes the customer's requirements, guidelines, and characteristics for the needed final product or service.

   Top Skills for a Cook

   Food Handling, 14.4%
   Food Service, 9.9%
   Cleanliness, 9.9%
   Kitchen Equipment, 9.5%
   Other Skills, 56.3%
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   4. List your cook experience

   The most important part of any resume for a cook is the experience section. Recruiters and hiring managers expect to see your experience listed in reverse chronological order, meaning that you should begin with your most recent experience and then work backwards.

   Don't just list your job duties below each job entry. Instead, make sure most of your bullet points discuss impressive achievements from your past positions. Whenever you can, use numbers to contextualize your accomplishments for the hiring manager reading your resume.

   It's okay if you can't include exact percentages or dollar figures. There's a big difference even between saying "Managed a team of cooks" and "Managed a team of 6 cooks over a 9-month project. "

   Most importantly, make sure that the experience you include is relevant to the job you're applying for. Use the job description to ensure that each bullet point on your resume is appropriate and helpful.

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   Work History Example # 1

   Cook

   Aramark

   • Washed pots, pans, dishes, utensils, and other cooking equipment.
   • Received food orders via order slips or verbal communication.
   • Exercised Back of House communication to push orders in an timely manner
   • Worked as a First Cook, graduated to a Sous Chef.
   • Operated and maintained cleaning equipment and tools, including the dishwasher, hand wash stations, pot-scrubbing station and trash compactor.

   Work History Example # 2

   Cook And Delivery Driver

   United Parcel Service

   • Operated all vehicles (CDL and non CDL) in UPS fleet.
   • facilitated the needs of customers while exercising excellent customer service and communication.
   • Handled electronic confirmation of all deliveries and pick ups through the DIAD communication board.
   • Ensured 100% compliance with all OSHA, FAA, and DOT regulations as Officer of the Safety Committee.
   • Maintained compliance with DOT and company regulations.

   Work History Example # 3

   Cook

   McDonald's

   • Worked at a fast pace while keeping an open line of communication Worked as a team
   • Cleaned and prepped kitchen Washed dishes Cooked food using grill and deep fryer Assembled sandwiches
   • Maintained a good, clean environment for customers Cooked an assortment of food Washed dirty dishes
   • Established and maintained effective communication system.
   • Conducted performance reviews regularly and successfully retained hard-working employees.

   Work History Example # 4

   Cook

   Burger King

   • Cleaned kitchen and washed dishes.
   • Learned to work within a time limit performing multiple tasks at once Excellent communication between co-workers.
   • prepared food for customers, and wash dishes..
   • Washed and sanitized dishes and equipment.
   • Washed dishes, ran line.

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   5. Highlight cook certifications on your resume

   Specific cook certifications can be a powerful tool to show employers you've developed the appropriate skills.

   If you have any of these certifications, make sure to put them on your cook resume:

   1. OSHA Safety Certificate
   2. Certified Food Manager (CFM)
   3. Food Safety Manager Certification
   4. Certified Professional - Food Safety (CP-FS)
   5. ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification
   6. Certified Dietary Manager (CDM)
   7. EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)
   8. Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS)
   9. Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS)
   10. First Aid, CPR and AED Instructor

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   6. Finally, add an cook resume summary or objective statement

   A resume summary statement consists of 1-3 sentences at the top of your cook resume that quickly summarizes who you are and what you have to offer. The summary statement should include your job title, years of experience (if it's 3+), and an impressive accomplishment, if you have space for it.

   Remember to emphasize skills and experiences that feature in the job description.

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