From head pastry chef to head chef
22 of the 32 essential skills of a head chef are already essential for a head pastry chef — about 69% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from head pastry chef in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 22
- skills carry over
- 10
- would be new
- 69%
- of the target job covered
- 32
- essential skills of a head chef
What a head chef does
Head chefs manage the kitchen to oversee the preparation, cooking and service of food.
What carries over
22 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- ensure maintenance of kitchen equipment
- estimate costs of required supplies
- food storage
- handle customer complaints
- handover the food preparation area
- keep up with eating out trends
- maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
- manage budgets
- manage staff
- manage stock rotation
- monitor the use of kitchen equipment
- perform procurement processes
- plan menus
- plan shifts of employees
- recruit employees
- set prices of menu items
- supervise food quality
- types of whisks
- use cooking techniques
- use culinary finishing techniques
- use reheating techniques
What would be new
10 skillsEssential for a head chef and not for a head pastry chef. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from head pastry chef
2 roles- pastry chef11 skills in common
- restaurant manager10 skills in common
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How far are you from being a head chef?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.