Food service

Pastry chef CV: example and template

This example is for pastry chefs at patisseries, cafés, hotels and restaurants, and for catering school graduates and people who have baked as a hobby and want to start work at a patisserie.

The employer wants to know what you bake, which cakes you decorate, how many items you make on a shift and whether you know hygiene rules. We show you how to describe this on your CV and what to show in photos.

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Example CV: pastry chef

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Magdalena Wójtowicz

Pastry chef

Krakow +48 123 456 789 magdalena.wojtowicz@example.com photos of cakes and desserts: link

Professional profile

Pastry chef with 8 years of experience at a patisserie and a conference hotel kitchen. I make cakes, celebration cakes, individual desserts, yeast pastries and banquet desserts, and prepare creams, mousses and chocolate and sugar paste decorations. I work to recipes and HACCP, and in the wedding season I make up to 15 cakes a week.

Work experience

Pastry chef

03.2021 - present

Conference hotel, banqueting kitchen, Krakow

  • Banquet desserts and individual desserts for events of up to 400 people.
  • Wedding and celebration cakes, up to 15 a week in season.
  • Breakfast bakes: sweet buns, croissants and cakes.
  • Recipes, dessert costing and ordering ingredients.
  • Working to HACCP and keeping temperature records.

Pastry chef

06.2017 - 02.2021

Patisserie, Krakow

  • Cakes and gateaux to customer orders.
  • Creams, sponges and decorations.
  • Packing and handing out orders.

Education

Confectioner

2013 - 2016

Catering School in Krakow

Skills

  • Celebration cakes
  • Individual and banquet desserts
  • Yeast and puff pastry
  • Creams, mousses and glazes
  • Chocolate and sugar paste decorations
  • Recipes, costing and HACCP

Qualifications

  • Journeyman certificate as a confectioner
  • Modern desserts course, 2022
  • Food safety health certificate

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • Work from early morning and at weekends

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a pastry chef CV

Professional summary

Write what you bake, where and for how long, and which items are your specialty: cakes, desserts, pastries. Add the number of items or the size of events, because it shows your pace. A link to photos of cakes and desserts helps more than a long description.

Catering school graduate specialising in confectionery after a placement at a patisserie. I baked cakes and sponges, made creams and simple cake decorations. I am looking for work as a pastry assistant at a patisserie or hotel.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe items, quantities, events, techniques and decorations. Show work with recipes and costs, because it is an asset for promotion. Add HACCP and records, because they are compulsory in a kitchen.

Weaker: Making desserts.

Better: Banquet desserts and individual desserts for events of up to 400 people.

Weaker: Cakes.

Better: Wedding and celebration cakes, up to 15 a week in season.

Weaker: Recipes.

Better: Recipes, dessert costing and ordering ingredients.

Skills worth listing

List types of items, techniques, decorations and hygiene rules. In your soft skills show accuracy, patience and an eye for aesthetics.

Professional skills

  • Cakes
  • Desserts
  • Pastries
  • Creams and mousses
  • Decorations
  • HACCP

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Patience
  • Eye for aesthetics
  • Pace
  • Teamwork

Qualifications

List a journeyman or master confectioner certificate, dessert and decoration courses and the food safety health certificate. Photos of your work complement your qualifications well.

Pastry chef CV with no experience

Describe your school, placements and what you bake at home. Add photos of a few cakes.

Start as a pastry assistant. Write that you can work from early morning.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A patisserie looks for cakes to order and decorations, a hotel for banquet desserts and breakfast bakes, and a restaurant for menu desserts and work at the pass. Move to the top what the job ad is about. Also add whether you work with allergens and gluten free products, because customers ask about them more and more.

The most common mistakes on a pastry chef CV

Questions and answers

What should a pastry chef put on a CV?

Types of items, quantities, events, techniques, decorations, recipes, HACCP, qualifications and a link to photos.

Does a pastry chef need a health certificate?

Yes, for work with food it is required.

Can you become a pastry chef with no experience?

Yes, as a pastry assistant. On your CV show your school or home baking with photos.

Is it worth adding photos of cakes?

Yes, it is the best way to show decorating skills.

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