Start with the work you want to show
An employer should be able to understand your kitchen background without guessing from a job title. Put your name and current role near the top. Then show where you worked, the role you held in each kitchen, and the dates. If you changed roles at one venue, make that progression understandable rather than hiding it in a long paragraph.
Write in the words you would use when explaining your shift to another chef. A compact CV helps when someone opens it on a phone between services. Use specific stations, equipment or service responsibilities where they matter. Leave out details you cannot support or would struggle to explain in an interview.
What to put on one page
A one page CV is a useful aim for a first introduction. It gives an employer the main facts, and you can expand on them in a conversation. The most useful details are:
- Your name, role and a way for the employer to contact you.
- Kitchen or venue names, your job titles and the dates you worked there.
- Stations you have worked, such as pastry, prep, grill or the pass, where relevant to you.
- Cuisines, techniques or service styles you actually know from work or training.
- Relevant certificates and training, with accurate names and dates.
- References or colleagues who are willing to speak about work they saw you do.
Describe kitchen experience accurately
A role name alone does not say what you did. You might note whether you prepared mise en place, ran a station, handled a busy service, trained someone, or maintained food safety records. Choose facts that match the role you are seeking. If you spent a short period staging or training, label it as such instead of presenting it as a full time job.
Dates matter because they help an employer understand the order and length of your experience. If you do not remember an exact day, use the month and year you can stand behind. Check spelling of venue names and certificate names before sharing. A small correction is easier before the CV has been passed around.
How a CuliNect CV works
CuliNect lets a chef keep a CV that opens as a page on a phone. When the chef makes it public, the shareable address uses their handle, in the form culinect.com/@your-name. The public page is what an employer sees after opening the link. The chef can also print or save the CV as a PDF for a paper application.
The link, the screen and the PDF are ways to use the same CV information. Edit your details in CuliNect before sending a new link or PDF. A PDF already downloaded by someone is a separate saved copy, so send an updated file when a later change matters. Empty parts of the CV can stay out of the way while you build your record.
What the four levels mean
CuliNect shows how much evidence is attached to each job. Not checked yet means the chef wrote the job and nobody has checked it. Documented means a document is attached; CuliNect has not checked that document, and the attachment alone does not prove the job. Confirmed by 2 colleagues means two different people who worked with the chef said the job happened. That is not an employer check.
Verified is reserved for an employer confirming the job. Employer confirmation is coming soon, so do not treat a colleague response or a document as a Verified employer confirmation today. Read the level beside the particular job: a mark on one job does not automatically apply to every other entry on the CV.
Use references carefully
Ask people who actually worked with you and can describe the same period and kitchen. Tell them what the request is for. A willing colleague may be able to confirm that you worked together, but their reply cannot establish how well you worked or whether every detail on your CV is correct. Employers should still ask follow up questions and contact a kitchen when those checks matter.
If you edit a job later, its earlier checks no longer apply and its level resets. This keeps a changed description from inheriting evidence given for the old description. You can ask referees again after making the correction. For more detail on each level, read How CuliNect checks CVs.
Before you send it
Read your CV as if you have never met the chef on it. Can you find the latest role, the dates and the relevant stations quickly? Is each certificate named correctly? Are your references prepared to answer? Keep a copy of your own dates and documents so you can answer questions consistently.
Finally, choose whether to publish the CV. A private draft is visible to you; a public CV can be opened by anyone with its link. If you need to correct a mistake, edit the CV and review it again before sharing. A clear, honest record gives the next conversation a useful starting point.