Assistant Chef Jobs

Required or preferred licenses and certifications for Assistant Chef positions.

The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Assistant Chef position

• Banquet Catering
• Breakfast
• Buffet
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• Communication Skills
• Computer Skills
• Cooking
• Cost Management
• Culinary Arts
• Culinary Management
• Customer Service
• Dessert Making
• Dishwashing
• Employee Development
• English
• European Cuisine
• Events
• Flexibility
• Food and Beverage Management
• Food Cost Management
• Food Handling
• Food Plating
• Food Preparation
• Food Safety
• Food Service Management
• Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point
• Healthcare Management
• International Cuisine
• Inventory Management
• Kitchen Equipment Maintenance
• Kitchen Remodeling
• Knife Skills
• Leadership
• Management
• Meal Preparation
• Menu Planning
• Nutrition
• Ordering
• Organization
• Pastry Making
• Planning
• Policy Development
• Portion Control
• Punctual
• Recipe Development
• Salads
• Sanitation
• Sauce Making
• Scheduling
• Scratch Cooking
• Seasonal Menus
• Set-Up
• Soup Making
• Staff Supervision
• Stocking
• Teamwork
• Therapeutic Diets
• Training and Development

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Thinking of launching a career as a chef? This guide will tell you everything you need to know – from how long it takes to become a chef to how to get a job as a chef (and more).

If you are interested in becoming a chef and are looking for basic information on how to make that dream a reality, read our companion article “How to Become a Chef.” However, if you have already given the idea much thought and simply need a few facts regarding prices, prestige, and programs offered by some of the top culinary schools in the US, you have come to the right place.

Are you considering a career as a private or personal chef? Is there even a difference? These two positions may be synonymous in some circles and require very similar skills, but there is one distinct difference: private chefs are employed by a single client, whereas personal chefs may work for a number of clients at any given time.