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Line Cook resume keywords
The skills, tools and terms recruiters search for when hiring a line cook, and a free check of which ones your resume is missing.
Chefs look for the stations you can run, the cuisine and the volume of the kitchen. Covers per service, ticket times and food-safety certification belong on the page.
Skills and keywords
Tools and software
Soft skills
Use the exact wording from the posting you are applying to. Only include what is true for you.
Example line cook resume bullets
Keywords work best inside achievements. Each example pairs a keyword with a number:
- Cooked 180 covers per night on grill and saute stations with average ticket times under 12 minutes
- Prepared mise en place for 6 stations daily, cutting prep waste by 15% through portion control
- Kept grill and fry stations at 100% compliance across 4 consecutive health inspections
Check your resume for line cook keywords
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Where to put keywords
- Summary: your job title in the posting's words plus your two strongest matching skills.
- Skills section: tools and hard skills, spelled the way the posting spells them.
- Experience bullets: each important skill used in a sentence with a result. A skill that appears only in a list is weak evidence.
More in how to tailor your resume in 15 minutes and how to add numbers to your bullets.