From chef to pastry chef
16 of the 19 essential skills of a pastry chef are already essential for a chef — about 84% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from 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.
- 16
- skills carry over
- 3
- would be new
- 84%
- of the target job covered
- 19
- essential skills of a pastry chef
What a pastry chef does
Pastry chefs are responsible for preparing, cooking and presenting desserts, sweet products and bakery products.
What carries over
16 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- food waste monitoring systems
- handover the food preparation area
- maintain customer service
- maintain kitchen equipment at correct temperature
- manage staff
- plan menus
- store raw food materials
- think creatively about food and beverages
- types of whisks
- use cooking techniques
- use culinary finishing techniques
- use food cutting tools
- use reheating techniques
- use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality
- work in a hospitality team
What would be new
3 skillsEssential for a pastry chef and not for a chef. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
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How far are you from being a pastry 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.