Cover letter

Cook cover letter: example and tips

A complete cover letter for cook jobs in Switzerland, what recruiters in the field look for, and the openings available right now.

What the recruiter wants to read

Your federal certificate as a cook and where you have worked: restaurant, hotel, catering, care home.
Your place in the brigade (commis, chef de partie, sous-chef) and your specialties.
Hygiene (HACCP), ordering and availability for split shifts and weekends.

A complete example

Names and facts are made up: replace each one with your own. A copied letter shows, an adapted one gets read.

Example

Subject: Application for the chef de partie position

Dear Mr Fragnière,

Your restaurant is looking for a chef de partie for the winter season. I have worked in kitchen brigades for six years, two of them running the cold section, and your local, seasonal cooking is the kind I want to do.

As a qualified cook, I work at Hôtel du Grand Chalet, an 80-cover restaurant with 14 GaultMillau points. I run the cold section with a commis, order for my station and apply the HACCP plan. Last year I created the seasonal starters with the head chef.

Your ties with local producers and the room you give your brigade to be creative make me want to join you.

I am available from 1 December and happy to work split shifts. I would gladly come in for a trial shift.

Kind regards,
Hugo Rochat

Enclosures: CV, work references, diplomas