Pro practiceSous Chef practice interview
Leading kitchen service, developing dishes, maintaining food safety, controlling yield and coaching the brigade. Practise the 6 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
A Pro practice interview, on the Pro plan from ₦5,000 a month billed yearly, or on Premium.
- Mid level
- 20 minutes
- 6 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
This interview is about being the operational second-in-command in a professional kitchen. The panel wants a chef who can run the pass, maintain technique and safety, improve cooks and make practical decisions about yield, supply and menu quality.
How to prepare
- Prepare to explain how you build a prep plan from bookings, menu demand and station capacity.
- Choose two dishes that demonstrate different techniques and be ready to discuss consistency and yield.
- Review safe cooling, reheating, storage, cross-contamination control and corrective action.
- Think of a service problem you led through and what you changed before the next shift.
- Practise explaining how you assess a cook's gap and coach them without disrupting service.
Common mistakes
- Describing yourself as the strongest cook without showing how you improve the brigade.
- Using unsafe food to avoid waste or protect the night's figures.
- Changing ingredients without recalculating yield, allergens and selling price.
- Shouting through a service problem instead of giving short, clear direction.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
6 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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