This example is for baristas at specialty cafés, coffee chains, hotels and restaurants, and for students and people with no experience who want to start working behind the coffee bar.
The café wants to know which coffees you make, on which equipment, whether you calibrate the grinder and do latte art and how you serve customers at peak times. We show you how to describe this on your CV.
Barista with 4 years of experience at a specialty café and a coffee chain. I make espresso and milk drinks on a lever espresso machine, calibrate the grinder every morning, do latte art and brew coffee with alternative methods. At peak times I serve up to 60 customers an hour and keep the bar tidy.
Work experience
Barista
04.2022 - present
Specialty café, Wroclaw
Espresso, cappuccino, flat white and latte with latte art.
Daily grinder calibration and espresso taste checks.
Drip, Chemex and AeroPress coffee and telling customers about the beans.
Serving up to 60 customers an hour in the morning rush.
Cleaning the espresso machine and grinders, taking deliveries and stock levels.
Barista
07.2021 - 03.2022
Coffee chain, Wroclaw
Coffees to the chain's standards.
Running the till and card terminal.
Preparing cakes and sandwiches.
Education
Bachelor's degree, cultural studies
2018 - 2021
University of Wroclaw
Skills
Espresso and milk drinks
Latte art
Grinder calibration
Alternative methods
Customer service and the till
Cleaning and equipment care
Certificates
SCA Barista Skills certificate, foundation level
Latte art training, 2023
Food safety health certificate
Languages
English: C1
Spanish: A2
Additional information
Available from early morning and at weekends
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How to write a barista CV
Professional summary
Write which café you work at, which coffees you make and on which equipment. Add grinder calibration, latte art and alternative methods, because specialty cafés ask about them directly. The number of customers at peak times shows you can handle the pace.
Student with a year of experience as a waitress at a café who made milk drinks and ran the till. I have completed a barista course and practise latte art. I am looking for work as a barista at a specialty café.
Experience: duties and achievements
Describe types of coffee, equipment, calibration, methods, the number of customers and tasks beyond coffee. Show care for equipment and tidiness. Add conversations with customers about coffee if you have them.
Weaker: Making coffee.
Better: Espresso, cappuccino, flat white and latte with latte art.
Weaker: Setting the grinder.
Better: Daily grinder calibration and espresso taste checks.
Weaker: Serving customers.
Better: Serving up to 60 customers an hour in the morning rush.
Skills worth listing
List types of coffee, equipment, methods, latte art and the till. In your soft skills show politeness, pace and tidiness at work.
Professional skills
Espresso
Milk drinks
Latte art
Calibration
Alternative methods
Till
Personal skills
Politeness
Pace
Tidiness
Teamwork
Curiosity about coffee
Certificates
List SCA certificates, barista and latte art courses and the food safety health certificate. At specialty cafés an SCA certificate is a big asset.
Barista CV with no experience
Describe food service, shop or customer service work. Add a barista course if you have one.
Write that you can work mornings and weekends. Cafés are glad to train new baristas if they see commitment.
Tailoring your CV to the job offer
A specialty café looks for calibration, alternative methods and knowledge of beans, a coffee chain for pace and standards, and a hotel for serving guests at breakfast and in the lobby. Move to the top what the job ad is about. Also write whether you know the basics of bean origins and can advise customers on coffee for home.
The most common mistakes on a barista CV
No types of coffee or equipment.
Leaving out calibration and latte art.
No number of customers or pace.
No health certificate.
No availability.
A CV longer than one page.
Questions and answers
What should a barista put on a CV?
The café, types of coffee, equipment, calibration, latte art, alternative methods, the number of customers, certificates and availability.
Does a barista need a certificate?
Not always, but an SCA certificate or barista course helps, especially at specialty cafés.
Can you become a barista with no experience?
Yes, many cafés train new people. On your CV show customer service and availability.
Does a barista need a food safety health certificate?
Yes, for work with food it is usually required.
Create a barista CV in the builder
In the CV Majster builder you enter your details step by step and see right away what the document looks like. You can copy the wording from this page and adapt it to yourself. The finished CV as a PDF costs a one-off PLN 5, with no subscription, and you see the preview before you pay.