Food service

Bartender CV: example and template

This example is for bartenders at cocktail bars, restaurants, hotels, clubs and events, including people who are just starting to work behind a bar.

Behind the bar, speed, knowledge of drinks and contact with guests are what count. We show you how to describe them on your CV in concrete terms.

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Example CV: bartender

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Szymon Kozłowski

Bartender

Gdansk +48 123 456 789 szymon.kozlowski@example.com

Professional profile

Bartender with 5 years of experience at a cocktail bar and a hotel bar. I make classic and signature cocktails, run the bar at peak times and keep track of stock. I enjoy talking to guests and recommending drinks they will really like.

Work experience

Bartender, bar shift leader

05.2022 - present

Cocktail bar, Gdansk

  • Classic and signature cocktails, up to 250 drinks on a Friday night.
  • Co-created the seasonal cocktail menu: 3 new drinks on the permanent menu.
  • Running a shift of 3 people, cashing up and daily takings.
  • Stock control and ordering spirits, reducing losses through precise recipes.
  • Serving private events of up to 120 guests.

Bartender

06.2020 – 04.2022

4-star hotel, Sopot

  • Serving the hotel bar and lobby, including international guests.
  • Making coffee and soft drinks.
  • Using the POS system and charging bills to rooms.

Education

Nutrition and catering services technician

2016 – 2020

Catering technical school

Skills

  • Classic and signature cocktails
  • Knowledge of spirits and wine
  • Working fast at peak times
  • POS system, till, cashing up
  • Ordering and stock control
  • Serving guests in English

Courses and certificates

  • Bartending course, 2020
  • Barista training, 2021
  • Food safety health certificate

Languages

  • English: B2
  • German: A2

Additional information

  • Available at weekends and in the evenings

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a bartender CV

Professional summary

Write which venues you have worked at (cocktail bar, restaurant, hotel, club), for how long and what you do best: cocktails, wine, coffee, working fast when it is busy, serving events. Add languages if you serve guests from abroad.

Bartender with 2 years of experience at a music club. I work fast when it is busy, make popular cocktails and keep the bar tidy. I speak English and want to develop at a cocktail bar.

Experience: duties and achievements

Show the scale of your work: how many guests, how many drinks at peak times, which events. Say whether you co-created the menu, cashed up or ran a shift. This sets an experienced bartender apart from someone who just serves drinks.

Weaker: Making drinks.

Better: Classic and signature cocktails, up to 250 drinks on a Friday night.

Weaker: Helping with the menu.

Better: Co-created the seasonal menu: 3 of my cocktails made the permanent menu.

Weaker: Using the till.

Better: Cashing up the takings and the till at the end of the shift as bar shift leader.

Skills worth listing

Separate knowledge and technique from people skills. A bar owner is looking for someone who makes a good drink and makes the guest want to come back.

Professional skills

  • Classic and signature cocktails
  • Knowledge of spirits, wine and beer
  • Espresso machine coffee
  • POS system and cashing up
  • Ordering, stocktaking, loss control
  • Hygiene rules and HACCP

Personal skills

  • Talking to guests and recommending drinks
  • Speed and multitasking
  • Staying calm in difficult situations
  • Honesty when handling money
  • Teamwork with the floor and the kitchen

Courses and certificates

A bartending course and barista training are worth listing with the year. For work with food, employers usually require a food safety health certificate, so if you have one, add it to your CV.

Bartender CV with no experience

Describe work on the floor, at a café or serving at events, because it is similar experience. Add a bartending course if you have completed one and placements at a catering school.

Write that you can work evenings and weekends and that you want to start as a bar back. Many people start exactly like that.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A cocktail bar looks for technique and creativity, a hotel for good service and languages, a club for speed when it is busy, and a restaurant for knowledge of wine. Move to the top what fits the venue.

The most common mistakes on a bartender CV

Questions and answers

What should a bartender put on a CV?

Types of venue, experience with the scale of work, cocktails and knowledge of spirits, using the till, courses, a food safety health certificate, languages and availability.

Does a bartender need a course?

It is not compulsory, but it helps, especially with no experience. List it with the year and what it covered.

Is a female bartender's CV different from a male bartender's?

No, the layout and content are the same. Only the form of the job title changes in Polish.

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