Hospitality

Waiter CV: example and template

This example is for waiters and waitresses in restaurants, hotels, cafes and at catered events, and for school pupils, students and people looking for their first job on the floor.

The floor manager wants to know how many tables you handle, in what kind of place and whether you can recommend a dish or a wine. We show you how to describe this on your CV clearly.

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Example CV: waiter

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.

Natalia Szymańska

Waitress

Krakow +48 123 456 789 natalia.szymanska@example.com

Professional profile

Waitress with 4 years of experience in a hotel restaurant and an Italian restaurant. I serve up to 10 tables at once, recommend dishes and wines from the menu and serve guests in English. I have worked at weddings and receptions of up to 150 guests.

Work experience

Waitress

04.2022 - present

Hotel restaurant, Krakow

  • Serving up to 10 tables at once in an 80-seat restaurant.
  • Recommending dishes and wines, selling desserts and drinks: a higher average bill at my tables.
  • Serving hotel guests in English and charging bills to rooms.
  • Serving buffet breakfasts for 120 guests.
  • Training new waiters and working as shift leader at weekends.

Waitress

06.2020 - 03.2022

Italian restaurant, Krakow

  • Taking orders in the POS system and working with the kitchen.
  • Serving receptions of up to 150 guests.
  • Cashing up and taking card payments.

Education

Food and catering services technician

2016 - 2020

Catering technical school in Krakow

Skills

  • Floor and table service
  • Recommending dishes and wines
  • POS system and cashing up
  • Banquets and weddings
  • Breakfast and buffet service
  • Serving guests in English

Courses and certificates

  • Food handling health certificate
  • Wine and food pairing training, 2023
  • Barista course, 2021

Languages

  • English: B2
  • Italian: A2

Additional information

  • Available at weekends and on public holidays

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 waiter CV

Professional summary

Say what kind of places you have worked in, for how long and what you are good at: fast service when it is busy, wine, events, contact with foreign guests. Add your languages and availability.

Waiter with a year of experience in a cafe and at weddings. I work quickly when it is busy, keep the floor tidy and create a friendly atmosphere. I speak English and can work at weekends.

Experience: duties and achievements

Show the scale of the work: the size of the place, the number of tables, the type of events. Add duties beyond serving: cashing up, training new people, running a shift, selling.

Weaker: Serving customers.

Better: Serving up to 10 tables at once in an 80-seat restaurant.

Weaker: Working at weddings.

Better: Serving receptions and weddings of up to 150 guests.

Weaker: Recommending dishes.

Better: Recommending dishes, wines and desserts, which raises the average bill at my tables.

Skills worth listing

On the floor, both craft and attitude to guests matter. Show both sides and add the skills that set you apart from other candidates, such as knowledge of wine or languages.

Professional skills

  • Service rules and table setting
  • Knowing the menu and allergens
  • Wine and drinks
  • POS system and till
  • Banquet service
  • Hygiene rules and HACCP

Personal skills

  • Politeness and good manners
  • Speed and multitasking
  • Staying calm with difficult guests
  • Working with the floor and kitchen team
  • Remembering orders

Courses and certificates

Employers in hospitality usually require a food handling health certificate, so if you have one, put it on your CV. Add waiter, barista and wine courses with the year you finished them.

Waiter CV with no experience

Describe catering school placements, seasonal work, helping at family events or volunteering at events. Any work with people counts.

Say that you can work evenings and weekends and that you learn quickly. Many restaurants hire people with no experience and train them on the floor.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A fine dining restaurant looks for wine knowledge and polished service, a hotel for languages and breakfast service, and a busy place for speed and resilience. Move what fits the place you are applying to to the top.

The most common mistakes on a waiter CV

Questions and answers

What should a waiter put on a CV?

The types of places and scale of work, number of tables, events, knowledge of wine and the menu, using the till, languages, the food handling health certificate and availability.

Does a waiter need a food handling health certificate?

Employers in hospitality usually require one. If you have it, put it on your CV; if not, ask about it when you are hired.

Is a waitress CV any different from a waiter CV?

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

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