Real-Resumes for Restaurant, Food Service, & Hotel Jobs
Editor Anne McKinney

                 

How do you land a job or advance in the restaurant, food service, and hotel fields? And how do you transition into a new field if all you have is specialized experience in waitressing and food service? This valuable book shows how to communicate skills by showing real resumes that have worked for real people. Nearly every resume is accompanied by a companion cover letter, and the book offers readers advice and insights gained by hundred of job hunters. Experience shown on the resumes includes Bartender, Waiter, Brewer, Chef, Clinical Dietician, Dining Facility Supervisor, Hotel Manager, Multi-Unit Director of Operations, Restaurant Manager, Shift Leader, Training Manager, Kitchen Manager, Convention Manager, Catering and Banquet Manager, Fast Food Server, Front of the House Manager, and many other jobs. Whether the job hunter is staying in the field or transitioning to new industries, this book will provide career-enriching guidance.
"Distinguished by its highly readable samples." - Library Journal

“A marvelous book! I learned how to take specialized experience and make a career change.”
Magi Koshashura

“Doors opened for me when I discovered the Real-Resumes Series. Now I can project my skills and accomplishments with confidence.”
Kosi Chin

“There is an art to creating cover letters that arouse an employer’s interest. I learned how to compose effective cover letters and resumes, thanks to Real-Resumes.”
Jason McTaggart

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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Art of Changing Jobs...and Finding New Careers 1

PART ONE: Some Advice About Your Job Hunt 4
Step One: Planning Your Career Change and Assembling the Tools 4
Step Two: Using Your Resume and Cover Letter 6
Step Three: Preparing for Interviews 9
Step Four: Handling the Interview and Negotiating Salary 11
Looking Closer: The Anatomy of a Cover Letter 14

PART TWO: Real-Resumes For Restaurant, Food Service, & Hotel Jobs 17
Account Manager for a food services contractor at a college 18
Assistant Manager for a popular restaurant 20
Assistant Manager for TGI Friday’s 22
Assistant Manager for a seafood chain 24
Assistant Manager for a restaurant organization 26
Associate Manager for Ponderosa Restaurant 28
Bar Manager for a sports bar (CAREER CHANGE) 30
Bartender/Waiter for a privately owned bar and grill 32
Bartender/Waitress for a popular college “hangout” 34
Brewer returning to a previous field (CAREER CHANGE) 36
Brewpub Manager seeks sales or management within industry (CAREER CHANGE) 38
Restaurant Manager for Chili’s Restaurant 40
Chain Restaurant Manager (CAREER CHANGE) 42
Chef (CAREER CHANGE) 44
Clinical Dietitian in a medical food service environment (CAREER CHANGE) 46
Convention Manager for a hotel (CAREER CHANGE) 48
Cook specializing in pastry cooking 50
Cook Foreman in a hospital environment (CAREER CHANGE) 52
Correctional Food Services Officer for an inmate population 54
Customer Service Representative for a Hilton hotel (CAREER CHANGE) 56
Customer Service Specialist in a hotel environment (CAREER CHANGE) 58
Dietary Aide in a nursing home environment 60
Dietary Manager Apprentice in a hospital setting 62
Dining Facility Manager for a cruiseship 64
Dining Facility Manager for a hospital (CAREER CHANGE) 66
Dining Facility Supervisor for youth camp dining facilities. 68
Director of Catering for a major hotel 70
Director of Operations for a large kitchen 72
Director of Operations for a major hotel 74
Director of Sales for a hotel 76
District Manager of a multiunit restaurant operation 78
Executive Chef 80
Exterminator transitioning from pest control to restaurant control (CAREER CHANGE) 82
Fast Food Manager at Burger King (CAREER CHANGE) 84
Fast Food Operations with Hardee’s (CAREER CHANGE) 86
Finance Chief for a large restaurant 88
Food Preparer for a restaurant 90
Food Service Manager for a theme restaurant and tour groups 92
Food Service Specialist (COOK) in a recovery clinic serving substance abusers 94
Food Service Team Leader in a Howard Johnson 96
Franchise General Manager of a Popeye’s restaurant chain 98
Front Desk Supervisor in a Hampton Inn hotel 100
Front of the House Manager in an upscale restaurant 102
Grocery Customer Service Manger with the Kroger Food chain 104
Guest Services Supervisor for a hotel (CAREER CHANGE) 106
Head Bar Manager with a popular pub 108
Head Chef for a Washington Cafe 110
Head Server in a fine dining establishment (CAREER CHANGE) 112
Hospitality Operations Supervisor in a Howard Johnson Hotel 114
Hotel Front Office Supervisor for The Sheraton 116
Hotel General Manager for the Radisson Hotel 118
Hotel General Manager for a large property management company 120
Hotel Manager with Family Inn 122
Hotel Restaurant Manager (CAREER CHANGE) 124
Kitchen Manager in a privately owned restaurant 126
Manager-In-Training for a fine dining restaurant (CAREER CHANGE) 128
Multiunit Director for Arby’s Restaurants 130
Multiunit General Manager in the food industry 132
Multiunit Manager for a restaurant group 134
Nutritionist in a public health department 136
Operations Manager for a small restaurant 138
Owner/Operator of a restaurant business. 140
Package Handler (CAREER CHANGE) 142
Pastry Chef with administrative skills 144
Restaurant Consultant with startup experience (CAREER CHANGE) 146
Restaurant General Manager for a Joe’s Crab Shack franchise 148
Restaurant General Manager for Shoney’s Restaurant 150
Restaurant General Manager with a chic cafe 152
Restaurant General Manager seeks international affairs (CAREER CHANGE) 154
Restaurant Manager with a Radisson Hotel 156
Sales Manager with background as a microbrewery entrepreneur 158
Sales Manager for convention bookings at a Radisson Hotel 160
Sanitation Department Manager in a poultry processing plant 162
Senior Food Service Manager in a boarding school environment 164
Shift Manager with technical electronics background (CAREER CHANGE) 166
Shift Manager at Long John Silver’s 168
Store Manager with Burger King 170
Supply Operations Manager at the Club Med Sandpiper Resort 172
Training Manager for Boston Backyard Burgers (CAREER CHANGE) 174
Waitress seeks promotion into management 176