| Being a waitress means you have to deal with | | | | Summary of Qualifications. List at 4 to 5 lines of |
| demanding customers, handle money, have a | | | | qualifications you have for the position. This |
| good memory, and be able to stand on your feet | | | | portion of waitress resumes should not be written |
| for 8 hours. For these reasons, restaurant | | | | as a paragraph. The ideas should be in list format |
| managers want to make sure they hire the right | | | | and separated with a bullet. |
| candidate for the job. Restaurant managers not | | | | An example of how you might list one of your |
| only manage restaurants, they also deal with | | | | qualifications: |
| unhappy customers and fill in for employees who | | | | - Swift learner with the ability adapt to new |
| have called off. When reviewing applications and | | | | procedures and accept new ideas. |
| resumes, managers have to go over each one to | | | | The fourth ingredient is listing your experience. |
| carefully filter out the qualified from the unqualified | | | | You want to list the position you held first, the |
| applicants. Because of their busy schedule they | | | | name of the employer, the city and state, and |
| may glance at waitress resumes for only a few | | | | the dates you worked there. If you are still |
| seconds. These few seconds are crucial because | | | | employed, you should put "present" for the |
| they decide whether your resumes fit into the | | | | second date. If you have a lot server experience |
| "qualified" pile or the "unqualified" pile. | | | | only list your 3 most recent positions (listing the |
| Due to the recession, restaurant managers are | | | | most recent first.) |
| having to review more applications and waitress | | | | Example: |
| resumes. It is important to make your resumes | | | | Waitress- Good Food Restaurant,City,NV 1/06-03 |
| stand out from your competition. The following | | | | 09 |
| article will provide a the 5 basic components that | | | | Waited tables, provided excellent customer |
| make up waitress resumes. | | | | service, maintained a clean and inviting |
| The first ingredient to a great waitress resume is | | | | atmosphere for customers |
| your contact information. This part is simple as | | | | The fifth ingredient is listing your education: This |
| you are listing your personal information. List your | | | | portion of waitress resumes should include your |
| name, address, phone number and email address. | | | | education and any food certificates obtained. This |
| Your email address should be professional. The | | | | would also be a good place to list any foreign |
| ideal professional email address should consist of | | | | language classes. |
| your first and last name only. If you have a | | | | With the steady decline in the economy, it is |
| common first and last name, it is acceptable to | | | | crucial to out - do your competition. In addition to |
| include a number. | | | | using the outline above, you also have to focus |
| The second ingredient to a waitress resume is an | | | | on how you write your Objective, Summary of |
| objective. The objective of your resume will | | | | Qualifications, and your Experience. When planning |
| determine if you will be called for an interview or | | | | your resume, it is great to get out a piece of |
| your resume gets thrown in the trash. Your | | | | scratch paper and write down the jobs you have |
| objective should ideally be one or two sentences. | | | | had in the last few years. List your job title and a |
| The goal is to tell managers how your experience | | | | list of things you were responsible for. After |
| will benefit them without writing too much. | | | | writing a rough draft of your resume, it is also |
| An example of a good waitress resume objective: | | | | important to proof read the document for any |
| - A Server position where over 5 years of | | | | spelling errors. Using the 5 ingredients and the tips |
| experience will add value to your establishment. | | | | listed above will give you the foundation to start |
| The third ingredient to a waitress resume is the | | | | writing great waitress resumes. |