Hospitality CV: How to Write a CV for Hotels, Restaurants and Chefs (With Examples)

Hospitality is people-focused, but hiring managers still look for hard evidence: which venues, which volume, which systems and what guests said.

Show the type and size of venue

«Front Desk Agent, 5-star resort, 320 rooms» says more than a job title alone. For restaurants, add covers per service: «Sous Chef, 140-cover fine-dining restaurant».

Skills and systems

• Hotel: Opera PMS, check-in and check-out, upselling, complaint handling, night audit.
• Restaurant: POS systems, table service, wine service, cash handling.
• Kitchen: menu costing, HACCP, stock control, team leadership, cuisines you specialise in.
• Languages: often decisive in international hotels.

Certificates

• Food hygiene and HACCP (Level 2 or 3 in the UK).
• Responsible service of alcohol where required.
• First aid and fire safety.

Results that matter in hospitality

• «Raised upsell revenue at reception by 22 % in one season.»
• «Kept food cost at 28 % while introducing a new seasonal menu.»
• «Named in 40+ guest reviews; guest satisfaction score 4.8/5.»
• «Trained 6 new waiters during the opening of a second branch.»

Seasonal and short contracts

Seasonal jobs are normal in this industry. Group them: «Seasonal roles, 2021–2023: three summer seasons in Mediterranean resorts». This avoids a list of short positions that looks like job hopping.

Venue, volume, systems, guests. Those four words decide a hospitality CV.

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