server resume example with 5+ years of experience
Experienced server with a bubbly personality and great with all variations of personality’s. I have 5+ years in the foodservice industry as a server. I have a excellent track record of tackling various tasks to support great customer service, kitchen and wait staff. I demonstrate genuine hospitality to establish rapport with patrons and deliver memorable experiences, so they leave wanting to come again. I am also a team player. I truly believe you have to work as a team helping eachother when we can. I always give respect and help my coworkers when needed as I would hope to get in return. I’m also a stickler at keeping my side work kept up with throughout my shift to help to never run out of what I’m responsible for as well as help fill other coworkers obligations if I see it needs done because were a team and we should always work like it. I also like to keep up with my side work throughout my shift, so at the end of my shit I don’t have a long list of side work that still needs done. I’m a people person as well as a kind of people pleaser so I like to make sure I leave my customers completely satisfied as well as my team members knowing I’m someone they can count on to help.
- Gods at High-Volume Dining
- Bubbly personality and definitely a people person. Which is great when dealing with different personalities and unexpected circumstances.
- Customer Service and Rapport
- Effective Customer Upselling
- Service-Oriented
- Conflict and Complaint Resolution
- Cool Under Pressure
- Dining Room Cleaning and Upkeep
- Special Requests and Substitutions
- Menu Memorization and Presentation
- Upselling and Cross Selling
- Team Player
- I actually left school early due to becoming pregnant at 15. I was homeschooling but found it to hard to keep up with workin, finding time for school work and caring for my child at 16 years old. So after my second child at the age of 17 I ended up taking classes and getting my GED.
- Warmly greeeting guests, anticipate needs and remain available and intentive throughout their dining experience.
- Showcase breakfast, lunch and dinner specials.
- Prioritize and coordinate excitation of tasks accordingly.
- Always suggest appetizers and desert to try to upsale without being pushy to help generate higher sales.
- Embrace adaptability through daily and seasonal traffic fluctuations.
- Kept up with my designated side work and tried to keep server station cleaned and stocked throughout my shift.
- Getting along and helping fellow team members because if they are behind we are all behind. We are a team and should work together to help eachother especially when really busy. We are are a team and as such working together always makes the day and business run better.
- Completed cleaning duties by sweeping and mopping floors, vacuuming carpet and tidying up server stations.
- Took reservations and to-go orders.
- Checked with customers to determine satisfaction, topping off drinks, bringing any condiments, napkins or anything else needed.
- Displayed enthusiasm and knowledge about restaurant's menu and products.
- Assisted in preparing salads, appetizers and desserts.
- Collected dirty dishes and glasses from tables or counters, preparing tables for next diners.
- Communicated with hosts, bussers and kitchen staff to prepare for and serve customers.
- Prepared checks, itemizing total meal costs and taxes.
- Filled condiments, napkin containers and cleaned server station during slack periods.
- Satisfied customers by topping off drinks and offering condiments, napkins and other items.
- Maintained polite and professional with every guest assuring their delight.
- I only left this job because I was 8 1/2 months pregnant. I went on maternity leave and then covid hit and decided I was going to be a stay a home mother for a while. I have enjoyed my time being at home with my daughter, as well as I did a few times over the years with my sons. It’s came time that we need a second income and I really want to get back to work.
- Warmly greeeting guests, anticipate needs and remain available and intentive throughout their dining experience.
- Showcase breakfast, lunch and dinner features.
- Prioritize and coordinate excitation of tasks accordingly.
- Always suggest appetizers and desert to try to upsale without being pushy to help generate higher sales for our company.
- Quickly clean and set tables after each guest to maximize table turnover and restaurant efficiency.
- Kept up with my side work throughout my shift to help keep my station stocked. Plus doing so helps make it quicker and easier at the end of my shift.
- Completed cleaning duties by sweeping and mopping floors, vacuuming carpet and tidying up server stations.
- Took reservations and to-go orders.
- Checked with customers often to determine satisfaction with meals, promptly taking action to correct any problems, topping off drinks and grabbing any condiments, napkins or anything else requested.
- Trained new employees on restaurant procedures and plating techniques.
- Displayed enthusiasm and knowledge about restaurant's menu and products.
- Assisted in preparing salads, appetizers and desserts.
- Collected dirty dishes and glasses from tables or counters, preparing areas for next diners.
- Communicated with hosts, bussers and kitchen staff to prepare for and serve customers.
- Prepared checks, itemizing total meal costs and taxes.
- Trained new employees to perform duties.
- Filled condiments, napkin containers, filled bakery cabinet and cleaned service station during slow periods..
- Maintained polite and professional demeanor to patrons to encourage inquiries and order placements.
- The only reason I left this job was because the restaurant got shut down. I had worked there previously back in 2013 for couple years also.
- Duties same as above.
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Resume Overview
School Attended
- Homeschooling
Job Titles Held:
- Server
- Server
- Server
Degrees
- GED
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