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Restaurant Manager CV Example
Employers hiring a Restaurant Manager usually screen for these skills first: Restaurant operations, Team leadership and Labour cost control. This example shows how to present them clearly, with achievements you can adapt and a layout that applicant tracking systems read correctly.
Professional summary example
Restaurant manager with [X] years running [X]-cover venues profitably while keeping guests and staff happy.
Skills employers search for
- Restaurant operations
- Team leadership
- Labour cost control
- P&L management
- Guest experience
- Health and safety
- Stock control
- Recruitment
Tools and systems
- POS and reporting (Lightspeed)
- Rota tools (Deputy)
- Excel
Personal strengths
- Reliability
- Teamwork
- Working under pressure
- Customer focus
Example achievements
Replace each [X] with your own numbers.
- Managed a [X]-cover restaurant with [X] staff
- Grew revenue by [X]% year on year
- Cut labour cost from [X]% to [X]% of sales
- Raised review scores to [X]
Turn duties into results
Weak
Ran a restaurant
Strong
Ran a €[X]m restaurant, growing revenue by [X]% and lowering labour costs to [X]%
Action verbs to start your bullet points
- Led
- Grew
- Reduced
- Improved
- Hired
- Delivered
- Managed
- Opened
Qualifications and certifications to list
- HACCP
- Responsible serving of alcohol
Typical education: Hospitality management qualification or experience
Common mistakes on a Restaurant Manager CV
- No revenue or cost figures
- Covers missing
- Team size not stated
- Duties only
Build your Restaurant Manager CV
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I am applying for the Restaurant Manager role because it matches the work I do best, and I can show results in the areas this job asks for most.
Questions
What skills should a Restaurant Manager put on a CV?
Lead with the skills named in the job ad. For most Restaurant Manager roles these include: Restaurant operations, Team leadership, Labour cost control and P&L management, each backed by an example in your work history.
Which qualifications help a Restaurant Manager CV?
Employers often look for HACCP or Responsible serving of alcohol. List the ones you hold in a Certifications section with the year you achieved them.
How do I show results as a Restaurant Manager?
Use the measures employers in this field recognise, such as covers, labour %, GP, and say what changed because of your work. Replace every [X] in the examples with your real figures.