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Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helper resume example

A resume for a Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helper needs to show the work itself: facilitate food service. Day to day that means work like this: run cash registers; serve ice water, coffee, rolls, or butter to patrons. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

  • Barback
  • Bus Boy
  • Bus Person
  • Busser
  • Buffet Attendant
  • Dining Room Attendant
  • Food Service Aide
  • Food Service Helper
  • Server Assistant
  • Server's Assistant
  • Banquet Houseperson
  • Banquet Set Up Person
  • Bar Attendant
  • Bar Back
  • Barmaid
  • Bartender Helper
  • Beverage Server
  • Breakfast Attendant

O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation in total.

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

  • Run cash registers.
  • Serve ice water, coffee, rolls, or butter to patrons.
  • Scrape and stack dirty dishes and carry dishes and other tableware to kitchens for cleaning.
  • Wipe tables or seats with dampened cloths or replace dirty tablecloths.
  • Set tables with clean linens, condiments, or other supplies.
  • Greet and seat customers.
  • Clean up spilled food or drink or broken dishes and remove empty bottles and trash.
  • Maintain adequate supplies of items, such as clean linens, silverware, glassware, dishes, or trays.
  • Locate items requested by customers.
  • Fill beverage or ice dispensers.
  • Carry food, dishes, trays, or silverware from kitchens or supply departments to serving counters.
  • Perform serving, cleaning, or stocking duties in establishments, such as cafeterias or dining rooms, to facilitate customer service.

23 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

  • Run cash registers, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Serve ice water, coffee, rolls, or butter to patrons, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Scrape and stack dirty dishes and carry dishes and other tableware to kitchens for cleaning, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Wipe tables or seats with dampened cloths or replace dirty tablecloths, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

  • Cafe Cartel Systems
  • Facebook
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Plexis Software Plexis POS
  • RestaurantPlus PRO

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

  • Blenders
  • Carbonated beverage dispensers
  • Cash registers
  • Chefs' knives
  • Commercial coffeemakers
  • Commercial dishwashers
  • Commercial microwave ovens
  • Food processors
  • Fruit pitters
  • Fruit zesters
  • Garbage disposals
  • Glass washing machines

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

  1. 01Active Listening
  2. 02Coordination
  3. 03Service Orientation

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • English Language
  • Food Production
  • Sales and Marketing

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

  • 74%High School Diploma, or the equivalent
  • 22%Less than a High School Diploma
  • 2%Post-Secondary Certificate, awarded for training completed after high school

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Little or No Preparation Needed”. Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.

Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a waiter or waitress even if he/she has never worked before.

Common questions

What does a Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helper do?
Facilitate food service. Day to day that includes work like run cash registers and Serve ice water, coffee, rolls, or butter to patrons.
What skills should a Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helper put on a resume?
O*NET rates Active Listening, Coordination, and Service Orientation among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
What software should a Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helper list?
Software recorded for this occupation includes Cafe Cartel Systems, Facebook, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Windows, and Plexis Software Plexis POS. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
What other job titles cover Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helper work?
O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation, including Barback, Bus Boy, Bus Person, and Busser. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
What qualifications does a Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helper need?
In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 74% reported their level of education as "High School Diploma, or the equivalent". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
Will this resume pass an ATS for a Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helper role?
No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

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What this page cannot tell you

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  • This page makes no claim about pay, demand or how many people hold this job. O*NET does not publish that here and we will not estimate it.
  • Keyword overlap is one input to a resume’s score, not a verdict on you. A resume that names skills you do not have is worse than one that names fewer.

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