Focusing on the job description is an excellent way of making sure that your resume stands out from the tons of others that a hiring manager will receive.
What do you have to focus on mainly?
The various hidden things that an employer wants you to pick up. Keywords are what a hiring manager will look for in a resume, and it is the job description in the advertisement where these need to be picked up from.
Here is a resume sample that works on the keyword strategy:
Fast Food Cashier Resume Sample
Pauline Wilson
25 Tryon Road, Pulaski, NY 55858
(000) 745-8512
paulinewilson@email.com
FAST FOOD CASHIER
SUMMARY
Customer service-oriented individual with extensive experience in working as a cashier in a busy fast food restaurant. Qualified to create and ensure a fun-filled and exciting food service environment through flawless delivery of customer services. Easily adaptable to change with eagerness towards learning and expanding capabilities and strengths.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
• Reorganized cash balancing procedures, making the process 48% more efficient
• Handled 110 orders in 1 shift, following a day with a massive number of customers due to Christmas holidays
• Increased the fast food restaurant’s customer base by 39% by suggesting incorporation of a kiddie meal section
• Responsible for 15 instances (one after the other) of no discrepancies during external cash audits
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Competent in processing customers’ orders quickly and efficiently by following set hospitality and food service protocols
• Effectively able to promote positive coworker and guest interactions with complete focus on customer satisfaction
• Deep familiarity with processing cash and credit card transactions by operating sophisticated POS systems
SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
| • Order Handling • Restaurant Maintenance • Food Safety Standards • Upselling | • Payment Processing • Food Storage Solutions • Complaint Management • Cash Auditing | • Food Preparation • Cash Drawer Balancing • Sanitation • Menu Development |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Fast Food Cashier
Subway, Pulaski, NY (6/2017 – Present)
• Greet customers as they approach the counter and present them menus
• Assist customers in choosing items from the list by providing them with information on ingredients and cooking styles
• Take orders for food items and beverages and give billing information
• Process cash and credit card transactions and tender change and receipts
• Follow up on orders and assist in packing prepared orders
Fast Food Cashier
City Foods, Pulaski, NY (5/2013 – 6/2017)
• Handed over packed orders or prepared trays to customers or had them delivered to them
• Balanced cash drawers at the end of each shift
• Assisted with periodic POS audits
• Handled any discrepancies according to company policies
• Ensured that cash books are properly maintained
Food Preparer
Captain Cook’s, Pulaski, NY (1/2010 – 5/2013)
• Took orders for dine-in and take away food items and ensured that they are quickly prepared
• Packed prepared food items for to go orders and prepared trays for dine-in ones
• Assisted in handling the POS during rush hours by processing cash and credit/debit card payments
• Balanced cash drawers at the end of each shift and reported any discrepancies
• Ascertained the cleanliness and maintenance of the food service counter
• Handled food supplies inventories by coordinating activities with procurement officers
EDUCATION
High School Diploma
Pulaski High School, Pulaski, NY – 2009