Many employees land a
job, or lose it, by the time the employer finishes reading the resume
objective. It is the most important
thing you will ever write.
To understand how to
properly write a resume a restaurant management candidate needs to understand
how why the restaurant has posted the job. Most management jobs can be
completed by administrators at a fraction of the cost.
A manager can do the
deal with the daily administrative tasks, and has critical thinking skills, as
well as being able to avoid and prevent problems. What problem is the
restaurant dealing with? Can you solve that problem?
#1 Have an objective
Don’t worry if your
objective is different than what the employer is looking for. It is better to
have the wrong objective than to have no objective.
#2 Put the employers
needs first
The employer really
doesn’t see you as a person at this point. The employer is not concerned with
your goals to advance your career. In fact, your career goals means that your
loyalty is to your career, not to the restaurant.
#3 Highlight your top
two or thee strengths.
The first thin the
reader sees should be your strength. Use keywords from the job ad in your
objective.
What a Management Resume
Tells Prospective Employers
The restaurant industry
has some standard needs from managers. The main skill is the ability to promote
a positive working environment. High social and emotional intelligence and
excellent coaching skills.
When writing an
objective, you cannot avoid demonstrating that you have the necessary
experience to do the job, but be careful how you communicate your skills. How
you explain yourself reveals your core beliefs and what you feel are the
important skills.
When you hire someone to
write a resume the tendency is for them to write what they feel is a good
resume. That is why it is important to work with a recruiter. A good
hospitality recruitment firm can help shape your resume, focusing on the
elements that are most important to restaurant companies.
Another way to look at
the resume objective is to see it as your elevator speech. It may be the only
impression you get to make. Some employers receive thousands of resumes. After
a while fatigue diminishes the time and effort they put into vetting potential
candidates.
This is why the
hospitality industry depends on recruitment firms. This can make it more
difficult to stand out. Hospitality recruitment firms have hundreds of resumes
from qualified candidates in their files.
Skills or Task
Objectives
Most resumes focus on
one of three things: skills, tasks, interpersonal skills. Each employer subconsciously values one of
these above the other. You can see this in their marketing material, mission
statement, and the way they communicate.
The objective needs to
match the employer’s communication style, what they feel is important, what
they need, and what is the solution to their problem.
The management job
includes the following set of responsibilities:
Strategic Business
planning
Managing a team and
analyzing their performance
Critical thinking
Forecasting, scheduling
and planning
Marketing and sales
strategy
Project analysis, design
and development
Skills that need to
appear in your objective:
Good Communication
skills
Computer skills
Analytical, logical and
mathematical skill
Management and
organizational skill
Leadership
Team management and
problem-solving abilities
A skills-based resume
objective focuses on experience, successes, achievements.
Company improvement
objective focuses on loyalty, decision making, planning, and working to
increase profits and decrease employee turnover, wasted time, and wasted
resources.
A Team Leader objective
focuses on coaching, interpersonal skills, and communication.
Mistakes Restaurant
Management Candidates Make When Writing The Objective
What is a resume
objective suppose to say?? It is a short blurb telling the hiring manager what
knowledge, experience, and skills will help the company achieve it’s goals.
What a resume objective
should not say. It should not tell the hiring manager what you want, or how
this job will help your own career.
1. Work Experience: The
first sentence should outline your qualifications, experience, and duties.
2. Skill Set: The second
sentence needs to explain why you are a strong candidate for the job posted,
specifically. This sentence must be 100% relevant to the job posting you are
applying for.
3. Education: What
degree, certificate, and licenses have you earned that are relevant to the job
posting.
Be careful! Some
management candidates tend to try and put everything into their objective. This
creates a risk. The hiring restaurant manager might think ‘how is that relevant to this
job?’
