Server resume keywords
What a server resume is screened for, and example bullets to adapt. Use the skills that are true of your experience, and put them inside accomplishment bullets rather than in a bare list.
Also covers: Waiter, Waitress, Waitstaff, Food Server, Restaurant Server.
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Skills and keywords
These are the terms most consistently used to screen server applications. Spell tools and certifications the way postings spell them — a screen matches the words, not the meaning.
Example bullets
Each one has blanks in brackets. Fill them with your own figures, or rewrite the line — never keep a number you cannot explain.
- Served N+ guests a shift across a N-table section.
- Raised average check size by N% by recommending pairings and specials.
- Kept N-star reviews mentioning me by name N times in period.
Verbs that signal ownership
Open bullets with these rather than with “responsible for” or “worked on”: