Cafe CV template (text format)

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Hardworking cafe worker with 7+ years of experience preparing and serving coffee, other drinks, and light meals. Adept at managing day-to-day operations, including welcoming customers, taking orders, stock control, and routine cleaning. Seeking to bring my customer service and sales skills to an independent cafe or roastery.

SKILLS

  • Stocking and replenishing
  • Point-of-sale (POS) software
  • Cash management
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Upselling
  • Conflict resolution
  • Inventory management
  • Time management

WORK EXPERIENCE

Café Worker, Dec 20XX–present
Delight Cafe, Leeds

  • Provide 40 hours/week of exemplary service, including serving and assisting customers, prepping ingredients, measuring coffee beans, preparing coffee and coffee-based drinks, and washing dirty dishes
  • Integrate barcode sorting into stock inventory to increase efficiency and reduce time waste by 60%
  • Maintain 100% adherence to health and safety standards through efficient cleaning practices and proper disposal of waste
  • Successfully trained 6 new staff over 3 months on coffee preparation and serving techniques

Café Attendant, May 20XX–November 20XX
Harmony Cafe, Leeds

  • Managed all stages of coffee preparation, from roasting and grinding to filtering to brewing, serving an average of 10 customers per hour over 2 years
  • Increased revenue by 60% through upselling single origin beans and coffee preparation utensils
  • Developed 2 new scheduling strategies to increase the speed of service, reduce waste, and improve customer service over 6 months

EDUCATION

A Levels in Business Studies (A), Maths (B), English Literature (C)
New College Bradford (20XX–20XX)

HOBBIES & INTERESTS

  • Amateur competitive cyclist
  • Viola player

15 important skills for a cafe CV

Cafe workers help to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere for customers. Their primary responsibilities include preparing and serving food and drinks as well as maintaining a clean and organised workspace. Depending on the type of cafe, workers may also be expected to recommend different beans and blends to customers, upsell coffee paraphernalia and utensils, or help coordinate events and activities.

Cafe work is an ideal job for teens or students as the hours can often be arranged around a school or university class schedule. They also require very little technical training, so most employers will be interested in what soft skills (personality-related skills) you offer.

Strong customer service and excellent interpersonal skills look great on a cafe CV, as baristas need to be knowledgeable, friendly, and maintain a pleasant environment for customers.

As cafe jobs normally involve a combination of sales, serving, and cleaning responsibilities, you’ll also want to demonstrate strong multitasking and organisational skills.

You can do this by writing a strong CV personal statement and a work experience section that both give examples of how you’ve successfully balanced various responsibilities in the past.

Here are some other useful skills to highlight on your cafe worker CV:

  • Written and verbal communication
  • Time management
  • Problem-solving skills
  • A friendly and professional manner
  • Reliability
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Culinary skills
  • Familiarity with point-of-sale systems (e.g. cash registers)
  • Cleanliness
  • Ability to follow instructions
  • Good memory
  • Active listening
  • Creativity
  • Knowledge of coffee preparation techniques

Looking for a part-time job? Look at other CV examples to see how you should adapt your CV for other roles.