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Assistant restaurant manager resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write an assistant restaurant manager resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Your resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to writing the most important 2-4 sentences of your resume:

Step 1: Start with your professional title, or the one you aspire to.

Step 2: Detail your years of experience in assistant restaurant manager-related roles and your industry experience.

Step 3: What are your biggest professional wins? Here is your opportunity to highlight your strongest accomplishments by placing them at the start of your resume.

Step 4: Don't forget, your goal is to summarize your experience. Keep it short and sweet, so it's easy for recruiters to quickly understand why you're a great hire.

These tips will help you demonstrate why you are the perfect fit for the assistant restaurant manager position.

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List the right project manager skills

Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Look at the job listing and skills listed. You need to include the exact keywords from the job description to get your resume in front of an actual human. Do you have those skills? Fantastic! Be sure to list them.
  2. Include as many relevant hard or technical assistant restaurant manager skills as possible for each job you apply to.
  3. Be specific with the skills you have and be sure you are using the most up to date and accurate terms.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some assistant restaurant manager interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on an assistant restaurant manager resume:

  • Customer Service
  • Cleanliness
  • Food Service
  • Product Quality
  • Restaurant Operations
  • Guest Service
  • Work Ethic
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Food Safety
  • Quality Guest
  • POS
  • Math
  • Guest Satisfaction
  • Customer Complaints
  • Cost Control
  • Inventory Control
  • Performance Reviews
  • Staff Scheduling
  • Food Handling
  • Guest Relations
  • Bank Deposits
  • Wine
  • Culinary
  • Labor Costs
  • Employee Development
  • Cash Control
  • Financial Reports
  • Cash Handling
  • Excellent Guest
  • Fine Dining

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How to structure your work experience

A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.

  1. Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
  2. Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.

How to write assistant restaurant manager experience bullet points

Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.

Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:

  • Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
  • Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
  • Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.

This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.

Here are examples from great assistant restaurant manager resumes:

Work history example #1

Cook/Server

Sonic

  • Prepared customer orders * Cleaned kitchen after closing * Operated grill and fryer * Cleaned dishes after closing
  • Maintained own cash,ran drive-thru,prepared drinks,and cleaned and stocked area.
  • Received training as House Manager, responsible for all cash flow, and deposits at end of shift.
  • Promoted to Crew Trainer which included training other McDonalds employees.
  • Worked in the service department of the front counter and Drive-Thru.

Work history example #2

Assistant Restaurant Manager (Part-Time)

IHOP

  • Completed opening and closing procedures and manage deposits.
  • Totaled cash and charge receipts at the end of each day and made deposits in the bank or other safe place.
  • Started working with McDonalds while in High School.
  • Administered payroll and budget reports.
  • Hired and trained all back-of-the-house (BOH) employees, including line, prep, salad and pizza cooks.

Work history example #3

Catering Supervisor

Aramark

  • Acted as liaison between client and ARAMARK, maintaining the relationship between both parties.
  • Performed ordering, inventory, and made daily bank deposits Saute Chef.
  • Completed Aramark's training and orientation program.
  • Conducted inventory and records management audits to comply with Aramark, government and accrediting agency standards.
  • Assisted other Aramark Managers with daily tasks and assignments.

Work history example #4

Shift Leader

Burger King

  • Trained all new employees, Drive-Thru Operator, Cook
  • Supervised cleaning of the store Customer service on front counter and drive-thru Fill in shifts when other employees were absent.
  • Accounted for all transactions, made accurate deposits, and ensure everyone knew and followed all safely and food regulations.
  • Maintained positive customer relationships and created regular customers on night shift based on the customer service of myself and my crew.
  • Managed up to 10 people at a time and completed daily tasks such as inventory, cash management and deposits.

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Add an education section to your resume

Employers are looking for a few things when looking at the Education section of your resume:
  • The highest degree you have achieved.
  • TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
  • TField of study
  • TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities

Here are some examples of good education entries from assistant restaurant manager resumes:

Some College Courses in culinary arts

Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI

2011 - 2011

High School Diploma

2013 - 2013

Highlight your assistant restaurant manager certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education section.

Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your assistant restaurant manager resume:

  1. Food Safety Manager Certification
  2. Certified Food Manager (CFM)
  3. Medical Assistant
  4. Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
  5. Certified Food Protection Professional (CFPP)
  6. Certified Manager Certification (CM)
  7. Certified Professional - Food Safety (CP-FS)
  8. Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
  9. Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA)
  10. ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification

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