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Catering assistant resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a catering assistant resume

Craft a resume summary statement

A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in catering assistant-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

Hiring managers spend under a minute reviewing resumes on average. This means your summary needs to demonstrate your value quickly and show why you are the perfect fit for the catering assistant position.

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List the right project manager skills

Many resumes are filtered out by hiring software before a human eye ever sees them. A robust Skills section can let recruiters (and bots) know you have the skills to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section:

  1. You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description in your resume. Look at the job listing and consider which of the listed skills you have experience with, along with related skills.
  2. Include as many relevant hard skills and soft skills as possible from the listing.
  3. Use the most up to date and accurate terms. Don't forget to be specific.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some catering assistant interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a catering assistant resume:

  • Patients
  • Food Service
  • Customer Service
  • Food Safety
  • Food Delivery
  • Beverage Service
  • Banquet Event Orders
  • Event Planning
  • POS
  • Food Preparation
  • Customer Orders
  • Quality Service
  • Event Set-Up
  • Bartending
  • Food Orders
  • Fine Dining
  • Food Trays
  • Kitchen Equipment
  • Buffets
  • Guest Satisfaction
  • Private Parties
  • Social Events
  • Corporate Events
  • Allergies
  • Groceries
  • Kitchen Appliances
  • Meal Preparation
  • Menu Planning
  • Private Events
  • Inventory Control

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How to structure your work experience

Your employment history is arguably one of the most important parts of your resume. It shows you have experience and foundation in your field to successfully master the catering assistant position. Here is how to most effectively structure your work experience:

  1. List your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order. Employers care about your most recent experience the most.
  2. Start with your 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.

How to write catering assistant experience bullet points

Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.

  • Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
  • What were your responsibilities or goals?
  • How did you accomplish them?
  • Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )

Here are examples from great catering assistant resumes:

Work history example #1

Catering Assistant

California Academy of Sciences

  • Investigated contents of damaged packages to ensure caps and covers did not come loose during transit to avoid any possible leakage.
  • Worked as Catering manager, preparing orders and making deliveries for the Via Panera business in a new store.
  • Prepared side dishes as well as drinks for Springwell Senior residents.
  • Charged with Inventory control and ordering with one of the largest Sodexo locations in the world.
  • Maintained constant communication with clients to fulfill their event needs.

Work history example #2

Catering Staff

Berghoff Catering & Restaurant Group

  • Controlled event/ washed dishes/ Cleaned event centers/ General maintenance and gardening.
  • Managed F&B requests for VIP executives/media personnel attending Miami Heat games.
  • Negotiated contracts/proposals for overnight rooms and hotel space.
  • Detailed communication to all departments concerning client's requirements and preferences.
  • Helped build catering sales in a Panera Bread Corporate store.

Work history example #3

Maid

Best Western International

  • Followed Merry Maids 101 steps in houses to clean them to the customer's needs and satisfaction
  • Performed proper company standards* Great customer and staff communication* Maintained a fast, friendly, and accurate atmosphere
  • Provided professional cleaning services using Merry Maids' unique cleaning products
  • Insured that all of the Merry Maids standards where being met.
  • Managed other maids when home keys were given for entrance when customer was not home.

Work history example #4

Retail Cashier

Dollar General

  • Maintained good team morale through effective communications.
  • Balanced registers and counted deposits.
  • Improved communication efficiency as primary liaison between departments and vendors.
  • Supported associate training utilizing honest and frequent communication.
  • Moved and assembled baby depot products such as cribs, bookshelves, and swings.

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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 for resumes:

Certificate in business

American InterContinental University, Chandler, AZ

2006 - 2007

Highlight your catering assistant certifications on your resume

Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

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

  1. Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
  2. Medical Assistant
  3. Certified Food Manager (CFM)
  4. Dental Assistant (RDA)
  5. Certified Professional - Food Safety (CP-FS)
  6. Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA)

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