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Garde manager resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a garde manager 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: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.

Step 2: Next put your years of experience in garde manager-related roles.

Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.

Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some garde manager interviews.

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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. 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 garde manager interviews.

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

  • Culinary
  • Salad Dressings
  • Garde Manger
  • Cleanliness
  • Dessert Station
  • Banquet Events
  • Kitchen Equipment
  • Food Handling
  • Fine Dining
  • Quality Standards
  • Cold Food
  • Dinner Service
  • Cold Kitchen
  • Cuisine
  • Safety Standards
  • Food Quality
  • Sous Chefs
  • Roasting
  • Mise
  • Buffets
  • Room Service
  • Slicers
  • Hot Line
  • Food Orders
  • Line Cooks
  • Garnishing
  • Prep List
  • Salad Station
  • ServSafe
  • Food Cost

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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 garde manager 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 great bullet points from garde manager resumes:

Work history example #1

Garde Manager

JW MARRIOTT ESSEX HOUSE NEW YORK

  • Ensured all foods were prepared to specifications in presentation and recipe as per Sous Chef.
  • Managed in providing meals at the staff cafeteria (for 600 pax hotel associates.)
  • Assisted chef de cuisine with creation and preparation of 4-8 course tasting menus.
  • Assisted Sous Chef with training and supervision of new employees and culinary interns.
  • Ensured food quality, safety and sanitation for both in house events and off premise catered events.

Work history example #2

Lead Cook

International Dairy Queen

  • Grilled and garnished hamburgers or other meats, such as chicken and pork.
  • Pre-cooked items in order to prepare them for later use.
  • Reduced inefficiencies by improving the communication system between line cooks.
  • Assisted with all plated meals, soups, sauces, and preperation of all menus.
  • Developed, implemented, and translated BOH Training and Development program.

Work history example #3

Sous Chef

Ruby Tuesday

  • Directed runners and servers to deliver complete orders.
  • Served gourmet food in sous chef fashion Oversaw the orientation and training of two employees
  • Worked in both FOH and BOH Prep Busboy and Waiter
  • Handled hot and cold food, used grills and conventional ovens, and served VIP parties.
  • Designed and Launched 8 new restaurants Managed over $20M in FS Sales, 8 Executive Chefs, 13 Sous Chefs

Work history example #4

Garde Manager (Part-Time)

Aramark

  • Coordinated with Executive and Sous Chefs for changing production needs.
  • Established and maintained departmental sanitation/HACCP expectations and standards.
  • Supervised environment on cleanliness & sanitary issues following HACCP guidelines.
  • Designed contemporary tropical dinner menu blending Asian, Latin and Caribbean cuisines.
  • Helped coordinate special events on and off premises for up to one thousand guests.

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Add an education section to your resume

The education section should display your highest degree first.

Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.

If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

High School Diploma

2005 - 2005

High School Diploma

2002 - 2002

Highlight your garde manager 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 garde manager resume:

  1. Food Safety Manager Certification
  2. Certified Food Manager (CFM)
  3. ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification
  4. Certified Professional - Food Safety (CP-FS)
  5. Certified Food Protection Professional (CFPP)
  6. Certified Manager Certification (CM)
  7. Foodservice Management Professional (FMP)

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