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How to write a shift leader/cashier resume
Craft a resume summary statement
Put a resume summary on the top of your resume to highlight your accomplishments. A 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 write a strong, impressive 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 shift leader/cashier-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.
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 shift leader/cashier position.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Your Skills section is an easy way to let recruiters know you have the skills to do the job. Just as importantly, it can help your resume not get filtered out by hiring software. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
- Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
- Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a shift leader/cashier resume:
- Food Safety
- Customer Complaints
- POS
- Customer Service
- Customer Orders
- Cash Drawers
- Sales Floor
- Bank Deposits
- Food Orders
- Food Preparation
- Safety Procedures
- Leadership
- Front End
- Safety Standards
- Food Service
- Inventory Control
- Ice Cream
- Management
- Computer System
- Stock Shelves
- Customer Inquiries
- Smoothies
- Quality Customer Service
- On-The-Job Training
- Customer Issues
- Service Issues
- Store Operations
- Cash Control
- Cash Registers
- Customer Relations
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How to structure your work experience
Next you should include your work experience. Structure your work experience section by listing your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
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.
Include only recent, relevant jobs. Avoid including work experience over 20 years to avoid ageism.
Beneath each job, you should have bullet points to emphasize why you're the perfect fit for the shift leader/cashier.
How to write shift leader/cashier experience bullet points
Your resume is your chance to show your biggest accomplishments. Don't just list your job responsibilities, instead take the opportunity to show why you're really good at what you do. Here is how you do that:
- Start with strong action verbs like managed, spearheaded, created, etc. Your goal is to show what you did and verbs will help demonstrate your contributions.
- Use numbers to quantify your achievements. Did you save time with a new report? Increase revenue? How large was the team you managed?
- Keep it concise. You're highlighting your achievements. Consider if all details you are sharing are relevant, or can be written more efficiently.
Here are great bullet points from shift leader/cashier resumes:
Work history example #1
Shift Leader/Cashier
McDonald's
- Prepared food, operated deep fryer, operated cash register, POS system.
- Facilitated inter-departmental communication to effectively provide customer support.
- Assisted in communication to non-English speaking employees and customers.
- Greeted customers entering establishments with a friendly, positive attitude.
- Cashed out Customers in Drive-Thru and at Front Counter, Cleaned the Lobby, Bathrooms and also bagged Customers food.
Work history example #2
Shift Leader/Cashier
The Walt Disney Company
- Trained in CPR and First Aid, Demonstrate Good communication and positive interaction with guest and fellow employee.
- Projected positive images and energy while taking the initiative to go above and beyond.
- Worked independently in this unsupervised position.
- Worked as an employee for Cinemark until my promotion to manager.
- Provided positive customer service experience for food purchases
Work history example #3
Food Service/Cashier
Arby's
- Worked the drive-thru, took orders and prepared food.
- organized, detail-oriented, and hard-working with training in food safety and handling.
- Provided customers with information from menu and delivered their food orders quickly while working in a fast paced atmosphere.
- Opened and closed store which included set up and breakdown of equipment, making sandwiches and ran cash register
- Issued weekly promotions, identify any transaction mistakes, and balance cash registers daily.
Work history example #4
Shift Leader/Cashier
Kohl's
- Fostered a positive work environment by consistently treating all employees and customers with respect and consideration.
- Volunteered for Kohl's Cares for Kid's.
- Issued receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers and posted charges against guests accounts.
- Executed sales in a quick, proficient manner to ensure customers were taken as quickly as possible.
- Purchased and prepared documents to purchase new and additional stock and recommended disposal of excess, defective, and obsolete inventory.
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Add an education section to 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:
High School Diploma
2006 - 2006
High School Diploma
2015 - 2015
Highlight your shift leader/cashier 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 shift leader/cashier resume:
- OSHA Safety Certificate
- Certified Professional - Food Safety (CP-FS)
- Professional Credit Associate (PCA)
- Food Safety Manager Certification
- Certified Food Manager (CFM)