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Sample Resume: School + Work Experience

Use this template as a starting point if you've completed Year 12 (or equivalent) and you also have some formal work experience (e.g., fulltime, part-time or casual work).

For more tips and advice on how this resume template can be used as a basis for your own curriculum vitae, you can download it in either Word or .pdf format:

Personal Details

Name: Matthew Richards

D.O.B.: 18.02.1986

Address: 12 Orchard Grove, Highfield, 3023

Mobile: XXXX XXX XXX

Email: matthew.richards@xmail.com

Career Objective

I am keen to build on my hospitality skills and experience in a challenging professional environment. I take pride in my attention to detail and ability to effectively manage my time. As my qualifications and work experience demonstrate I am able to work under pressure and to a consistently high standard.

Skills & Abilities

Communication skills

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience and ease communicating with a range of people including customers, suppliers, managers and work colleagues
  • Experience and ease providing customer support (both verbal and written) including describing, suggesting and demonstrating products/services

Technical skills

  • Certified in responsible serving of alcohol
  • Certified in Senior First Aid

Administration skills

  • Experience with a range of office duties including telephones, mail, filing, inventory and ordering
  • Event management skills
  • Strong organisational skills
  • Experience with managing venue hire, catering and guest lists

Computer skills

  • Hands-on experience with standard office and retail software including Word, Access and Excel

Employment History

  • Second Year Internship: Wonderland Tours September 2006
    Core skills: office administration, client liaison and database management
  • Vacation work: Highfield Hotel, October 2005 – February 2006
    Core skills: organising and preparing food, presenting food, cleaning and maintaining kitchen premises and providing responsible service of alcohol
  • Casual work: The Tea Cosy, waiter, December 2004 - present
    Core skills:     customer service, preparing and serving espresso coffee, and cleaning premises and equipment

Education & Training (Sample A)

Education

  • 2005 - present: Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management - WILLIAM ANGLISS INSTITUTE
  • 2005: Responsible Serving of Alcohol Certificate
  • 2005: Senior First Aid (St John Ambulance)
  • 2004: Victorian Certificate of Education - HIGHFIELD SECONDARY COLLEGE
    Tertiary Entrance Score: 79.5 (English, VET Hospitality, Further Mathematics, Psychology, Business Management)
  • 2004: Completed Certificate III in Hospitality (Operations)

Academic achievements

  • 2004: Highfield Secondary College VET Hospitality Award (for receiving the highest study score of the class)
  • 2003: National finalist – WorldSkills VETiS competition (Food & Beverage)
  • 2002: Member of Student Soup Kitchen (cooked and sold soup at school to raise funds for charity)

Education & Training (Sample B)

Education

  • 2005 - present: Bachelor of Tourism and Hospitality Management - WILLIAM ANGLISS INSTITUTE
  • 2004: Victorian Certificate of Education - HIGHFIELD SECONDARY COLLEGE

Skills developed

  • Learned and continually improved my skills in food preparation and presentation while completing Certificate III in Hospitality (Operations).
  • Tested my knowledge and application of skills in the Food & Beverage section of the WorldSkills Australia VETiS competition in which I won regional and state based rounds and went on to compete as a national finalist (2004).

Interests

  • Cycling – participant in Great Victorian Bike Ride 2005 and 2006
  • Community work - volunteer mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters 2005 – present

Referees

Jenny Small
VET Hospitality Teacher, Highfield Secondary School
Mobile: XXXX XXX XXX

Terry Underwood
Manager, Highfield Hotel
Phone: XX XXXX XXXX

(Written reference enclosed)

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