Whether you’re a Restaurant Manager, Chef, or Hospitality Executive, always make it easy for your prospective employers to find you and your resume.
Not only should your full name appear someplace on each page of your resume, but it should also be included in the naming of it.
If your name is “John Jones“, then your resume should be “John Jones.doc“, “Jones John.rtf” or something similar. You can also get more detailed and name it “John Jones Executive Chef.doc” or “Jim Jones Restaurant General Manager.doc” if you like.
Sending a resume titled “the good one.doc” or “res221.doc” does not help anyone find your resume in their computer files or encourage them to hire you (could be a sign that you lack attention to detail…).
We’d like to say THANKS! to Jo Lynne Lockley of Chefs Professional Agency for contributing this tip.