Restaurant host with 2 years at the front door of busy casual and steakhouse dining rooms. Seats 300+ guests on Saturday nights and cut average quoted-wait misses by keeping the OpenTable floor map current. Brings a calm voice on the phone, fair section rotation and a good memory for regulars.
Experience
Host, Bluebonnet Grill House (Austin, TX)
Mar 2025 – Present
Greet and seat 300+ guests on Friday and Saturday nights in a 180-seat dining room and patio
Manage reservations and the waitlist in OpenTable, keeping quoted waits within 5 minutes on 90% of parties
Rotate sections evenly across 9 servers so no table waits more than 2 minutes for a greeting
Answer phones, take to-go orders and handle large-party bookings of up to 40 guests
Busser and Host, Lantern Street Diner (Round Rock, TX)
Jun 2024 – Feb 2025
Cleared and reset tables in under 3 minutes during weekend brunch rushes
Covered the host stand on weekday mornings and rolled 200 silverware sets a shift
Education
High School Diploma, Hill Country High School (Aug 2020 – May 2024)
Skills
Front of House: Greeting, seating, waitlist management, section rotation
Systems: OpenTable, Toast POS, phone and to-go orders
A strong Host resume shows the customer experience you delivered, the sales you drove, and the teams you ran. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Customer service
Sales and upselling
Inventory and merchandising
Point-of-sale systems
Team leadership
Scheduling
Cash handling
Food safety
Conflict resolution
Visual merchandising
Example bullet points
Grew store sales 18% year over year by coaching a team of 12 on add-on selling
Raised the hotel guest satisfaction score from 8.1 to 9.0 by redesigning the check-in process
Cut inventory shrink by 30% through weekly cycle counts and better receiving checks
Tips from recruiters
Show the size of the operation: store revenue, covers, rooms or team size.
List certifications such as ServSafe or responsible-service training.
Keep it to one page and lead with the most recent, most senior role.
Recommended templates
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Host resume FAQ
What should a Host resume include?
A Host resume should show the customer experience you delivered, the sales you drove, and the teams you ran. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Host?
Modern, Compact and Classic work well for Host roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Host resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Host put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Host roles are Customer service, Sales and upselling, Inventory and merchandising, Point-of-sale systems, Team leadership and Scheduling.
How do I write strong Host resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as sales growth, average transaction value and guest satisfaction. For example: "Grew store sales 18% year over year by coaching a team of 12 on add-on selling."