Hospitality manager CV example

Hotel, restaurant, events, catering or a mixed operation each carry different expectations — be specific about which one you're describing, and at what scale, rather than writing a generic 'hospitality' CV.

Profile (operations-led) → Key skills → Work experience (evidence-led) → Achievements → Education/training/certifications.

Think about guest service standards, staffing and rota management, supplier relationships, functions or events you ran, and the service or compliance standards you were responsible for.

If you have real figures for occupancy, service scores, cost control or team retention, use them. If you don't, describe the scope of what you managed and the outcome instead of estimating.

Hospitality rarely runs to a fixed script — describe a moment where you coordinated across departments or handled a high-pressure service period, since that's often the most persuasive evidence for this kind of role.

A single-site restaurant manager CV and a multi-site or branded-hotel operations CV should look different — match your systems, standards and reporting references to the level you're targeting.

If you're exploring a step out of hospitality, see the hospitality-to-customer-service transition guide for how your guest-facing experience could translate.