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Barista resume keywords
The skills, tools and terms recruiters search for when hiring a barista, and a free check of which ones your resume is missing.
Coffee shops hire on speed, drink quality and customer service. Mention espresso and milk skills, the POS and mobile-order systems you used, and drinks made per hour during a rush.
Skills and keywords
Tools and software
Soft skills
Use the exact wording from the posting you are applying to. Only include what is true for you.
Example barista resume bullets
Keywords work best inside achievements. Each example pairs a keyword with a number:
- Made up to 90 drinks per hour during the morning rush with 98% order accuracy
- Grew pastry and add-on sales by 12% through upselling at the point of sale
- Opened the store 5 days per week, completing setup, cash count and grinder calibration before 6 a.m.
Check your resume for barista keywords
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Where to put keywords
- Summary: your job title in the posting's words plus your two strongest matching skills.
- Skills section: tools and hard skills, spelled the way the posting spells them.
- Experience bullets: each important skill used in a sentence with a result. A skill that appears only in a list is weak evidence.
More in how to tailor your resume in 15 minutes and how to add numbers to your bullets.