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Resume:
TARA BOLIN
**** ********* ******, *** *******, LA 70119
************@*****.***
Professional Summary
Accomplished professional with over 3 years in Talent Acquisition and20 years of experience in hospitality. Highly motivated with strong organizational and prioritization abilities and proven experience in scheduling, time management, and both written and spoken communication skills.
Skills
●Managed FOH staff in high volume restaurant with award nominated chef
●Able to work quickly
●Excellent communication
●Worked to onboard over 500 candidates during my tenure
Job History
Server
Commander’s Palace August 2024-Nov 2024
●Worked my way up from back waiter to front waiter within 3 weeks. Backwaiter rana 6 table station with a front and a captain, supporting by clearing, watering, bussing, and providing bread and dessert service
●Frontwaited was in charge of beverage service for the tables, suggestively selling wines and cocktails, ringing them in correctly, and running drinks in a prompt manner while mastering a knowledge of a wine list ove 130 pages long.
Server
Josephine Estelle March 2024-Jul 2024
●Served guest and guided them through the menu
●Suggestively sold wine, beer and cocktails
●Maintained a thorough knowledge of all food and beverage menus
Manager/Bartender
Toups’ Meatery Sep 2022-Feb 2024
●Managed FOH staff in high volume restaurant with award nominated chef
●Helped facilitate communication between front and back of the house
●Did timely, weekly ordering for beverages, dry goods, coffee, propane, etc., so as to be sure the restaurant ran efficiently with the tools required for a pleasant service to guests
●Opened and closed restaurant and handled cash
Server Feb 2022 Sep 2022
Mosquito Supper Club New Orleans, LA
●Greeted guests promptly and collected drink orders in an efficient manner in order to facilitate a cohesive communal dining experience through several different seatings.
●Communicated with expo all special guest needs and to ensure timely service.
●Worked in a team environment to help other servers run drinks, run food, and clear tables.
Maitre d'/Bartender/Server
Nov 2009 Jan 2022
Gautreau's Restaurant New Orleans, LA
●As a manager/maitre 'd, booked reservations and private parties and insured excellent flow of service by facilitating communication between the customer, the service staff, and the kitchen
●Worked with guest to create menus and spaces for private events that were tailored to their specific needs
●As a server/bartender managed a station up to 25 guests at a time all while providing a high level of fine dining service under a James Beard award-winning chef
Recruiting Coordinator
Oct 2016 Jan 2020
GE Digital New Orleans, LA
●Oversaw onboarding of over 240 internal and external candidates in 2018 alone from offer stage to start date including being the last individual to ensure compliance standards were met.
●Organized several hiring events which required efficiency and accuracy in scheduling and communication with recruiters and candidates for a successful event.
●Scheduled interviews with candidates in a timely manner, working both with candidates and interviewers to assure a positive candidate experience.
Server
Nov 2009 Jul 2010
Herbsaint New Orleans, LA
●Worked in a team service atmosphere to deliver a fine dining experience in a James Beard award winning restaurant.
●Communicated customers' menu choices and special requests to kitchen staff to minimize errors.
●Handled multiple tables at once with high service quality.
●Trained new servers in restaurant procedures and customer service standards.
Manager/Bartender
Apr 2007 Oct 2009
High Cotton Restaurant Greenville, SC
●Managed the dining room floor from the beginning of service until closing, talking with tables to assure guest satisfaction, and managing a staff of up to 15 FOH workers.
●Managed all aspects of the bar, including, scheduling, training, inventory, ordering, setting par levels, and cocktail development.
●Frequently oversaw up to three different private events while regular dinner service was also occurring.
Manager
Nov 2001 Aug 2005
Ruby Tuesday Greenville, SC
●Duties included: managing over 80 employees while maintaining a low turnover rate; hiring, developing and training staff members; payroll; inventory control/troubleshooting; ordering; scheduling.
●Instituted several systems which helped increase sales and profitability.
●Opened several new units at which responsibilities included hiring and training new employees, setting up systems for interviewing employees, identifying employees for cross-training and promotions, setting up new
●College of Charleston Charleston, SC ordering systems, contacting and developing new relationships with vendors.
Education
Bachelor of Arts : English
Aug 2001
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