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Waiter cover letter: example and tips
A complete cover letter for waiter jobs in Switzerland, what recruiters in the field look for, and the openings available right now.
What the recruiter wants to read
- Your federal certificate or seasons in service, and the type of place: brasserie, fine dining, hotel, banqueting.
- How you are with guests, the languages you speak and your wine knowledge.
- Your availability in the evening, at weekends and in season.
A complete example
Names and facts are made up: replace each one with your own. A copied letter shows, an adapted one gets read.
Subject: Application for the waitress position
Dear Mr Bapst,
Your restaurant is looking for a waitress for the summer season. I have done four seasons in mountain and lakeside restaurants and enjoy the pace of a full terrace.
With a federal certificate in restaurant service, I work at Brasserie du Port, which seats 120 on its terrace. I take orders on a touchscreen till, recommend wines from the list and cash up after service. I speak French, English and German, which helps with your tourist guests.
Your menu of local produce and the family atmosphere of your team appeal to me.
I am available from May to October, evenings and weekends. I would gladly come in for a trial shift.
Kind regards,
Chloé Mettraux
The structure, paragraph by paragraph
The opening
the job, and what draws you to this particular employer.
What you bring
two or three requirements from the listing, each backed by a fact.
Why them
what you know about the employer and what the job would give you.
The close
when you can start, and a request for an interview.
Our cover letter guide covers the Swiss layout, the sign-off and the mistakes that cost an interview.
Waiter openings right now
There are 980 openings in this field across Switzerland today, 138 of them posted in the last seven days.
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