Hello, I'm Francesco.

I am passionate about my work and I am ambitious. Because I love what I do, I have a steady source of motivation that drives me to do my best. I’m a people-person: I enjoy customer service roles as well as working in a team.

Dear HR Department, Please find enclosed my CV in application for the barista position. I have 4 years of hospitality experience in restaurants, bars and private member club. I have recently completed the International bartender course at European Bartender School, barista and latte art course, Level 2 HACCP training, leverl 2 food hygene and safety training and achieved the world flair association yellow grade in flair bartending. This experience has provided me with thorough knowledge of classic and contemporary cocktails (70+ recipes memorised) beer, wine, spirits and liqueurs. I mastered 7 different pouring techniques as well as 8 different cocktail making techniques. And in addition I improved my coffee making and customer service skills. I achieved and A with an average of 96,4% on EBS final exams which reflects accurate pouring, fast and accurate cocktail making skills (average of 1 minute per cocktail), basic flair bartending and excellent theory knowledge. Attentiveness, accuracy, punctuality, speed and calmness are the skills I now possess and naturally display at the bar. I believe I am a competitive candidate for this role because:  I can make latte (regular, cinnamon, vanilla, mocha), cappuccino, macchiato, espresso, americano  I am used to work in fast-paced environment  I am passionate for the hospitality industry, I am a motivated teamplayer and fast learner  I have an eye for detail and knowledge of Italian food and wines  Ability to upsell and recommend food and drink pairings  I am familiar with Micros (POS system)  Attention to health and safety and excellent level of professionalism, punctuality and personal appearance  I possess lots of other transferable skills from my background in aviation which are: teamwork, communication, mentoring and teaching, attention for detail, keep calm under pressure, situational awareness, commercial awareness. Thank you for taking the time to review my application and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

International Bartender Course (4 weeks)

Grade A Rome - Oct 2020

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