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Resume skills guide · SOC 11-9051

Skills for Food Service Managers

The skills, knowledge, and tools that matter most for food service managers, ranked by O*NET importance — so you know what to lead with on your resume.

What to lead with

Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Active Listening, Speaking, Monitoring as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Microsoft Office software as in-demand technologies for this role.

Top skills (ranked by importance)

O*NET importance score in parentheses (1–5).

  • 1.Active Listening3.88
  • 2.Speaking3.88
  • 3.Monitoring3.88
  • 4.Reading Comprehension3.75
  • 5.Critical Thinking3.62
  • 6.Active Learning3.12
  • 7.Learning Strategies3.12
  • 8.Writing3
  • 9.Mathematics2.88
  • 10.Science1.62

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Knowledge areas

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Administration and Management
  • Food Production
  • English Language
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Administrative

Core work activities

  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  • Getting Information
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Coaching and Developing Others
  • Training and Teaching Others
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

In-demand tools & technology

  • Microsoft Office software
  • Facebook
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Aestiva Employee Time Clock
  • Apache Groovy
  • Army Food Management Information System
  • Aurora FoodPro
  • ChefDesk Chef's Calculators
  • ClubSoft Food & Beverage Point of Sale
  • Culinary Software Services ChefTec
  • Database software
  • DataTeam Lunch Express
  • Delphi Technology
  • Dinerware Intuitive Restaurant
  • espSoftware Employee Schedule Partner
  • Evernote