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Merryn McLuskie

Newquay,Cornwall

Summary

I am 19 year-old, second year Sociology and Social Policy Student at Cardiff University. I grew up surrounding by the hostility industry in Cornwall, with my parents owning a Hotel and Restaurant throughout my childhood. Which enabled me to have the unique ability to developed excellent customer services skills from a young age. I have also prided myself on being and exceptionality hard worker with a cheerful and enthusiastic attitude towards work.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work history

Head Waitress

Gnarly Food Ltd.
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • Over the years of working here, helped me to fine tune my communication skills within a workforce and confident within customer service skills
  • Alongside homing bartending and waitressing skill set and basic chief skill set
  • Within this role I had a huge responsibility, highlighting my hardworking and reliable nature.

Shop Assistant

Cornish Fresh
  • This gave me the opportunity to develop a different skill set entailed within shop keeping, such as learning how to check orders and logging inventory, tackling deliveries and stocking shelves
  • The shop also gave me basic barista training within their hot deli in the shop.

Chief

Cornish Maid
  • This was another aspect of the hostility I have developed my skills in
  • This job was incredibly high demand environment, tackling huge amounts of covers each service, evolving my abilities to work under stressful environment, along side advance my cutlery skill set.

Build and Break festival staff

Suite Huts
01.2022
  • This gave me an amazing opportunity to work with a diverse workforce.

Cleaner

Blue Bay Beach Properties
01.2017 - 01.2021
  • Through cleaning and the maintenance of multi-million pound properties I acquired an understanding the importance of attention to detail, which I transferred the same standards of attention to other work environments.

Waitress/ KP

Catch seafood restaurant
01.2017 - 01.2018
  • Within this it taught me how to service in a high end restaurant at a young age
  • This demonstrated my reliability to hold a adult job at a young age and my willingness to learn.

Waitress supervisor

Tuk Tuk Cardiff
10.2023 - 07.2024
  • Trained team in reservation and point-of-sale systems, leveraging mastery of OpenTable and Lightspeed POS.
  • Trained, coached and mentored new staff to harness menu knowledge and effectively upsell.
  • Quickly established positive rapport with customers to elevate guest experience and maximise upselling opportunities.


Education

BSc Sociology and Social policy -

Cardiff university

A-Levels: Sociology (APsychology (A), Fine Art (B) and Core Maths (B) - undefined

Newquay Tretherras Academy

Skills

  • Efficient under pressure and adaptability to situitions
  • Upbeat, outgoing and positive
  • Democratic leadership and Team player
  • Time management

Custom

  • James Mcluskie, Blue Bay Beach Properties, Bluebaycornwall@gmail.com, 07535558061
  • Anna Hawken, Cornish fresh, Anna@cornishfresh.com
  • Barbara Slack-Larson, Gnarly food Ltd, Gnarlyfoodltd@gmail.com
  • Amanda Crowle, Cornish Maid, Amandacrowle76@gmail.com
  • Patrick Brown, Catch Seafood Restaurant, Hello@mawganporthbeach.co.uk, 01637860372

Accomplishments

Complete National Citizen Service (NCS) and went on to be elected as Regional Youth Board Member representing south west of England.


Volunteered as English teacher in Sri Lanka of summer 2023.


Timeline

Waitress supervisor

Tuk Tuk Cardiff
10.2023 - 07.2024

Build and Break festival staff

Suite Huts
01.2022

Head Waitress

Gnarly Food Ltd.
01.2019 - 01.2021

Cleaner

Blue Bay Beach Properties
01.2017 - 01.2021

Waitress/ KP

Catch seafood restaurant
01.2017 - 01.2018

Shop Assistant

Cornish Fresh

Chief

Cornish Maid

BSc Sociology and Social policy -

Cardiff university

A-Levels: Sociology (APsychology (A), Fine Art (B) and Core Maths (B) - undefined

Newquay Tretherras Academy

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