Hospitality Executive Career Kit: CV, Cover Letter, 90-Day Plan, Interview Prep

This kit is for hotel and restaurant executives who are moving into or up to General Manager, Hotel Manager, Director of Operations, or Director of F&B, Rooms, Sales, Finance or HR. It covers the whole application: the CV, the cover letter, the LinkedIn profile, the interview, the first 90 days and the offer. The content is written for hospitality. The examples use hotel measures such as RevPAR index, GOP margin, guest score, turnover, pre-opening budget and owner reporting. The designs use a navy and gold palette and real text, so you can edit every line.

Save with a bundle: this template is also in the Hospitality Career & English Bundle, 7 templates for $19 instead of $40. All 141 templates are in the All-Access Hospitality Template Library for $79.

What is inside

• 2 CV templates (Classic and Modern), Word format, with PDF previews. Each file holds a 1-page instruction sheet and a 2-page sample CV for a fictional General Manager. Standard headings, real text, no text boxes or images.
• CV Achievement Bullet Bank (10 pages): 120 bullets in 7 areas: revenue and commercial (18), profit and cost control (18), guest experience and quality (17), people and culture (17), pre-opening and projects (17), owner and stakeholder relations (17), sustainability and compliance (16). Each has a fill-in pattern and a worked example. Also a metrics guide and a worksheet.
• Cover Letter Templates (7 pages): 4 letters (General Manager, Director of Operations, opening or pre-opening role, internal promotion), each with structure notes, plus a tailoring guide.
• First 90 Days Plan (PowerPoint, 6 slides): 1 one-page 30/60/90 plan across people, guest, commercial and owner, plus a 5-slide extended version with a scorecard. All text is editable.
• Interview Prep Pack (28 pages): how HR, owner or board and operator rounds run; 40 likely questions with an answer framework for each; 8 STAR story forms; a 30/60/90 pitch builder; 4 case studies (budget variance, guest complaint escalation, underperforming department, owner conflict); 24 questions to ask the employer; negotiation preparation; a 17-item offer checklist; reference preparation; a 7-day plan.
• Salary and Offer Comparison (Excel, 5 tabs, 152 formulas): compare up to 4 offers on base, bonus, allowances, housing, relocation, benefits, notice, probation and growth. Weighted scorecard, total-package formula, two charts and a negotiation log.
• LinkedIn Profile Kit (8 pages): 10 headline formulas, 4 About-section templates, 10 experience bullet patterns, 3 recommendation request messages and a reminder, 3 recruiter outreach messages.

How it works

1. Open the CV template you prefer and replace the sample profile with your own facts.
2. Pick bullets from the Bullet Bank, fill in your numbers and paste them into your CV and LinkedIn profile.
3. Adapt the cover letter that matches your target role.
4. Use the Interview Prep Pack and the 90-day plan to prepare for each round.
5. Enter your offers in the workbook to compare them before you negotiate.

Details

• Formats: DOCX (6 files), PPTX (1), XLSX (1), PDF previews of the two CVs (2).
• Language: English. Paper size: A4 for documents, 16:9 for slides.
• Software: Word, PowerPoint and Excel, or LibreOffice, or Google Docs, Slides and Sheets. Fonts: Arial, Cambria, Calibri.
• Delivery: instant digital download. No physical item is shipped.

Good to know

Names, employers, figures and examples are illustrative samples. They are not benchmarks. Replace them with your own facts.

This is a set of working tools, not professional, legal or tax advice. Rules on pay, notice and contracts depend on the country. Verify local requirements.

Single-user license: for your own use. Do not resell or redistribute.

FAQ

What software do I need? Word (or LibreOffice or Google Docs) for the documents, PowerPoint (or Google Slides) for the plan and Excel (or LibreOffice) for the workbook.

Does the workbook work in Google Sheets? You can upload it to Google Sheets. The formulas and drop-downs are standard. Check the charts and colours after you upload, because Google Sheets may render them differently.

Can I edit everything? Yes. The CVs, letters, slides and worksheets are editable. The CVs use real text and Word styles, so you can change fonts and colours in one place.

Are the CVs suitable for applicant tracking systems? They use standard headings, real text, one column and no text boxes, images or header text. No design can promise how every system reads a file, so test your final CV with the employer’s process where you can.

Is this a physical product? What about refunds? It is a digital download and nothing is shipped. Refund terms follow the store’s policy. Contact the seller through the store.

Who is it for? Hotel and restaurant executives who want to move into or up to General Manager, Hotel Manager or Director roles. It also suits department heads preparing for a first director role.