Ever work as a dishwasher? Ever wonder how you should word it on your resume, so that it doesn't sound like what it actually was ("Cleaning dirty dishes for a low salary because I just needed to take whatever job I could find in a pinch, plus it was nice to get a shift meal every day")?
Try this; it's from a job description for a dishwasher job at a hotel in South Burlington, Vermont. I found it in an online posting at Jobsinvt.com.
The first sign of P.R. Writer Trouble in this posting is the use of the word "team" ("We are looking for a person to join our Kitchen team as a Dishwasher"); then, after the requisite "flexible shifts, weekends required," we get to the meat of the listing: the job description.
This person will be responsible to maintain an orderly dishwashing area and to coordinate with fellow employees an efficient flow of dishes, silver, glass, etc. through the dishwasher machine.
My only problem with this, really, is that "Dishwasher" sounds so... plebeian. I am thinking more of something like "Coordinator, Dish services," or "Supervisor, Food Service Implement Decontamination."
Something that someone who's never washed dishes for a quick buck (like, I'd guess, the author of this ad) would be proud (or not embarrassed) to put on their resume.
Like there's any shame in doing what you need to do to survive.
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