Pick a clean, professional template with a reverse-chronological layout for a Reservation Specialist. That layout highlights recent booking and customer service roles first and reads well for hiring managers and ATS.
Keep your resume to one page if you have under 10 years of direct reservations experience. Use two pages only if you have long, relevant travel, hospitality, or group booking history to show.
Use ATS-friendly fonts like Calibri, Arial, Georgia, or Garamond. Set body text to 10–12pt and headers to 14–16pt so readers scan easily.
Keep margins wide and line spacing clear so the page breathes. Use bullet lists for duties and achievements, and limit each bullet to one idea.
Stick to simple formatting and avoid images, text boxes, and multiple columns. Those elements confuse ATS and can hide key details like dates and phone numbers.
Use clear section headings: Contact, Summary, Experience, Skills, Education, Certifications. Put contact details at the top and list dates on the right or beside job titles for easy scanning.
Avoid common mistakes like long paragraphs, tiny fonts, and vague job duties. Quantify results where you can, such as reservation volume, average response time, or customer satisfaction scores.
Proofread for consistent tense and punctuation. Use active verbs such as managed, booked, resolved, and coordinated to show impact.