Delivery Driver

Driving for companies like Doordash, Uber, and Grubhub is not anything to brag about, I know that. I’m sure it doesn’t look amazing on a resume. But sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do.

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I worked as a driver on and off for over 2 years. Any time I was struggling, I knew I could rely on this job literally any time I needed it. When I first started college, I took deliveries in between classes so I could pay for my groceries and tuition. Later, when COVID shut down my school, the only job I could work with my experience and the state of the world was Doordash, so I drove full time until I could afford my own apartment and get a real job.

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I could have put on my resume, “Pick up food from restaurants and drop it off to customers.” But the truth is, even with such a simple job, there were still real skills to learn, especially if you were taking every measure to do this job correctly:

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• Provide essential services to disabled and susceptible persons during COVID-19 pandemic

• Follow all guidelines to establish safe, accident-free driving and food handling procedures, by wearing a mask, sanitizing frequently, and doing no-contact deliveries

• Utilize excellent customer service and communication skills to update customers about their order, resolve customer-merchant issues, and locate a safe drop-off location

• Earned Top Dasher Award for 1 year straight by following all instructions, delivering orders on time, always being friendly, and continuously earning 4-5 star ratings​​​​

 

​As much as it could be disappointing to see this job on a resume, try to think about how much companies like Doordash and Uber have provided opportunities to people who had nowhere else to go in trying times.