Reception Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Hospitality & Catering

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Reception Skills List in Hospitality & Catering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Reception role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Reception job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 34% of Reception job descriptions contained receptionist as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

receptionist
34%
customer service
25%
hospitality
21%
concierge
21%
temp
17%
corporate
17%
city of london
17%
front of house
13%
reception
13%
5* hotel
13%
events
13%
airline
13%
waiter
13%
private members club
13%
waiting staff
13%
welcome host
13%
waitress
13%
night shifts
9%
on-going temp
9%
cleaning
9%
residential development
9%
temp agency
9%
housekeeping
9%
day and night
9%
front desk
9%
residential
9%
4* hotel
9%
day shifts
9%
day concierge
9%
immediate start
9%
building manager
5%
reception supervisor
5%
commercial cleaner
5%
centre manager
5%
senior receptionist
5%
domestic cleaner
5%
community lead
5%
housekeeper
5%
community manager
5%
cleaner
5%
laundry assistant
5%
general manager
5%
facilities
5%
restaurant
5%
membership manager
5%
commercial cleaning operative
5%
operations manager
5%
administration
5%
general cleaner
5%
communication
5%
waste operative
5%
law firm
5%
communication skills
5%
catering
5%
office support
5%
management
5%
airlines
5%
positive team player
5%
stock taking
5%
client services
5%
opera
5%
ordering
5%
outlook
5%
cleaners
5%
head receptionist
5%
cleaning assistant
5%

While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

Including the right keywords in your CV will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and win more job interviews from employers and recruiters.


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