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

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Waiter Skills List in Hospitality & Catering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Waiter role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Waiter job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 55% of Waiter job descriptions contained customer service as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

customer service
55%
hospitality
34%
waiter
31%
waitress
31%
great attitude
22%
events
19%
communication skills
16%
waiting
16%
work ethic
16%
team player
16%
front of house
13%
food service
13%
catering
13%
part time
10%
bartending
10%
server
10%
bartender
10%
bar
10%
function
10%
waiting on
10%
immediate start
10%
bar staff
10%
waiting staff
10%
waitstaff
10%
banqueting
10%
breakfast
10%
conference
10%
kitchen
10%
full time
10%
food runner
10%
rosette
7%
benefits
7%
vip
7%
special event
7%
chef de rang
7%
active team player
7%
positive team player
7%
fine dining
7%
waitressing
4%
kitchen assistant
4%
golf
4%
chef
4%
chef de partie
4%
housekeeper
4%
live in couple
4%
hospitality industry
4%
supervisor
4%
head waiter
4%
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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.

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