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, 70% of Waiter job descriptions contained waiting as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

waiting
70%
hospitality
62%
events
47%
functions
31%
bar
31%
bartender
24%
bartending
24%
waitressing
24%
catering
24%
customer service
16%
bar staff
16%
barmaid
8%
waitress
8%
cocktail
8%
waiter
8%
server
8%
part time
8%
kitchen
8%
immediate start
8%
full time
8%
front of house
8%
food runner
8%
festival
8%
conference
8%
breakfast
8%
banqueting
8%
bar management
8%
travel and hospitality
8%
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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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