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, 46% of Waiter job descriptions contained customer service as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

customer service
46%
hospitality
40%
bartender
29%
bartending
26%
great attitude
20%
events
18%
team player
15%
waitress
12%
bar
12%
waiter
12%
catering
12%
work ethic
12%
communication skills
12%
waiting
12%
function
9%
food service
9%
waiting on
9%
breakfast
6%
kitchen assistant
6%
front of house
6%
vip
6%
special event
6%
active team player
6%
conference
6%
food runner
6%
positive team player
6%
banqueting
6%
server
6%
part time
6%
kitchen
6%
immediate start
6%
full time
6%
teamwork
3%
hospitality industry
3%
festival
3%
management
3%
supervisor
3%
interaction
3%
waitressing
3%
live in couple
3%
housekeeper
3%
chef de partie
3%
chef
3%
rosette
3%
fine dining
3%
chef de rang
3%
benefits
3%
golf
3%
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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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