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

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Waitress Skills List in Hospitality & Catering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Waitress role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Waitress job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 52% of Waitress job descriptions contained catering as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

catering
52%
hospitality
49%
customer service
49%
waitressing
46%
waiting
46%
waitress
46%
waiter
46%
weddings
26%
events
20%
bartending
18%
front of house
15%
immediate start
15%
full time
15%
breakfast
15%
part time
15%
server
15%
food runner
12%
kitchen
12%
bar staff
9%
conference
9%
banqueting
9%
waiting staff
9%
catering assistant
9%
waitstaff
9%
chef de rang
6%
service assistant
6%
rosette
6%
fine dining
6%
communication skills
6%
kitchen assistant
6%
host
6%
front of house assistant
6%
food services assistant
6%
food assistant
6%
front of house staff
3%
hostess food services front of house manager
3%
serving assistant
3%
coshh
3%
front house
3%
team leader
3%
benefits
3%
charity
3%
team player
3%
great attitude
3%
work ethic
3%
weekend
3%
customer care
3%
management
3%
transport
3%
silver service
3%
bar work
3%
bartender
3%
contract
3%
temporary
3%
restaurant
3%
bar job
3%
morning
3%
customer service assistant
3%
foh
3%
food prep
3%
shop assistant
3%
bar
3%
conference banqueting
3%
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