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

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Receptionist Skills List in Hospitality & Catering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Receptionist role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Receptionist job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 38% of Receptionist job descriptions contained customer service as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

customer service
38%
receptionist duties
23%
receptionist
23%
reception
23%
hospitality
19%
front house
15%
corporate hospitality
15%
5* hotel
12%
dealership
12%
administrative
12%
welcome host
8%
bookings
8%
private members club
8%
visitors
8%
admin
8%
organisational skills
8%
airline
8%
hotel
8%
great customer service
8%
communication skills
8%
corporate
8%
reception duties
8%
office duties
4%
law firm
4%
receptions
4%
assistant manager
4%
wellness
4%
luxury
4%
health
4%
beauty
4%
microsoft office
4%
catering
4%
hotel reception
4%
legal
4%
4* hotel
4%
administration
4%
college
4%
hotels
4%
office administration
4%
english language skills
4%
hotel booking
4%
ms office
4%
problem solving
4%
calls
4%
front office
4%
hosting
4%
reliable
4%
computer literate
4%
networking
4%
safety
4%
client liaison
4%
operational excellence
4%
building manager
4%
centre manager
4%
community lead
4%
community manager
4%
general manager
4%
membership manager
4%
operations manager
4%
assistant
4%
events
4%
luxury hotel
4%
concierge services
4%
telephone manner
4%
service skills
4%
healthcare
4%
luxury lifestyle
4%
auditor
4%
cabin crew
4%
fine dining
4%
front of house
4%
meeting rooms
4%
host
4%
showroom
4%
showroom host
4%
microsoft excel
4%
microsoft word
4%

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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