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, 53% of Waitress job descriptions contained catering as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

catering
53%
customer service
48%
hospitality
48%
waitress
48%
waiter
48%
waitressing
45%
waiting
45%
weddings
25%
events
23%
bartending
17%
breakfast
17%
full time
17%
immediate start
17%
server
17%
kitchen
14%
food runner
14%
part time
14%
front of house
14%
banqueting
12%
waitstaff
9%
conference
9%
bar staff
9%
waiting staff
9%
catering assistant
9%
kitchen assistant
6%
service assistant
6%
food assistant
6%
front of house assistant
6%
host
6%
food services assistant
6%
chef de rang
6%
fine dining
6%
rosette
6%
communication skills
6%
work ethic
3%
restaurant
3%
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%
weekend
3%
customer care
3%
management
3%
transport
3%
silver service
3%
bar work
3%
bartender
3%
contract
3%
temporary
3%
conference banqueting
3%
bar job
3%
morning
3%
customer service assistant
3%
foh
3%
food prep
3%
shop assistant
3%
bar
3%
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