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

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Reception Skills List in Hospitality & Catering

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Reception role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Reception job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 35% of Reception job descriptions contained concierge as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

concierge
35%
customer service
27%
temp
27%
city of london
27%
reception
20%
receptionist
20%
front desk
20%
corporate hospitality
16%
residential development
16%
receptionist duties
16%
dealership
16%
front house
16%
reception supervisor
12%
corporate
12%
reception duties
12%
private members club
12%
hotel
12%
day and night
12%
residential
12%
doorman
12%
porter
12%
on-going temp
8%
5* hotel
8%
day
8%
flexible hours
8%
front of house
8%
full time
8%
on going work
8%
night
8%
part time
8%
5* service
8%
blue chip
8%
team leader
8%
day shift
8%
temp agency
8%
day shifts
8%
immediate start
8%
night shift
8%
legal
4%
english
4%
great customer service
4%
4* hotel
4%
complaints
4%
calls
4%
welcome host
4%
building relationships
4%
law firm
4%
account manager
4%
reception manager
4%
cabin crew manager
4%
operations manager
4%
food safety
4%
food service
4%
health & safety legislation
4%
waitressing
4%
night shifts
4%
auditor
4%
concierge services
4%
front office
4%
building manager
4%
centre manager
4%
community lead
4%
community manager
4%
general manager
4%
membership manager
4%
airline
4%
answering telephones
4%
communication skills
4%
computer literate
4%
catering
4%
english language skills
4%
hospitality
4%
manage client relationships
4%
microsoft office
4%
problem solving
4%
assistant manager
4%
attention to detail
4%
cleaning
4%
hardworking
4%
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