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, 36% of Receptionist job descriptions contained customer service as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

customer service
36%
receptionist duties
33%
receptionist
23%
corporate hospitality
17%
front house
17%
reception
17%
hospitality
13%
dealership
13%
administrative
13%
visitors
10%
bookings
10%
receptions
10%
reception duties
10%
front of house
10%
calls
7%
front office
7%
hosting
7%
hotel
7%
assistant manager
7%
hotel reception
7%
computer literate
7%
office administration
7%
reliable
7%
telephone manner
7%
organisational skills
7%
brand ambassador
7%
5* hotel
7%
fine dining
7%
hotel booking
4%
english language skills
4%
college
4%
hotels
4%
law firm
4%
ms office
4%
problem solving
4%
opera
4%
etiquette
4%
reservation
4%
wellness
4%
cabin crew
4%
meeting rooms
4%
host
4%
showroom
4%
showroom host
4%
microsoft excel
4%
microsoft word
4%
microsoft office
4%
beauty
4%
health
4%
luxury
4%
administration
4%
admin
4%
office duties
4%
auditor
4%
legal
4%
airline
4%
corporate
4%
great customer service
4%
private members club
4%
welcome host
4%
4* hotel
4%
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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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