Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
- Hospitality and Tourism
Tasks
What tasks do Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks perform?
Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels.
Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems.
Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops.
Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation.
Knowledge
What do Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks need to know?
Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Skills
What skills do Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks need?
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
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