Bartender to hospitality establishment receptionist
A bartender already meets 22% of what the hospitality establishment receptionist role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
76.3/ 100
1 How much of what a hospitality establishment receptionist is expected to do is already part of a bartender’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the hospitality establishment receptionist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A hospitality establishment receptionist role treats 5 of its required skills as things a bartender already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- handover the service area
- identify customer's needs
- maintain customer service
- process payments
What stands in the way is 15 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hospitality establishment receptionist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bartender background worth leading with.
- already held handover the service area handling and moving
- already held detect drug abuse assisting and caring
- already held comply with food safety and hygiene assisting and caring
- already held process payments management skills
- already held maintain customer service communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held identify customer's needs communication, collaboration and creativity
All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the hospitality establishment receptionist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn assist at check-in required
- still to learn deal with departures in accommodation required
- still to learn explain features in accommodation venue required
- still to learn provide tourism related information required
- still to learn deal with arrivals in accommodation required
- still to learn greet guests required
- optional, not held ensure the privacy of guests optional
- still to learn implement sales strategies required
- still to learn maintain relationship with customers required
- still to learn assist clients with special needs required
- still to learn handle customer complaints required
- still to learn implement marketing strategies required
- optional, not held distribute local information materials optional
- optional, not held take room service orders optional
- optional, not held train reception staff optional
- still to learn maintain customer records required
- still to learn process booking required
- optional, not held assess cleanliness of areas optional
- optional, not held carry out end of day accounts optional
- optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional
- optional, not held process reservations optional
- still to learn maintain reception area required
- still to learn handle financial transactions required
- optional, not held tend to clients' personal items optional
- optional, not held property management software optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a hospitality establishment receptionist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assist at check-in practise this
- 02 maintain reception area practise this
- 03 deal with departures in accommodation practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
- already held handover the service area skill
- already held identify customer's needs skill
- already held maintain customer service skill
- already held process payments skill
- already held detect drug abuse skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held distribute local information materials optional
- optional, not held property management software optional
- optional, not held take room service orders optional
- optional, not held tend to clients' personal items optional
- optional, not held train reception staff optional
- optional, not held assess cleanliness of areas optional
- optional, not held carry out end of day accounts optional
- optional, not held ensure the privacy of guests optional
- optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional
- optional, not held process reservations optional
32 held skills the hospitality establishment receptionist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply foreign languages in hospitality skill
- not needed by the target role assemble cocktail garnishes skill
- not needed by the target role change kegs skill
- not needed by the target role clean beer pipes skill
- not needed by the target role clear the bar at closing time skill
- not needed by the target role compile drinks menu skill
- not needed by the target role compile drinks price lists skill
- not needed by the target role create decorative food displays skill
- not needed by the target role devise special promotions skill
- not needed by the target role display spirits skill
- not needed by the target role educate customers on coffee varieties skill
- not needed by the target role educate customers on tea varieties skill
- not needed by the target role enforce alcohol drinking laws skill
- not needed by the target role execute opening and closing procedures skill
- not needed by the target role handle bar equipment skill
- not needed by the target role handle gas cylinders skill
- not needed by the target role handle glassware skill
- not needed by the target role local area tourism industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain bar cleanliness skill
- not needed by the target role prepare fruit ingredients for use in beverages skill
- not needed by the target role prepare garnish for drinks skill
- not needed by the target role prepare hot drinks skill
- not needed by the target role prepare mixed beverages skill
- not needed by the target role present drinks menu skill
- not needed by the target role serve beers skill
- not needed by the target role serve beverages skill
- not needed by the target role serve wines skill
- not needed by the target role setup the bar area skill
- not needed by the target role sparkling wines knowledge
- not needed by the target role stock the bar skill
- not needed by the target role take food and beverage orders from customers skill
- not needed by the target role upsell products skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held property management software optional
Other moves recorded from bartender
- cocktail bartender 74% covered · moderate
- barista 45% covered · substantial
- quick service restaurant crew member 38% covered · substantial
- sommelier 33% covered · substantial
- waiter/waitress 30% covered · career change
- hotel concierge 27% covered · substantial
- quick service restaurant team leader 24% covered · substantial
- night auditor 24% covered · substantial
Common questions about this move
Can a bartender become a hospitality establishment receptionist?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A bartender already covers 22% of what a hospitality establishment receptionist is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 5 of which the hospitality establishment receptionist role treats as required.
What skills does a bartender need to become a hospitality establishment receptionist?
15 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is assist at check-in.
How hard is the move from bartender to hospitality establishment receptionist?
Its learning distance is 76.3 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.