Table 1Transition record

club host/club hostesstowaiter/waitress

A club host/club hostess already meets 33% of what the waiter/waitress role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From club host/club hostess

33%

Overlap1

To waiter/waitress

12 Skills carried over

18 Required, not held

73.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 73.3

This move: 73.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the waiter/waitress role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the club host/club hostess profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A waiter/waitress role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a club host/club hostess background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held prepare alcoholic beverages assisting and caring
already held alcoholic beverage products engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held arrange tables assisting and caring
already held assist VIP guests assisting and caring
already held advise guests on menus for special events communication, collaboration and creativity
already held take food and beverage orders from customers communication, collaboration and creativity

All 12 carried skills, including the 11 the waiter/waitress role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 assisting and caring 7 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held prepare the restaurant for service required
required, not held prepare hot drinks required
required, not held serve food in table service required
required, not held serve wines required
required, not held supervise food quality required
required, not held welcome restaurant guests required
required, not held comply with food safety and hygiene required

optional, not held prepare service trolleys optional
optional, not held decant wines optional
optional, not held prepare flambeed dishes optional
optional, not held detect drug abuse optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held identify customer's needs required
required, not held present menus required
required, not held work in a hospitality team required
required, not held assist clients with special needs required

optional, not held educate customers on coffee varieties optional
optional, not held educate customers on tea varieties optional
optional, not held recommend wines optional
optional, not held apply foreign languages in hospitality optional

03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held check dining room cleanliness required
required, not held measure customer feedback required

optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional

04 management skills 2 required

required, not held maintain personal hygiene standards required
required, not held process payments required

05 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held attend to detail regarding food and beverages required

optional, not held use food cutting tools optional

06 services 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held food and beverages on the menu required

optional, not held local area tourism industry optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a waiter/waitress role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise guests on menus for special events skill
already held alcoholic beverage products knowledge
already held arrange tables skill
already held assist VIP guests skill
already held assist customers skill
already held clean surfaces skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain relationship with customers skill
already held prepare alcoholic beverages skill
already held serve beverages skill
already held take food and beverage orders from customers skill
already held process reservations skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 health and welfare 1 required

required, not held dietary regimes required

08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held laws regulating serving alcoholic drinks optional

09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held sparkling wines optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held laws regulating serving alcoholic drinks optional
optional, not held prepare service trolleys optional
optional, not held decant wines optional
optional, not held educate customers on coffee varieties optional
optional, not held educate customers on tea varieties optional
optional, not held local area tourism industry optional
optional, not held prepare flambeed dishes optional
optional, not held recommend wines optional
optional, not held sparkling wines optional
optional, not held use food cutting tools optional
optional, not held apply foreign languages in hospitality optional
optional, not held detect drug abuse optional
optional, not held maintain incident reporting records optional

16 held skills the waiter/waitress role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accommodate special seating skill
not needed by the target role assist at check-in skill
not needed by the target role assist guest departure skill
not needed by the target role beverage products knowledge
not needed by the target role check tickets at venue entry skill
not needed by the target role control crowd skill
not needed by the target role deal with aggressive behaviour skill
not needed by the target role devise special promotions skill
not needed by the target role enforce regulations of selling alcoholic beverages to minors skill
not needed by the target role greet guests skill
not needed by the target role handle cash flow skill
not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
not needed by the target role handle veterinary emergencies skill
not needed by the target role monitor guest access skill
not needed by the target role prepare mixed beverages skill
not needed by the target role tend to guests with special needs skill

5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held food and beverages on the menu required
required, not held dietary regimes required
optional, not held laws regulating serving alcoholic drinks optional
optional, not held local area tourism industry optional
optional, not held sparkling wines optional

Index

Other moves recorded from club host/club hostess

Full index of moves from club host/club hostess

Note

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.