Table 1Transition record

doorman/doorwomantohotel butler

A doorman/doorwoman already meets 54% of what the hotel butler role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From doorman/doorwoman

54%

Overlap1

To hotel butler

9 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

44.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 44.2

This move: 44.2 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the hotel butler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the doorman/doorwoman 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hotel butler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a doorman/doorwoman background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held run errands on behalf of customers assisting and caring
already held handle guest luggage handling and moving
already held handle delivered packages handling and moving
already held provide tourism related information assisting and caring
already held assist clients with special needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held greet guests assisting and caring

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the hotel butler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 missing skills fall into 3 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held identify customer's needs required
required, not held maintain relationship with customers required

optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
optional, not held take room service orders optional
optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held assist at check-in required
required, not held explain features in accommodation venue required

optional, not held serve beverages optional
optional, not held ensure the privacy of guests optional

03 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held oversee guest laundry service optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hotel butler 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
already held greet guests skill
already held handle customer complaints skill
already held handle guest luggage skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held run errands on behalf of customers skill
already held assist clients with special needs skill
already held handle delivered packages skill
already held provide tourism related information skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
optional, not held oversee guest laundry service optional
optional, not held serve beverages optional
optional, not held take room service orders optional
optional, not held ensure the privacy of guests optional
optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional

5 held skills the hotel butler role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role detect drug abuse skill
not needed by the target role ensure hotel security skill
not needed by the target role park guest's vehicle skill
not needed by the target role provide door security skill
not needed by the target role screen clients skill

Index

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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.