Table 1Transition record

restaurant host/restaurant hostesstoclub host/club hostess

A restaurant host/restaurant hostess already meets 50% of what the club host/club hostess role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From restaurant host/restaurant hostess

50%

Overlap1

To club host/club hostess

13 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

48 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 48

This move: 48 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the club host/club hostess role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the restaurant host/restaurant 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A club host/club hostess role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a restaurant host/restaurant hostess background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held accommodate special seating assisting and caring
already held assist VIP guests assisting and caring
already held assist guest departure assisting and caring
already held arrange tables 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 13 carried skills, including the 6 the club host/club hostess role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 4 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 4 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held enforce regulations of selling alcoholic beverages to minors required
required, not held deal with aggressive behaviour required
required, not held greet guests required
required, not held monitor guest access required

optional, not held assist at check-in optional
optional, not held check tickets at venue entry optional
optional, not held prepare alcoholic beverages optional
optional, not held prepare mixed beverages optional
optional, not held serve beverages optional
optional, not held tend to guests with special needs optional
optional, not held control crowd optional

02 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held handle veterinary emergencies required

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held beverage products optional
optional, not held alcoholic beverage products optional

04 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held handle cash flow optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a club host/club hostess 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assist VIP guests skill
already held assist customers skill
already held assist guest departure skill
already held handle customer complaints skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held maintain relationship with customers skill
already held accommodate special seating skill
already held advise guests on menus for special events skill
already held arrange tables skill
already held clean surfaces skill
already held devise special promotions skill
already held process reservations skill
already held take food and beverage orders from customers skill

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist at check-in optional
optional, not held beverage products optional
optional, not held check tickets at venue entry optional
optional, not held prepare alcoholic beverages optional
optional, not held prepare mixed beverages optional
optional, not held serve beverages optional
optional, not held tend to guests with special needs optional
optional, not held alcoholic beverage products optional
optional, not held control crowd optional
optional, not held handle cash flow optional

7 held skills the club host/club hostess role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assist clients with special needs skill
not needed by the target role check dining room cleanliness skill
not needed by the target role comply with food safety and hygiene skill
not needed by the target role present menus skill
not needed by the target role seat customers according to the waiting list skill
not needed by the target role welcome restaurant guests skill
not needed by the target role work in a hospitality team skill

2 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

optional, not held beverage products optional
optional, not held alcoholic beverage products optional

Index

Other moves recorded from restaurant host/restaurant hostess

Full index of moves from restaurant host/restaurant 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.