Table 1Transition record

restaurant host/restaurant hostesstodoorman/doorwoman

A restaurant host/restaurant hostess already meets 35% of what the doorman/doorwoman role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From restaurant host/restaurant hostess

35%

Overlap1

To doorman/doorwoman

4 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

51.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 51.4

This move: 51.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the doorman/doorwoman 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A doorman/doorwoman 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 assist clients with special needs communication, collaboration and creativity
already held comply with food safety and hygiene assisting and caring
already held handle customer complaints communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain customer service communication, collaboration and creativity

All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the doorman/doorwoman role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 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 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held detect drug abuse required
required, not held greet guests required
required, not held screen clients required

optional, not held provide tourism related information optional
optional, not held provide door security optional
optional, not held run errands on behalf of customers optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held park guest's vehicle required

03 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held handle guest luggage optional
optional, not held handle delivered packages optional

04 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held ensure hotel security optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a doorman/doorwoman 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 4 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assist clients with special needs skill
already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held handle customer complaints skill

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ensure hotel security optional
optional, not held handle guest luggage optional
optional, not held provide tourism related information optional
optional, not held handle delivered packages optional
optional, not held provide door security optional
optional, not held run errands on behalf of customers optional

16 held skills the doorman/doorwoman role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accommodate special seating skill
not needed by the target role advise guests on menus for special events skill
not needed by the target role arrange tables skill
not needed by the target role assist VIP guests skill
not needed by the target role assist customers skill
not needed by the target role assist guest departure skill
not needed by the target role check dining room cleanliness skill
not needed by the target role clean surfaces skill
not needed by the target role devise special promotions skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
not needed by the target role present menus skill
not needed by the target role process reservations skill
not needed by the target role seat customers according to the waiting list skill
not needed by the target role take food and beverage orders from customers skill
not needed by the target role welcome restaurant guests skill
not needed by the target role work in a hospitality team skill

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.