Career summary

Details for Concierges


Description

Assist patrons at hotel, apartment or office building with personal services. May take messages, arrange or give advice on transportation, business services or entertainment, or monitor guest requests for housekeeping and maintenance.

Tasks

  • Provide information about local features, such as shopping, dining, nightlife, or recreational destinations.
  • Make travel arrangements for sightseeing or other tours.
  • Receive, store, or deliver luggage or mail.
  • Perform office duties on a temporary basis when needed.
  • Pick up and deliver items or run errands for guests.
  • Carry out unusual requests, such as searching for hard-to-find items or arranging for exotic services, such as hot-air balloon rides.
  • Arrange for the replacement of items lost by travelers.
  • Arrange for interpreters or translators when patrons require such services.
  • Make reservations for patrons, such as for dinner, spa treatments, or golf tee times, and obtain tickets to special events.
  • Provide directions to guests.
  • Provide business services for guests, such as sending or receiving faxes or shipping packages.
  • Plan special events, parties, or meetings, which may include booking musicians or celebrities.
  • Arrange childcare services for guests.
  • Clean and tidy hotel lounge.
  • Provide food and beverage services to guests.
  • Order flowers for guests.

Interests

  • Social - Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
  • Enterprising - Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Education, training, experience

  • Education - Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
  • Training - Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
  • Experience - Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Knowledge

  • Psychology -Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
  • Administration and Management -Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Sales and Marketing -Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  • Computers and Electronics -Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • English Language -Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Clerical -Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Customer and Personal Service -Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Skills

  • Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.

Related careers

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