(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Job Description
Accommodate hotel, motel, and resort patrons by registering and assigning rooms to guests, issuing room keys, transmitting and receiving messages, keeping records of occupied rooms and guests' accounts, making and confirming reservations, and presenting statements to and collecting payments from departing guests.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Greet, register, and assign rooms to guests of hotels or motels. |
100
|
Verify customers' credit, and establish how the customer will pay for the accommodation. |
100
|
Keep records of room availability and guests' accounts, manually or using computers. |
100
|
Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions, or make recommendations regarding shopping, dining, or entertainment. |
99
|
Record guest comments or complaints, referring customers to managers as necessary. |
98
|
Review accounts and charges with guests during the check out process. |
97
|
Make and confirm reservations. |
97
|
Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests. |
97
|
Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or telephone switchboards. |
94
|
Contact housekeeping or maintenance staff when guests report problems. |
94
|
Issue room keys and escort instructions to bellhops. |
93
|
Post charges, such those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls, to ledgers manually or by using computers. |
93
|
Advise housekeeping staff when rooms have been vacated and are ready for cleaning. |
91
|
Clean and maintain lobby and common areas, such as restocking supplies and watering plants. |
81
|
Arrange tours, taxis, or restaurant reservations for customers. |
78
|
Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting nightly audits. |
71
|
Deposit guests' valuables in hotel safes or safe-deposit boxes. |
66
|
Prepare for basic food service, such as setting up continental breakfast or coffee and tea supplies. |
66
|
Date-stamp, sort, and rack incoming mail and messages. |
50
|
Plan, schedule or supervise the work of other employees. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
61
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
58
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
50
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
50
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
50
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
49
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
48
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
47
|
Interacting With Computers
|
47
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
44
|
Getting Information
|
43
|
Processing Information
|
42
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
40
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
39
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
39
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
39
|
Thinking Creatively
|
39
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
38
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
38
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
36
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
36
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
34
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
34
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
33
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
32
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
32
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
32
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
31
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
30
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
28
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
28
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
28
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
27
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
24
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
24
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
24
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
21
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
19
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
18
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
13
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
9
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|