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Front office agent resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a front office agent resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Put a resume summary on the top of your resume to highlight your accomplishments. A resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to write a strong, impressive resume summary:

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in front office agent-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

These tips will help you demonstrate why you are the perfect fit for the front office agent position.

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List the right project manager skills

Many resumes are filtered out by hiring software before a human eye ever sees them. A robust Skills section can let recruiters (and bots) know you have the skills to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section:

  1. Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
  2. Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
  3. Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some front office agent interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a front office agent resume:

  • Reservations
  • Hotel Services
  • Excellent Guest
  • Cleanliness
  • Hotel Reservations
  • Guest Service
  • Cash Handling
  • Processing Forms
  • Guest Accounts
  • VIP
  • Guest Relations
  • Hotel Guests
  • Computer System
  • Guest Rooms
  • Local Attractions
  • Assigns Rooms
  • Room Reservations
  • Guest Inquires
  • Front Desk Operations
  • Guest Complaints
  • Room Availability
  • Room Rates
  • Night Audit
  • Future Reservations
  • PBX
  • Hyatt
  • Customer Complaints
  • Guest Issues
  • Customer Service
  • Guest Satisfaction

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How to structure your work experience

Next you should include your work experience. Structure your work experience section by listing your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.

Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.

Include only recent, relevant jobs. Avoid including work experience over 20 years to avoid ageism.

Beneath each job, you should have bullet points to emphasize why you're the perfect fit for the front office agent.

How to write front office agent experience bullet points

Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.

  • Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
  • What were your responsibilities or goals?
  • How did you accomplish them?
  • Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )

Here are great bullet points from front office agent resumes:

Work history example #1

Hotel Desk Clerk

Ramada State College

  • Transmitted and received messages, using telephones and telephone switchboard.
  • Onboarded other front desk employees in audit shift procedures.
  • Identified and successfully handled a $30K discrepancy in receipts vs deposits.
  • Spearheaded streamlining audit procedure resulting in increased efficiency.
  • Supervised the housekeepers Maintained the building by washing windows, clean elevators, sweeping floors, vacuuming the building.

Work history example #2

Front Office Agent

Best Western International

  • Utilized professionalism and effective communication when checking in/out guest in order to provide superior customer service and build rapport.
  • Processed advanced deposits on 3rd party and prepaid/advanced pay reservations.
  • Coordinated proper communication throughout all hotel departments to operate entire facility most efficiently.
  • Communicated with housekeepers to ensure knowledge of which guests had checked out or would be staying over.
  • Ensured completion of paperwork, sign-in and security procedures.SPECIALIZED COURSEWORKMicrosoft Word, Microsoft Works, Microsoft PowerPoint, Windows 98.

Work history example #3

Reservations Agent

PATLive

  • Coordinated with front desk as to conventions and VIP status of special guest's arrivals.
  • Served as liaison between individuals and worldwide hotel locations and businesses and worldwide Marriott branded conference centers.
  • Complied with department and company policies and procedures to meet/exceed service expectations.
  • Maintained a good communication with co-workers and maintained a positive and professional work environment.
  • Contacted clients and travel agents advising travel conveyance changes and reservation confirmations.

Work history example #4

Front Office Supervisor

Target

  • Explained and enforced corporate policies and procedures for both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Reviewed records and reports pertaining to activities such as production, payroll, and shipping to verify details.
  • Prepared weekly schedule for over 80 employees with allocated payroll hours assigned by department executive.
  • Resolved customer issues, in accordance with Target policies ensuring positive outcomes while prioritizing customer satisfaction and maintaining customer loyalty.
  • Administered shipping office o Processed payroll for 100+ employees.

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Add an education section to your resume

Employers are looking for a few things when looking at the Education section of your resume:
  • The highest degree you have achieved.
  • TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
  • TField of study
  • TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

High School Diploma

2011 - 2011

High School Diploma

2005 - 2005

Highlight your front office agent certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your front office agent resume:

  1. Certified Medical Office Manager (CMOM)
  2. Travel and Tourism Professional (TTP)

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