What is a hotel desk clerk and how to become one

Key steps to become a hotel desk clerk

1. Explore hotel desk clerk education requirements

   Most common hotel desk clerk degrees

   High School Diploma

   33.2 %

   Associate

   27.9 %

   Bachelor's

   23.7 %

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2. Start to develop specific hotel desk clerk skills

   Skills	Percentages
   Reservations	43.72%
   Customer Service	7.67%
   Room Availability	6.86%
   Computer System	6.40%
   Data Entry	5.98%

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3. Complete relevant hotel desk clerk training and internships

   Accountants spend an average of Less than 1 month on post-employment, on-the-job training. New hotel desk clerks learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a hotel desk clerk based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real hotel desk clerk resumes.

4. Research hotel desk clerk duties and responsibilities

   • Manage customer service issues with ease and charm and train other co workers in daily operations.
   • Provide customer service to hotel guests; receive reservations for incoming guests base on room availability.
   • Make reservations for incoming guests base on room availability and interview incoming guests to determine room assignment.
   • Register new patients and updates existing patient demographics by collecting patient detail patient information including personal and financial information.

5. Prepare your hotel desk clerk resume

   When your background is strong enough, you can start writing your hotel desk clerk resume.

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6. Apply for hotel desk clerk jobs

   Now it's time to start searching for a hotel desk clerk job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

   1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
   2. Consult your professional network
   3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
   4. Watch out for job scams