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Hyatt House Royal Oak / Birmingham, MI
Guest Service Agent / Front Desk
Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed
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What they do
A Hotel Desk Clerk provides service to customers at the front desk of a hotel. Takes room reservations, checks in guests and handles payments; answers questions and arranges for room services requested by customers.
$28,866 / year median in Michigan
Job Description
Front Desk Agents are responsible for greeting and registering the guest, providing outstanding guest service during their stay, and settling the guest's account upon completion of their stay. Primary responsibilities include registering guests, making and modifying reservations, hotel operator, and concierge duties. Providing attentive, courteous and efficient service to all guests prior to arrival and throughout their stay, while maximizing room revenue and occupancy. Education & Experience High School diploma or equivalent required; College course work in related field helpful. Experience in a hotel or a related field preferred. Possess a positive and upbeat personality with a desire to deliver outstanding customer service to our guests. Demonstrate the ability to multi-task, be detail-oriented, and be able to problem solve in order to effectively deal with internal and external customers. Must be able to convey information and ideas clearly. Must be able to evaluate and select among alternative courses of action quickly and accurately. Must work well in stressful, high-pressure situations. Must be effective in handling problems in the workplace, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary. Must be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying the issues raised by co-workers and guests. Must be able to work with and understand financial information and data, and basic arithmetic functions. Ability to perform numerical operations using basic counting, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing Ability to read, comprehend and write simple instructions and/or short correspondence and memos Ability to use logic to define the problem, collect information, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret information and deal with abstract variables for unique or unfamiliar situations An operational knowledge of Microsoft Office suite Must be willing and have the ability to work a varied schedule that may include evenings, nights, weekends and holidays Holds an understanding of hotel products and guest services (i.e. lifestyle, full service, resort, etc) Ability to participate in the creation of an enjoyable work environment