waiter/waitress

Waiters/waitresses supply guests with food and drinks as requested.

DESCRIPTION

Waiters/waitresses supply guests with food and drinks as requested. Waiters/waitresses usually work in restaurants, bars and hotels. This involves the preparation of tables, serving food or beverages and taking payments.

PRACTICAL SKILLS

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

prepare hot drinks

advise guests on menus for special events

welcome restaurant guests

OPTIONALOptional competences

use food cutting tools

apply foreign languages in hospitality

decant wines

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DATA SOURCED FROM ESCO (EUROPEAN COMMISSION) & O*NET (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR)