From head waiter/head waitress to venue director
14 of the 30 essential skills of a venue director are already essential for a head waiter/head waitress — about 47% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 14
- skills carry over
- 16
- would be new
- 47%
- of the target job covered
- 30
- essential skills of a venue director
What a venue director does
Venue directors plan and manage conference, banqueting and venue operations in a hospitality establishment to reflect clients' needs. They are responsible for promotional events, conferences, seminars, exhibitions, business events, social events and venues.
What carries over
14 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- control of expenses
- handle customer complaints
- identify customer's needs
- inspect table settings
- maintain customer service
- manage restaurant service
- manage stock rotation
- maximise sales revenues
- plan menus
- prepare tableware
- quality assurance methodologies
- recruit employees
- supervise the work of staff on different shifts
- train employees
What would be new
16 skillsEssential for a venue director and not for a head waiter/head waitress. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- arrange special events
- comply with food safety and hygiene
- create decorative food displays
- devise special promotions
- ensure infrastructure accessibility
- ensure maintenance of kitchen equipment
- ensure portion control
- evaluate events
- handle glassware
- hazard analysis and critical control points
- order supplies
- oversee the design of touristic publications
- oversee the printing of touristic publications
- seek innovation in current practices
- supervise crew
- think creatively about food and beverages
Other moves from head waiter/head waitress
2 roles- restaurant manager17 skills in common
- waiter/waitress11 skills in common
← head waiter/head waitressvenue director →The other way round
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How far are you from being a venue director?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.