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"Waiter and Waitress"
Job Description - Part 3 - Skills Required

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge

Skills Needed for: "Waiter and Waitress"

1) Speaking -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.


2) Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.


3) Service Orientation -- Actively looking for ways to help people.


4) Social Perceptiveness -- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.


5) Coordination -- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.


6) Reading Comprehension -- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.


7) Instructing -- Teaching others how to do something.


8) Learning Strategies -- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.


9) Critical Thinking -- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.


10) Time Management -- Managing one's own time and the time of others.


11) Active Learning -- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.


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Job Description for "Waiter and Waitress" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks
Part 2
Activities
Part 3
Skills
Part 4
Abilities
Part 5
Knowledge


"Waiter and Waitress"   Holland / RIASEC Career Code:  S-E-C        SOC:  35-3031.00


 

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