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Hotel front desk and hospitality

Covers check-in and check-out, complaints, overbooking, upselling, payments, safety and teamwork across departments. Suits front desk agents up to front office supervisors and managers. Follow-ups push for the exact words used with guests and how the candidate kept things moving at busy times.

Suits: Front desk agent, Hotel receptionist, Guest services agent, Front office supervisor, Front office manager

Questions
7 of 16
Length
30 min
Format
Voice or typed
Levels
Junior to Senior
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Example
  1. Interviewer: Tell me about a time you changed someone's mind at work. How did you go about it?

  2. Candidate: Our team wanted to rebuild the billing page from scratch, and I thought it was the wrong call, so we put together a plan to…

  3. Follow-up

    Interviewer: You said "we". What did you say yourself, and what finally changed their mind?

  4. Scored on

    • Guest service35%
    • Handling problems30%
    • Desk operations and safety20%
    • Teamwork15%

    Score, reasons and recording. Your team decides.

An example exchange. This interview's own questions open when you use it.

What it listens for, and how much each part counts.

Every answer is scored against this guide, with the reasoning written beside the score. You get the recording or the written answers too, and your team makes the call.

  • Guest service35%
    Makes guests feel welcome and handled with care.
  • Handling problems30%
    Resolves complaints and disruptions calmly with clear steps.
  • Desk operations and safety20%
    Follows procedures for payments, privacy, handover and emergencies.
  • Teamwork15%
    Works well with other departments and colleagues.
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