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A front office resume is read for property class and system fluency. Which star category, which PMS, and how do you behave when a guest is angry in front of a queue? Hospitality hires on evidence of composure.

What gets checked first
  1. 01Property type and class: star rating, room count, business or leisure.
  2. 02PMS fluency — Opera, IDS, eZee — because retraining costs the property money.
  3. 03Guest satisfaction scores and any review-platform ratings you influenced.
  4. 04Languages, and shift willingness including night audit.
Keywords the ATS matches on

Operations

  • check-in
  • check-out
  • night audit
  • room allocation
  • upselling
  • billing

Systems

  • Opera PMS
  • IDS
  • eZee
  • channel manager
  • OTA

Service

  • guest relations
  • complaint resolution
  • concierge
  • loyalty programme

Put down only what is true and what you can be interviewed on. A term you cannot defend will win you the screening and then lose you the interview.

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Before

Handled guest check-in and check-out and resolved guest complaints at the front desk.

After

Ran front desk for a 180-room five-star property on Opera PMS; held guest satisfaction at 4.6/5 across 14 months and converted 22% of walk-ins to upgraded rooms.

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Mistakes that cost interviews
  • Not naming the property class. A five-star front desk and a budget property front desk are different skill sets.
  • Leaving the PMS off. It is one of the first things a hospitality screener looks for.
  • Listing "good communication" instead of a guest-satisfaction number you actually moved.

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Questions

How much does PMS experience matter?

A lot. Opera in particular is close to a standard, and prior fluency removes weeks of training cost.

Should I include night audit experience?

Yes. It is a distinct responsibility involving the day's financial close, and it separates you from a purely day-shift candidate.

Do languages help in hospitality?

Yes, and list them by proficiency. A property with international guests staffs the desk around who can speak to them.

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