How can I become a Front desk executive? What kind of starting salary can I expect?

In the context of a 5 Star hotel, if you want to become a front desk executive you must possess the following skills: 1) Excellent Communication skills, especially, spoken English. 2) A person who has a pleasant personality and is confident is always given preference. 3) If you aren't a hotel management graduate, you might not get the executive position initially as you don't know how to work on PMS, you can be given front office assistant and as you gain experience you will be promoted. Starting salary of a front office assistant in a five star like Taj, Oberoi, Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton, etc., ranges from 14K per month to 20K per month. Executives/Supervisors may get up to 30K per month. Thank you. All the best.

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You will be the face of the company for all visitors and will be responsible for the first impression we make. The ideal candidate will have a friendly and easy going personality while also being very perceptive and disciplined. You should be able to deal with complaints and give accurate information. A customer-oriented approach is essential. The goal is to make guests and visitors feel comfortable and valued while on our premises. In India salaries of front office, executives are generally 2-3 LPA initially. As they get experience with one organization, they may get chance to move in operational work of other departments and handles multiple tasks. Their salaries increase at a fixed rate.

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Front Office Executive is also known as a receptionist in common parlance. It is relatively a new name in the list of professions preferred by today's younger brigade. But this is one such profession which is spreading its wings more than many other professions. In the last decade or so with the opening up of the world's economy and spreading of multinational culture throughout the world and especially in the Asian countries like Indian the importance of the Front Office Executive has increased a lot. Although no specific qualification is required for one to be a Front Office Executive. Still to be able to do his work efficiently and confidently one should at least be a graduate with good command over English and some local language. Besides one should be aware of the basic functioning of the organization and about the job profile of his bosses. Desired Professional Qualification: To be an effective Front Office Executive Diploma in Office management can do wonder in terms of boosting confidence and handling the work in more effective and efficient level. Front Office Executive responsibilities are their responsibility to handle the persons coming in contact, with perfect professionalism irrespective of the incumbent's credentials. Besides taking care of the clients of the organization they are also responsible for the comfort of their own bosses. They are the professional who has to take the responsibility to lower the burden of their bosses by talking the lesser important visitors themselves with their soft skills and professionalism. Although the job profile of the front office executive varies with the organization one is working with yet public dealing remains the same for every organization. A fresher Front Office Executive can expect to get nearly Rs.7,000 to Rs.8,000. After gaining some on job experience one can expect as good as Rs.12,000 to Rs.15,000 in the multinational organization and even get more than that.

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