Table 1Transition record

bed and breakfast operatortohotel butler

A bed and breakfast operator already meets 51% of what the hotel butler role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From bed and breakfast operator

51%

Overlap1

To hotel butler

8 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

44 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 44

This move: 44 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the hotel butler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the bed and breakfast operator profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hotel butler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a bed and breakfast operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held take room service orders communication, collaboration and creativity
already held oversee guest laundry service management skills
already held handle guest luggage handling and moving
already held assist at check-in assisting and caring
already held greet guests assisting and caring
already held handle customer complaints communication, collaboration and creativity

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the hotel butler role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 3 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 assisting and caring 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held explain features in accommodation venue required
required, not held comply with food safety and hygiene required
required, not held run errands on behalf of customers required

optional, not held provide tourism related information optional
optional, not held serve beverages optional
optional, not held ensure the privacy of guests optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held maintain relationship with customers required

optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
optional, not held assist clients with special needs optional
optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional

03 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held handle delivered packages optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hotel butler role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 8 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assist at check-in skill
already held greet guests skill
already held handle customer complaints skill
already held handle guest luggage skill
already held identify customer's needs skill
already held maintain customer service skill
already held oversee guest laundry service skill
already held take room service orders skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held implement sales strategies optional
optional, not held provide tourism related information optional
optional, not held serve beverages optional
optional, not held assist clients with special needs optional
optional, not held ensure the privacy of guests optional
optional, not held handle delivered packages optional
optional, not held implement marketing strategies optional

39 held skills the hotel butler role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role clean household linens skill
not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
not needed by the target role deal with arrivals in accommodation skill
not needed by the target role design customer experiences skill
not needed by the target role develop strategies for accessibility skill
not needed by the target role ecotourism knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure cleanliness of food preparation area skill
not needed by the target role ensure price competitiveness skill
not needed by the target role food hygiene rules knowledge
not needed by the target role food waste monitoring systems knowledge
not needed by the target role forecast occupancy demand skill
not needed by the target role guarantee customer satisfaction skill
not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
not needed by the target role handle financial transactions skill
not needed by the target role handle linen in stock skill
not needed by the target role hotel operations knowledge
not needed by the target role local area tourism industry knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain customer records skill
not needed by the target role maintain linen operation skill
not needed by the target role maintain reception area skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage guest support services skill
not needed by the target role manage hospitality revenue skill
not needed by the target role manage inventory skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role manage the customer experience skill
not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
not needed by the target role monitor financial accounts skill
not needed by the target role notify customers on special offers skill
not needed by the target role process booking skill
not needed by the target role process reservations skill
not needed by the target role promote virtual reality travelling experiences skill
not needed by the target role property management software knowledge
not needed by the target role self-service technologies in tourism knowledge
not needed by the target role service rooms skill
not needed by the target role support local tourism skill
not needed by the target role tend to guests with special needs skill
not needed by the target role use e-tourism platforms skill
not needed by the target role use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality skill

Index

Other moves recorded from bed and breakfast operator

Full index of moves from bed and breakfast operator

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.