Lodging Manager

Also called: Accommodations General Manager, Accommodations Manager, Agricultural Labor Camp Manager, Apartment Coordinator, Bed and Breakfast Innkeeper

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estimated salary

Lodging Managers plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations.

 

  • Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel policies and services, and resolve occupants' complaints.
  • Participate in financial activities, such as the setting of room rates, the establishment of budgets, and the allocation of funds to departments.
  • Confer and cooperate with other managers to ensure coordination of hotel activities.
  • Greet and register guests.
  • Monitor the revenue activity of the hotel or facility.
  • Manage and maintain temporary or permanent lodging facilities.
  • Train staff members.
  • Observe and monitor staff performance to ensure efficient operations and adherence to facility's policies and procedures.
  • Coordinate front-office activities of hotels or motels, and resolve problems.
  • Inspect guest rooms, public areas, and grounds for cleanliness and appearance.
  • Assign duties to workers, and schedule shifts.
  • Receive and process advance registration payments, mail letters of confirmation, or return checks when registrations cannot be accepted.
  • Interview and hire applicants.
  • Purchase supplies, and arrange for outside services, such as deliveries, laundry, maintenance and repair, and trash collection.
  • Collect payments and record data pertaining to funds and expenditures.
  • Develop and implement policies and procedures for the operation of a department or establishment.
  • Prepare required paperwork pertaining to departmental functions.
  • Show, rent, or assign accommodations.
  • Perform marketing and public relations activities.
  • Organize and coordinate the work of staff and convention personnel for meetings to be held at a particular facility.
  • Provide assistance to staff members by inspecting rooms, setting tables, or doing laundry.
  • Arrange telephone answering services, deliver mail and packages, or answer questions regarding locations for eating and entertainment.
  • Meet with clients to schedule and plan details of conventions, banquets, receptions and other functions.
  • Book tickets for guests for local tours and attractions.
Work Context
  • Telephone — 92% responded "Every day".
  • Electronic Mail — 92% responded "Every day".
  • Contact With Others — 90% responded "Constant contact with others".
  • Face-to-Face Discussions — 92% responded "Every day".
  • Work With Work Group or Team — 80% responded "Extremely important".
  • Structured versus Unstructured Work — 67% responded "A lot of freedom".
  • Frequency of Decision Making — 81% responded "Every day".
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Work Activities
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
  • Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
  • Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
  • Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
  • Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
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Detailed Work Activities
  • Provide basic information to guests, visitors, or clients.
  • Provide basic information to guests, visitors, or clients.
  • Resolve customer complaints or problems.
  • Prepare staff schedules or work assignments.
  • Resolve customer complaints or problems.
  • Direct administrative or support services.
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Knowledge

English Language
  • Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Administration and Management
  • Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Personnel and Human Resources
  • Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
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Skills

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.
Service Orientation
  • Actively looking for ways to help people.
Management of Personnel Resources
  • Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Speaking
  • Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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Abilities

Oral Expression
  • The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Oral Comprehension
  • The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Speech Recognition
  • The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Speech Clarity
  • The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
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Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
  • Achievement/Effort
  • Persistence
  • Initiative
  • Leadership
  • Cooperation
  • Concern for Others
  • Social Orientation
  • Self Control
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Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Data base user interface and query software
  • Microsoft Access Hot Technology
Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel Hot Technology
Office suite software
  • Microsoft Office Hot Technology
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