Career Resources for HTM Majors

Customer Service Fundamentals for Hospitality

Discover the essentials of exceptional customer service in this in-depth course with hospitality trainer and customer service leader Sara Odorisio. Explore the inner workings of top-tier customer service, its core principles and current best practices, and the most important skills required for building a successful career in the industry.

Sara outlines the personal qualities of first-rate hospitality professionals including impeccable appearance, open body language, confidence, workplace cleanliness, authenticity, and positive communication. Along the way, you’ll learn about the basic dynamics of rapport building, from offering personalized service experiences to finding common ground with customers and recognizing when it’s time to give a guest more space. By the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to tackle challenging inquiries with poise, providing alternative solutions, escalating requests when necessary, and putting your new skills into practice out on the floor.

Note: This course was created by Sara Odorisio and CRFT Productions. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

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