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Duty manager (hotel)

The senior manager on shift, covering whatever the day throws up across departments. Often a rotation for heads of department and a training ground for future GMs.

A real shift

Walks the building, checks arrivals and VIPs, handles escalated complaints, covers gaps, and logs incidents for the GM.

Skills that matter

  • Cross-department knowledge
  • Complaint resolution
  • Health and safety
  • Quick judgement

Qualifications

  • Level 3 or 4 hospitality apprenticeship
  • Personal licence where the bar is involved
  • IoH membership

Where it leads

  1. Duty manager
  2. Front office manager
  3. Rooms division manager
  4. Hotel manager

What we'd ask on the show

  • A day as the person everyone radios
  • Learning every department in a year
  • The judgement calls that make managers

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