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Janet Paye
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What are the skills I need to get a Server job?

As a server what skills i need?

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Christopher Howard
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Bartender Server at Applebees

Be an out going friendly people person. Be able to deal with stress and difficulties with coworkers and customers. Must have attention to detail and ability to learn specials and describe them in a way that makes the customers mouth water. Have the ability to think in your feet because during you peak hours you will know what it’s call in the weeds. Other then that always be good with the line cooks (free food) and fast help for mess ups, the bartender, for obvi reasons. Spread your service equally with all you tables, and remember you might be busy but guests are not and they are watchg you.

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Ulrike Unger
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What Jaycee said! Definitely be friendly, outspoken, able to multi task in a fast paced setting and attention to detail. Important is menu knowledge. You will get a bunch of question re: allergies, gluten-free availability, etc. try to upsell (suggest the soup of the day or a salad before main course, or how about some appetizers to share for the table, esp. with bigger parties). Take the lead, be confident and don't get thrown off by questions u cannot answer. Make an effort to get the answer or divert it into something u can answer. It's no problem to say "let me find out for you", to avoid wrong answers and upset customers. You can do it! Let us know If we were helpful, once u worked a while as server!

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Devonna Sarver
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Server at Bob Evans

You should be personable and presentable. Next be efficient and pay attention to detail. Attentiveness is nice and also having the ability to read people helps. Multitasking helps when you're busy and just a little empathetic because sometimes people just need a little extra care.

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Dani Owen
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Retail Associate at Ron Jon Surf Shop

Attention to detail, the ability to multi-task, problem solving, and good communication skills. Those will be the skills that make or break a server.

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Kristine Adair
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Going to school for a history ba I'm in my second term

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Kristine Adair
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Open store, turn on all lights, count tills , count safe , check license, accept vendors, check and rotate dates on food and drinks other products. Ordering , lotto , answer phone , ice testing , talk to FDA , cash checks , run debit , take orders curb side service , take out trash , clean , wash dishes pots , keep silverware handy , mop , sweep , clean bathrooms , vacuum, call maintenance , cook ! Wash dishes mom for reruns cooler white sauce bottles from the house and back of the house ,wash lemons cut lemons ,cut limes wash lines, stack dishes, put dishes away, Washington sanitize pots and pans, wash and sanitize trays . Roll silverware, washed silverware , white silverware, load drink boxes for machines, make tea , clean and sanitize tea earns , make salads. Stock paper good , condiments, ice, straws napkins, Phil's sauce bottles, fill sugar candies, handle money, make change, run credit cards, discounts, run cash till, take orders, they'll drink orders , pour beer , answer phone, take to go orders, take messages, change out steam table, make coffee, up sell, talked about daily specials, filled out chalkboard daily ( specials) , Bill salt and pepper shakers, clean bottle lids, sweep carpet, mop section, move tables, clean high chairs, watch booster seats, rotate ice for lemons and limes, make hot tea, put croutons on salad, start up mashed potatoes, cut greens, cook and make baked beans homemade, heat up mac and cheese, cut up meat, make a large salads, boiled squash, buy Band-Aids. Emptyed ashtray, sweep and clean patio, sell t-shirts, hand out t-shirts and aprons to new employees, train employees, wash cups . Use degreaser. Rotate meat in smoker, pull me out of smoker, wash smoker, drain Grease, open doors, take orders, up so dessert. Melt butter, taste test croutons, taste test new food, change receipt paper, make order list, fill pepper vinegar, make sweet potatoes, make baked potatoes, cook bacon, shine and freeze cups for beer. Stock styrofoam containers, run food, see people, act as hostess, clean menus, give menus, whip boots and tables, clean walls, stalk napkins and paper towels, clean bathrooms and rolls of toilet tissue and refurnished soap, mop and sweet bathroom before and after shift, tend to side work before and after shift, put in schedule requests.pay roll by hand

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Jaycee Bot
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To succeed as a server, you need excellent customer service skills, strong communication abilities, the ability to work efficiently under pressure, attention to detail, and a positive attitude. Familiarity with menu items and the ability to work well in a team are also important. Consider using Jobcase, along with other job search platforms, to find server positions in your area. Good luck!

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