Hotel Manager CV Keywords: Skills & ATS Terms to Include

Hotel management CVs are judged on commercial and guest metrics: occupancy, ADR, RevPAR, guest scores and P&L. Name the property type and size so recruiters can compare like with like.

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Hotel Manager hard skills

Core competencies recruiters and ATS filters search for.

Hotel operationsRevenue managementP&L managementGuest experienceFront office managementFood and beverage operationsHousekeeping operationsBudgetingStaff schedulingBrand standardsUpsellingHealth and safety compliance

Hotel Manager tools & software

Use the exact product names from the job ad.

Opera PMSMewsProtelIDeaSDuettoMicros POSBooking.com and Expedia extranetsMedallia / ReviewPro

Hotel Manager certifications & qualifications

Write the full name and the acronym, with the year.

Hospitality management degreeAHLEI Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA)Level 3 Food SafetyPersonal licence (UK alcohol sales)First Aid

Hotel Manager soft skills

Show these through achievements rather than listing them alone.

LeadershipGuest focusCommercial awarenessComposure under pressureCoachingMulticultural team management

Hotel Manager action verbs

Start each bullet with one of these instead of "Responsible for".

IncreasedLedManagedImprovedLaunchedReducedDeliveredTrainedAchievedOpened

Weak vs strong hotel manager CV bullets

Managed the hotel.

Ran a 140-room 4-star hotel with 65 staff, growing RevPAR 18% year on year while holding payroll at 29% of revenue.

Improved guest reviews.

Raised the hotel's TripAdvisor ranking from #34 to #9 in the city through a guest-recovery programme and staff training.

Examples are illustrative. Only use figures you can back up in an interview.

ATS tip for hotel manager CVs

Include the metrics recruiters search for — "RevPAR", "ADR", "occupancy" — alongside your results.

How to use these keywords

  1. Start from the job description, not this list. Keywords that appear in the ad matter most — paste it into the job description keyword extractor to pull them out.
  2. Only include skills you genuinely have. You will be asked about them.
  3. Put the most important keywords in both your Skills section and your experience bullets.
  4. Use the employer's exact wording (e.g. "Opera PMS", not a synonym).
  5. Keep formatting simple: single column, standard headings, no text inside images.

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