Experiences

Work Experience

Chiba Indy

Aside from my internship work, I have worked as a hostess at two different restaurants. I first hosted at a sushi restaurant called Chiba. This was a smaller locally owned restaurant. My duties as a hostess often extended into helping bus tables and assist servers on top of coordinating reservations and seating guests. This particular hosting experience taught me the importance of initiative. Often times the servers would get rushed all at once, so I would step in to help them run food and bus. By taking the initiative to do tasks outside of my job expectations, my co-workers and I were able to give our customers the best experience possible. This job helped shape my interpersonal skills from customer interaction, which I greatly enjoyed. I also loved the fast pace of the restaurant that helped teach me to think and act on my feet.

Provision

This past summer I worked as hostess at a fine-dining restaurant called Provision. This hosting job was unlike my previous job as I worked with another host each shift. This was a new challenge because I was used to working on my own. However, I found that working with another host actually made things run much more smoothly. By dividing up our tasks, we were able to work much more efficiently. We were also able to problem solve together when dealing with things such as specific customer requests. I was able to utilize my planning skills to be organized and detail oriented to meet the fine-dining expectations of the customers.