Are you looking for help on how to be a waitress? Don't panic. Getting started is actually fairly simple.
Larger establishments have a regular procedure for training new staff. They will teach you exactly how to greet the table, take the order, submit your order to the kitchen, present the bill, etc. Some places even have a regular training session for their current staff. It is wise to learn the way they want things done. This gives you the basics. The will get you started.
If you want to make some serious money as a waitress there is MUCH more you can learn that your current employer doesn't really care about. The business you work for is concerned with their profit. You should be concerned with your profit as well. Once you get the basics down you will want to learn how to be a waitress that makes large tips.
There are subtle human behaviors you can learn that will increase your "likeability" to your customers. There are many little techniques that take most waitresses years to learn through experience. Start observing what others do well, and if you are asked to "shadow" a current waitress make sure you observe what seems to put her customers off as well.
The hardest part of learning how to be a waitress is getting hired as a rookie. Be positive, energetic and honest when you apply. Your enthusiasm should make up for your lack of experience. Land your first job and learn the basics of waitressing from that establishment. Then take the time to learn how to be a waitress with an above average income!
It's amazing how FEW waitresses actually take the time to learn a few simple methods that would explode their income while working the same shifts!
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- Patti Farnham (author of "Gratuity Ingenuity, The secret art of bigger tips")
From bars to fine dining establishments she lived on her tips and discovered, tested and refined these simple to learn methods that can dramatically increase your tips!
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Today's Short Tip on Tips!
(new one everyday!)
Here’s a quick way to make sure you are focusing on your customer:
Make sure to talk very little about yourself. Ask open ended questions about them, and follow up their answers with other questions. Stay in the moment and make sure you don’t seem uninterested or detached from their answers.
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