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Carson Strickland

Columbia,SC

Summary

Senior Services Management major with a concentration in Tourism and Hospitality. My professional background includes years of customer facing experience where I have gained the art and skill of forging relationships with guests to create meaningful professional connections.


I believe that hospitality is about creating and maintaining good relationships with guests and creating a dynamic team in which we can utilize our strengths, mitigate and work on opportunity areas, and create a system that can serve the needs of our clientele.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Front Desk Agent/Hilton Brand Ambassador

Hilton Homewood Suites
05.2024 - 08.2024

. Executed daily tasks of operations, including guest reports, completing reservation requests and assigning rooms, greeting Hilton Honors members with complimentary gifts, and solving guest inquiries

. Coordinated alongside other hotel departments to assure guest satisfaction and property maintenance were exceptional

. Forged relationships with guests as part of the Hilton Brand Ambassador program during social hours and developed leads with interested clientele

. Completed property sweeps alongside the sales department to find leads interested in renting event spaces or those looking to book block reservations

Hostess

Black Rooster
02.2023 - 08.2023

. Supported servers, food runners, and bussers with keeping dining area ready for every guest.


. Worked with front of house staff to move tables and adjust seating to accommodate groups with special requests.


. Took reservations and to-go orders by phone, answered customer questions, and informed of accurate wait times.


. Answered customer questions about hours, seating, and menu information.

Front Desk Agent

Holiday Inn Express And Suites
04.2022 - 08.2022

. Showcased a friendly and inviting demeanor when interacting with guests to assure comfort and professionalism

. Collaborated alongside the sales team to block out large reservations for large groups of people, including wedding parties and construction crews with over 100 individual accounts

. Executed daily ARC reports to assess the hotel's competition's prices and assured competitive pricing with six nearby hotels in the area

. Maintained relations with property owners and the IHG corporate office to ensure proper procedures on property to assure guest expectations are met and exceeded

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Services Management-Tourism And Hospitality

University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
08-2025

Skills

Guest Relations

Professional Networking

Group Collaboration

Idea Generation

Leadership

Communication

Certification

. Bartending Training - TIPS

Timeline

Front Desk Agent/Hilton Brand Ambassador

Hilton Homewood Suites
05.2024 - 08.2024

Hostess

Black Rooster
02.2023 - 08.2023

Front Desk Agent

Holiday Inn Express And Suites
04.2022 - 08.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Services Management-Tourism And Hospitality

University of South Carolina
Carson Strickland