Intern in Food and Beverage

The hotel server plays a decisive role in customer satisfaction. From the simple café to the bar until the complete meal in the restaurant, his tasks may be different depending on his assignment … Always with the aim of providing a quality service. The server is in daily contact with international customers. This internship is therefore useful for developing its language levels. A restaurant internship would be the best way to start your career in the hospitality field. Kitchen internships are always a great way to learn how to work as a team and to organize yourself.

A wide variety of courses will allow you to do an internship in service abroad.
Some hospitality professionals look for students with certain skills rather than training. So you can integrate this kind of hotel even if you are from a business school, engineering or university.
As for luxury hotels, the deal is quite different. Indeed, they need people already trained in good practices in the hotel sector. Thus, training in hospitality and / or catering CAP, BTS or university is required to enter these prestigious institutions.

To be a good waiter in the hotel industry, it is necessary to show some essential qualities.

First of all, you have to have a sense of service at any event and to be able to develop an excellent relationship with travelers. Patience, courtesy and discretion are the order of the day. It is important to know how to satisfy the demands of more or less demanding customers.

Then, the presentation of the server must be perfect. A sober outfit and a neat image are necessary. Indeed, this last must directly reflect the image of the hotel and the quality of its offer.

Finally, it is important to be organized and rigorous. During peak hours, the trainee may have to manage multiple clients and tables at the same time. It is therefore necessary to know how to memorize the orders and not to confuse them under pain of generating discontent at the customer.

In general, being dynamic will make things a lot easier. Indeed, one must assume a versatile position and sometimes subject to increased demand during meal times.

Developed skills during an internship abroad in Food and Beverage

A waiter internship in the Food and Beverage department of a hotel allows you to progress on various aspects.

This internship will allow you to learn the quality standards of the hotel industry: offer impeccable service, prevent customers from waiting and be at their disposal. To do this, you will be able to present the dishes with precision and memorize the orders. For all these tasks, you will be trained in the rules of hygiene and safety specific to the field of restoration. Finally you will master the fundamentals of the management of stocks of provisions.

The internship being abroad, you will have the opportunity to progress in languages. English, Spanish, German … everything will depend on your destination. Today, it is important to master English fluently, or even a second living language. Working in a team and in contact with customers will allow you to exchange regularly with international contacts. In total immersion, your oral fluency should evolve rapidly. Of course, it will also allow you to add another facet to your resume. Companies are becoming more international and their targets are from all walks of life. Even in France, it is an essential skill in the job market.

Finally, you will be able to develop a whole range of transversal skills for your professional success. The adaptability to have been able to evolve in a country where the culture and the methods of work are different. But also dynamism, the sense of detail, teamwork … to name a few. All these values ​​will be useful to you in the future, both professionally and personally.

We have service internships available all over Europe, especially in France, the UK and Spain !