Samantha James
Event Coordinator at Ballygally Castle Hotel- Claim this Profile
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Charlotte Farmer
Samantha is a delight to work with - she is very hard-working and always willing to help with a big smile. Samantha always treats guests with courtesy, professionalism and a warm welcome. She also works very well as part of a team, within departments and also across the hotel.
Niall Beatty
I had the pleasure of working with Samantha at the Culloden Estate And Spa. She was very reliable and always completed tasks to a high standard. She is truly made for the hospitality industry due to her natural interpersonal skills which guests adored her for. She always anticipated the guests needs and interests, showing her excellent customer service skills. This position has truly gave Samantha a great start to her career within the hospitality and tourism industry.
Charlotte Farmer
Samantha is a delight to work with - she is very hard-working and always willing to help with a big smile. Samantha always treats guests with courtesy, professionalism and a warm welcome. She also works very well as part of a team, within departments and also across the hotel.
Niall Beatty
I had the pleasure of working with Samantha at the Culloden Estate And Spa. She was very reliable and always completed tasks to a high standard. She is truly made for the hospitality industry due to her natural interpersonal skills which guests adored her for. She always anticipated the guests needs and interests, showing her excellent customer service skills. This position has truly gave Samantha a great start to her career within the hospitality and tourism industry.
Charlotte Farmer
Samantha is a delight to work with - she is very hard-working and always willing to help with a big smile. Samantha always treats guests with courtesy, professionalism and a warm welcome. She also works very well as part of a team, within departments and also across the hotel.
Niall Beatty
I had the pleasure of working with Samantha at the Culloden Estate And Spa. She was very reliable and always completed tasks to a high standard. She is truly made for the hospitality industry due to her natural interpersonal skills which guests adored her for. She always anticipated the guests needs and interests, showing her excellent customer service skills. This position has truly gave Samantha a great start to her career within the hospitality and tourism industry.
Charlotte Farmer
Samantha is a delight to work with - she is very hard-working and always willing to help with a big smile. Samantha always treats guests with courtesy, professionalism and a warm welcome. She also works very well as part of a team, within departments and also across the hotel.
Niall Beatty
I had the pleasure of working with Samantha at the Culloden Estate And Spa. She was very reliable and always completed tasks to a high standard. She is truly made for the hospitality industry due to her natural interpersonal skills which guests adored her for. She always anticipated the guests needs and interests, showing her excellent customer service skills. This position has truly gave Samantha a great start to her career within the hospitality and tourism industry.
Experience
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Ballygally Castle Hotel
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United Kingdom
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Event Coordinator
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Jun 2021 - Present
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CURRAN COURT HOTEL LIMITED
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United Kingdom
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Hospitality
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1 - 100 Employee
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Food And Beverage Assistant
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Aug 2020 - Jun 2021
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Selective Travel Management
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United Kingdom
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Travel Arrangements
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1 - 100 Employee
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Corporate Travel Consultant
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Jan 2020 - Jul 2020
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Hastings Hotels, Northern Ireland
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United Kingdom
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Hospitality
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100 - 200 Employee
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Receptionist
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Jun 2019 - Jan 2020
Providing excellent 5 Star customer service both internally and externally. Dealing with any queries with solutions to full potential. Communicating with each department through appointments and responsibilities. Using program systems such as Visual One. Handling cash and accounting.
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Food and Beverage Assistant
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Aug 2017 - Jun 2019
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Intership
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Aug 2017 - Jul 2018
Conferences and Banqueting: set-up of events, attention to detail, serving food in a specific routine, providing excellent customer service, solving any queries/issues, ensuring everyone has everything they need. Service may include events holding up to 550 people.Reception: completing day/night check list such as creating a ‘daily’ providing information to all departments of any events, offers, in-house guests and duty managers rotas. Providing a warm welcome from start to finish when checking in and checking out a guest – insuring correct information is serviced as well becoming aware of any services the guest may require. Updating emails and replying to any outstanding. Answering out-going phone calls and in-house calls. Using radio technology to contact any department if needed. Crozier Bar: cleaning and re-stocking duties, dealing with customer queries, taking food orders and serving food, bar work, coffee making skills, bistro training, providing excellent customer service, catering to celebrity personnel requirements with affected time keeping. Mitre Restaurant: taking food orders, serving food using an effective system using numbers, ensuring restaurant is ready for dinner/ready for breakfast, ensuring a five-star standard is provided, cleaning and resetting tables, dealing with customer queries, reating an experience for the customer through fine-dining/afternoon teas, offering a warm welcome from start to finish.
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Rubys Bar - Larne
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Larne, Northen Ireland
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Waitress
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Sep 2013 - Dec 2016
Taking food orders and serving food, dealing with customer queries, cleaning and resetting tables, bar work, cleaning and re-stocking duties, basic fire training, assistant supervisor duties e.g. organising events for customers, responsibilities of other workers roles ensuring they are completed correctly, catering to celebrity personnel requirements e.g. ensuring Celebrity guests receive the highest of standards when visiting/preforming in the nightclub, providing a high standard of customer service.
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Education
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Ulster University
Bachelor of Science - BS, International Travel and Tourism -
Northern Regional College
Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma in Travel and Tourism, Travel and Tourism -
Slemish Integrated College
GCSE's