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A Catering Coordinator job is just one of a list of hospitality jobs available in the food and beverage industry. There are hotel and catering jobs in constant demand, as people are always going to have to travel or plan wedding receptions, conventions and events. When it comes to looking for hospitality jobs at a hotel or in the food industry, a catering coordinator job can be a fun and exciting job if you like detail work, decorating and planning events. It helps to have some sales ability, and a general knowledge of food and customer service.

A Catering Coordinator generally works with a meeting or event planner, or in the case of a wedding, the bride and her family. Generally, a customer will come in with a day and time for the event and a few ideas, but they have no idea how to execute them, or whether they are appropriate for what they are planning. It is the catering coordinator’s job to advise them on what works and what doesn’t in order to make their event a success and meet or exceed their expectations or visions they might have for how it should go.

For example, Fettuccine Alfredo is not a good menu choice for 300 people, and neither is Steak, as neither of these items will hold well or be of top quality when served for that many people. Maybe substituting prime rib or chicken parmesan on a bed of rice instead would be a better idea because they would be of top quality when served, since they hold better in a heat cart. It is part of a catering coordinator’s job to tailor a menu that would satisfy the planner’s ideas, yet be feasible to fit the size of the group.



If you have decided that this kind of job would be something you would be interested in, then you need to find a source that would list hospitality jobs. There are specialized websites for the industry that have hotel and catering jobs listed. Hospitality jobs at hotels are the easiest catering coordinator jobs to find because larger convention hotels may have several catering coordinators. It is also a good place to get training in banquets. If you don’t have the background required you can work your way up to these positions.

Another source of catering hospitality jobs can be event halls, sporting arenas, riverboat cruise ships and golf courses. Many golf courses offer wedding packages that may include condo rentals, wedding and reception packages, and corporate golf retreats. This type of catering coordinator job is usually a more intimate type of setting with smaller numbers, but can be more upscale than hotel planning. Generally, the Chef and Food and Beverage Director will set up the pre-arranged menu offerings, or can help the catering coordinator come up with special menus and pricing to fit a group’s needs.

Catering coordinator jobs can also be with a large catering company, where the catering is coordinated to be held at a site the customer has chosen, whether that be a park, a riding stable, winery or barn party. This type of catering coordination involves analyzing the equipment available at the site and how the event will be set up. This is much more detailed catering coordinating and is called offsite catering. Menu selection and napkin colors are a minor part of coordinating the event. You have to work with the planner, the location, and the coordination of delivery and set up of the event.

Hotel and catering jobs can be varied depending on what area of catering coordinating you choose to pursue. It involves a great deal of detail, innovation and creativity to be highly successful. If you do not have a background in food, it can be a good idea to start out in a hotel banquet department to see how different menus, ideas and decorating work to take an event over the top. Once you have seen a wide variety of table settings, centerpieces, appetizer and menu selections, music, dance floor set-ups and drink service, you can learn about how many appetizers to plan per person, what food choices are the most popular, and what centerpieces and decorating offer the best themes.

Of course, there are some catering coordinator jobs that specialize only in weddings, such as a wedding planner. These are normally people who have planned their own and helped friends plan their weddings, and they decide they want to do it for a living. There are many wedding planners that can plan a fantasy wedding reception with ease. That may come with experience over a period of time, and they tend to be very creative when it comes to decorating and coordination.

The downside of the wedding planner profession is that you usually have to please more than the bride, you have to satisfy the person paying for the wedding which may be the mother or father, so you may have varying opinions as to how the event should be, or you could have issues with getting paid if they are disappointed. Most good wedding planners are experts in coming up with ideas that compromise everyone’s ideas to make them all happy, and make sure that all parties know what to expect the day of the wedding. Since this is an emotional event, they usually will have strong expectations and meeting or exceeding those expectations is paramount to the success. Of course all hotel and catering jobs have this requirement.

When it comes to getting catering coordinator jobs, there are several ways to achieve it. You can look for hotel and catering jobs in person at golf courses, hotels or event halls. You can find a list of wedding planners or websites that list hospitality jobs, hotel and catering jobs and save a lot of time in your job search.
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