Join the Palmer House Hilton as a full-time Guest Service Agent and experience the opulence and beauty of Chicago’s most iconic hotel.

Be a part of 150 years of world-class service and carry it forward into the next century! Centrally located in downtown Chicago’s loop and accessible to public transportation makes it easy to get to. If you’re ready to welcome guests from all over the world at Illinois largest Hilton Hotel & Resorts property, then we want you to be a part of our team! As a Guest Service Agent, you would be responsible for greeting and registering guests and checking guests out of the hotel in the hotel's continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability.  

 

Shift Patterns: Candidates should be available for all shifts. 

• 7 AM - 3:30 PM 
• 3 PM - 11:30 PM 
• 11 PM - 7 AM 

Pay Rate: $22.00 per hour (pay increases to $23 per hour after probationary period of 90 days)

Here are some perks you can enjoy when joining our team:
• Flexible schedules
• Health insurance 
• Career growth and development 
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Recognition and rewards programs
• Go Hilton travel discount program 
• Best-in-Class Paid Time Off (PTO)  
• Supportive parental leave
• Employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - purchase Hilton shares at 15% discount
• Debt-free education: Access to a wide variety of educational credentials (ex. college degrees, high school completion, English-language learning, digital literacy, professional certificates and more)
 

 

What will I be doing?

As a Guest Service Agent, you would be responsible for greeting and registering guests and checking guests out of the hotel in the hotel's continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability. Specifically, you would be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Greet guests and complete the registration process to include, but not limited to, inputting and retrieving information from the computer, confirmation of guest information and room rate, selection of rooms, coding electronic keys, promoting marketing programs, providing a welcome packet and ensuring guest knows location of room and/or has a bell person accompany him/her

• Assist guests with check-out including, but not limited to, ensuring rooms and services are correctly accounted, using the point-of-sale system, handling money, processing credit and debit cards, accepting and recording various forms of payment, converting foreign currency, making change and processing gift certificates and cards

• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of hotel information including, but not limited to, room categories, room rates, packages, promotions, the local area and other general product knowledge and answer guest questions and inquiries

• Use up-selling techniques to promote hotel services and facilities and to maximize room occupancy

• Respond to guest inquiries and requests and resolve issues in a timely, friendly and efficient manner

• Field guest complaints, conduct research and resolve and negotiate solutions for guest satisfaction

• Receive, input, retrieve and relay messages to guests