Corporate Receptionist, 4 years | Front desk for a 600-employee office
Receptionist with nine years of experience running front desks for corporate offices, including a 1,200-seat technology campus. Manages visitor access, the switchboard, meeting room bookings and courier desk, and supervises two junior receptionists.
Welcome, do come inAnswered by the third ringThe calm at the frontEvery name rememberedNo guest left waitingFirst impressions, every timeWelcome, do come inAnswered by the third ringThe calm at the frontEvery name rememberedNo guest left waitingFirst impressions, every time
i. Please, come in
The first face. The calm voice.
Receptionist with nine years of experience running front desks for corporate offices, including a 1,200-seat technology campus. Manages visitor access, the switchboard, meeting room bookings and courier desk, and supervises two junior receptionists.
— Shalini Fernandes
At your service
Bengaluru, Karnataka● here to help
ii. At the front desk
What I look after
Everything that keeps a front office warm, calm and running — greeting, phones, scheduling and the hundred quiet things nobody notices when they're done well.
#StrengthDepthLevel
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Corporate front desk
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Visitor management systems
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EPABX switchboard
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Meeting room booking
1
VIP and client visits
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Courier and mail desk
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Security and access protocols
1
Vendor coordination
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MS Outlook and Excel
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Team supervision
iii. A day at the desk
Calm from open to close
A reception desk is the whole organisation in one person's smile. People decide how they feel about a place in the first thirty seconds, and that's my thirty seconds. So I greet everyone by the third ring and before they finish crossing the lobby, I keep the calendar honest, I remember that Mr. Rao takes his coffee black — and no matter how many lines are ringing, the person in front of me never feels rushed. Poise is the whole job.
Open — desk ready, calendar checked, lobby warm before the first guest arrives.
Greet — every visitor welcomed by name where I can, signed in, and never left waiting alone.
Route — calls answered by the third ring, messages taken accurately, the right person found fast.
Anticipate — the meeting that's running late, the guest who looks lost, the water that needs refilling.
Close — desk tidy, tomorrow's diary confirmed, nothing left hanging for the morning.
iv. The guestbook
Ten years at the front
Senior Receptionist and Front Office Coordinator
Technology services company campus
Run the main lobby with two receptionists, checking in around 150 visitors, interview candidates and vendors a day. Moved visitor entry from paper registers to a digital system with ID scans and pre-registration by hosts.
3 years
Receptionist
Law firm
Handled the switchboard, client arrivals and partner calendars with strict confidentiality. Maintained the courier log for court documents, making sure urgent filings left on time. Organised conference room bookings and refreshments for client meetings.
1 year
Front Desk Associate
Business hotel
Checked in guests, handled reservations and answered queries about local travel. Resolved room complaints with housekeeping and recorded handovers for the next shift.
v. Trained
Study
B.A. in Communication
Autonomous college
Diploma in Front Office Operations
Hotel management institute
vi. Certified
Credentials
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Basic First Aid, certified training…
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Fire Warden Training, building safety…
vii. Kind words & kudos
Quietly appreciated
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Top front-office rating — 3 years runningPrestige Corporate Towers staff review
'Face of the Building' recognitionVoted by tenants & executives
2021
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Zero missed-call record — 6 months6-line switchboard, peak season
2020
viii. The lobby
Where I welcome the day
Swap these for real front-office photos in the admin panel.
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The welcome desk
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Morning lobby
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Guest sign-in
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The switchboard
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Meeting-room board
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A warm reception
ix. Notes from the desk
On first impressions
JUN 2026
The first thirty seconds
Why the walk from the door to the desk decides how a visitor feels about your whole organisation — and how I own it.
Read note →MAR 2026
Answer by the third ring
Small standards, big trust. The tiny front-desk habits that quietly tell people they're in good hands.
Read note →NOV 2025
Poise under six ringing lines
How to keep the person in front of you feeling unhurried while the whole office is calling at once.
Read note →
x. The visitors
What they say
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Ananya is the calmest presence in the building. Clients arrive flustered and somehow leave the front desk smiling. She sets the tone for the entire office.
Facilities DirectorPrestige Corporate Towers
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She remembered my name and my appointment before I said a word, on my second-ever visit. That's a rare kind of care.
Ms. IyerRegular visitor
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In four years at the clinic she never once let a worried family feel like a number. Front desk is hospitality, and she's the best of it.
Clinic ManagerApollo Speciality Clinic
xi. For offices & institutions
Reserve the front desk
🛎️ AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE & Q1 2027 OPENINGS · HAPPY TO TRIAL A SHIFT
Current roleSenior Receptionist and Front Office Coordinator, Technology services company campus
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