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Minggu, 19 Desember 2010

Hospitality Industry Jobs and Careers

But let's take a few steps back to the schooling and qualifications necessary. There is a wide network of schools, colleges and universities supporting the industry. Aspirants for executive level positions can sign up for a hospitality management degree. It could be an Associate or Bachelor's Degree, and the candidate would be able to apply for high-paying jobs at brand name hotel groups and companies right after getting the degree.

Most people outside the hospitality industry assume that jobs and careers in this service sector are simple to get and perform. But the reality is far more complex and most positions require plenty of training, hard work, experience and people skills. From hotel maids and wait staff to general managers and cooks, everyone needs to have an innate ability to anticipate and give customers what they require.

At the staff level, the hundreds of workers who keep the hotel operational require more experience than schooling. At the entry level, plenty of are temporary or seasonal jobs that pay every week and have no benefits. But employment is plentiful and the wages are lovely.

Those who require to work in restaurants and hotel kitchens require to go to a culinary institution. This will be more of a hands-on schooling which polishes the skills and talent of potential and future cooks and kitchen assistants. Note that cooks rank near the top in the hotel hierarchy, right behind the general managers of the hotel and the restaurant.

But it is always simpler to know where the lovely jobs are, and how to apply for these positions. Chain hotels and restaurants usually leave the executive level hiring to a centralized HR department. Candidates will require to visit the career sections on the sites of the major hotel companies and generate a profile to browse and apply for current openings by city and country.

Somebody willing to work hard has a lovely chance of being made permanent with all the attendant benefits. Also note that plenty of of the top executives in the hospitality industry today have worked their way up from the bottom. Irrespective of their current position or schooling, everyone has the chance to grab hold of a long-term career in hospitality.

This means that there is a lovely chance that a hotel or restaurant will be in require of staff at any given point of time. So calling the manager, walking-in for a meet or sending a direct electronic mail would not be out of line. In fact, it may very well work faster than applying through a hospitality jobs web-site or a human resource firm.

Lower level positions are often filled by individual hotels through local classifieds. Checking the papers and city-based classified sites like Craigslist is recommended. Note that the staff turnover rate for hotels and restaurants is comparatively high compared to other service industries.

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