How to go for a bright career in hotel jobs?

There was a time when being a steward, waitress, cook, receptionist, in hotels where considered to be as low esteem/profile jobs. The times have changed now. With growth of hospitality sector there has been incredible growth in profiles for hotel jobs seekers .Now the hotels want professionals with a specialized education in this sector and as you say need creates demands which is a fundamental economic rule, this has further created specialized education stream known as hotel management.

You usually search many things before opting for a career in hotel jobs. But some factors are there for you to analyze yourself before heading forward:

• It is very important to know what particular interests you have or what type of jobs in hospitality sector you would like to go after your course completion. Hotel management also involves hospitality jobs for aviation industry, travel industry, forest lounges, and catering industry.

• There are types of job profile in such sectors as front office operation, housekeeping, management, food and beverage service, accounting, sales and marketing. The one that interests you can take you to right direction. Roles usually involved as managers, executives, chef, front office managers, and facility managers.

• Finding the right college/ school of hotel management. 10+2 with 50% marks are the minimum requirements and selection criteria to apply for an undergraduate course.   A certificate course is also there for one’s who don’t have 50 % marks.

• It is wise to opt for an institute that’s provides training cum placement cell.    

This is a glamorous line so apart from your skills in communication and reasoning you may need to work on personality development also. You need to be quite poised in your temperament so that you can handle situations under pressure and this is quite mandatory for hotel professionals.