Careers in the Hospitality Industry

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Careers in the Hospitality Industry

• Dr. Brian Miller

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Careers in the Hospitality Industry

• Overview
• The Hospitality Industry offers a wide array of
  exciting job opportunities.
• Goal
• The goal of this lesson is to introduce students
  to the myriad of career opportunities that exist
  in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry and to
  help guide students in choosing any such career.

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Objectives

• At the end of this lesson students will be able
  to
• Identify and explain different career types
  available in each segment of the industry
  (hotels, food service, travel, tourism, etc.)
• Understand the goals of job placement
• Understand how and when to start searching for a
  job in the industry

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Industry Segments
Hotels Food Service Travel Tourism Supporting
Industries
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Hotels

• Rooms
• Food Beverage
• Human Resources
• Accounting
• Engineering
• Sales Marketing
• Catering

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Food Service

• Independent Restaurants
• Corporate Restaurants
• Franchised Restaurants
• Managed Services
• education
• healthcare
• business industry (BI)
• Catering

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Travel

• Cruise Lines
• Airlines
• Amtrak
• Bus Lines
• Rental Car Agencies
• Resorts
• Travel Agencies

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Tourism

• Amusement Parks
• National, State, and Regional Parks
• Adventure / Eco -Tourism
• Governmental Tourism Offices
• Corporate Meeting Planner

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Supporting Industries

• Food Service Distributors
• Chemical Suppliers
• Hard Goods
• Hardware Support Development
• Software Support Development
• Beverage Distributors
• Real Estate
• Consulting

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Goals of Job Placement

• Starting salary, possibilities of raises
• Personal satisfaction
• self-expression
• creativity
• initiative
• independence
• Professional goals

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When To Start

• This Semester
• Set Goals
• Search for Opportunities
• Get Involved
• Write a Resume
• If you have to work - make it count
• Take Care of Yourself

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