Hotel Managemet: Cheese & Chivalry!

From a front office to housekeeping, from managing kitchen to marketing for the hotel, from cooking up recipes to serving delicacies, hotel management course offers assorted jobs that one can opt based on one’s choice and skills. What adds attraction to it is chivalry of the profession and its non-gender based nature – male chefs and women marketers.

If you are doubtful about the scope in the career, the following economic statistics should give a clear insight of the future of hotel industry – The hotel industry is increasing at a rate of 15% every year, By 2011 there would be around 40 international hotel brands in India, and the demand for the service of hotels is more than the supply of it!
Whether for range of careers it provides or the strength of its economy, hotel management can surely be good pick.

Would this career suit me ??

Of course no amount of education in hospitality spells success for a student if they do not show certain personality traits that are vital for working in hospitality industry.Those are :

  • Friendly, helpful & outgoing personality
  • Ability to take responsibility and self confidence
  • To work well with others
  • Interest in people of all backgrounds
  • Organising and administrative ability
  • A good health to withstand irregular hours of work
  • Staying  unruffled in inevitable crises
  • A good memory for faces (as regular gustes appreciate recognition)

Where will I work ??

Lots of lucrative and interesting openings are there for hotel management graduates in various fields like:

  • Hotel & Restaurant management
  • Airline Catering and Cabin Services
  • Club management
  • Cruise Ship Hotel Management
  • Hotel and Tourism Association
  • Forest Lodges and Guest Houses
  • Institutional Management (supervising canteens in college, schools, in factories, company guest houses etc.
  • Catering departments of railways, banks, armed forces, shipping Co. etc.
  • Self employment

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How do I pursue this career ?

How do I pursue this career ??

» The career Chronology for hotel management is:

» Minimum qualification required to go for a course in hotel management is 10+2.

» There is no restriction of subjects taken in 10+2 Students of any subject stream can opt for hotel management

» One can also pursue it after  graduation as a secod degree.

» One can enter this field through hotel management institutes which conduct test on aptitude and general english.

» Hotel Management courses are usually of three-year duration leading to the grant of a diploma / degree

» There is also certificate courses available duration varying from 6 months to 1 year.

» post graduate degree is also available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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