I’m very excited about this master class because we’re starting a new series called careers after twelve and in we’re gonna tell you everything you want to know about having a career in the hotel management field
Hotel management
hotel
management the first question on your mind is where can I get a job once I
finish this degree so I’ve looked at all the career options all the job options
and categorize them into five or six different categories so the first kind of
job that you will get will be typically at large group branded hotels like the
Taj Group of hotels ITC at Hilton Marriott over always etc
Hotel management Merchant Navy
The second kind of job that you could get could be at restaurant chains fast-food chains at resorts and clubs the third kind of area where hospitality graduates from Hotel Management typically get employed are the Merchant Navy and cruise ships another interesting area is flight kitchens and also hospitals in their catering and administration and there’s always government departments,that you can work for which include railways tourism boards Armed Forces banks etc
What can be the benefit of hotel management
That
you can work for which include railways tourism boards Armed Forces banks etc
you can work for which include railways tourism boards Armed Forces banks etc
now
let’s look at some of the advantages of pursuing this career so I’m going to
quickly take you through advantages and disadvantages now the advantages are
the first one out there is you’re in your 12th standard and you’re thinking can
I pursue this degree no matter which subject I’ve taken and yes that’s one of
the big advantages you can pursue a career in hotel management irrespective of
whichever subjects you’re pursuing right now in your 12th standard you could be
doing arts Commerce or science this degree is open to you
let’s look at some of the advantages of pursuing this career so I’m going to
quickly take you through advantages and disadvantages now the advantages are
the first one out there is you’re in your 12th standard and you’re thinking can
I pursue this degree no matter which subject I’ve taken and yes that’s one of
the big advantages you can pursue a career in hotel management irrespective of
whichever subjects you’re pursuing right now in your 12th standard you could be
doing arts Commerce or science this degree is open to you
The second advantage is you could have a life long career and you could even work abroad one other advantage that you gain when you train well in this field is that you can hop across segments so Hospitality graduates are often recruited by other industries as well because primarily the skill that you’re gaining is all about customer service and interaction so the industries that will happily pick you up include aviation tourism retailing banking insurance and many others so now that we’re looking at some interesting advantages
Some Disadvantages of hotel management
I also need to talk about some of the disadvantages that this career offers for you the first being the working hours can be quite long and you may also be called upon to work on Sundays and weekends and the salary initially is not as high and as you would expect but you could get to a level that you desire going forward there’s also a lot of patience and perseverance that you require to pursue this career let’s talk about the skills that are required for you to be successful in this field
the first and foremost skills because primarily like I said this job is all about customer interaction interaction with people it’s a people business so the biggest skill that you would require is communication skills and having a pleasing personality you need to be a people person with a service heart and the ability to network with a wide variety of people at various points in time a few other skills like analytical skills and logical reasoning will also be tested in the entrance exam
I do all this I go through the courses I go through the exams what is the salary level that I can expect well at the starting level in a hotel management feel the salary that you could expect could be anything between 15,000 rupees a month going up to 22,000 rupees a month and after a short while or maybe a year or two you could get on to a salary level of 30,000 to 40,000 rupees a month so wish you all the best and good luck to pursue this beautiful career in Hotel Management