Hotel Jobs

With the growth of hotel industry, propelled by increasing foreign and domestic business and tourism travel, the demand for well-trained quality personnel has grown tremendously. The career opportunities in this field are not limited to domestic placements only, there are multinational chains of hotels, which operate internationally providing scope for career openings abroad.

Opportunity Galore
There is a high demand of Indian Hotel Managers and staff in the international hotel industry. This is particularly so in the Middle East, in cities like Dubai. One reason is that the local population of trained manpower is very limited and there are practically no hotel management institutions in these countries.

The manpower shortage is also being felt in developed countries in Europe (including the UK), the USA, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong etc. They all like to hire Indian hotel and restaurant managers because of their high educational level, quality of education standards in some hotel management schools in India and the experience, which they gain by working in the Indian hotel.

Career Options
Global growth and development of tourism having opened up innumerable openings, professionals can look for bright career opportunities to get absorbed as :

Managers in hotel and allied industry Hospitality Executives Chefs Faculty in Hotel Management Catering Officers in Cruiselines / Ships Marketing Executives in Hotel / Multinational companies Managers in Tourism Development Corporations Entrepreneurship ventures Housekeeping Accounting Marketing Financial management

The Job Demands
The diversity of experience in Hotel Management is greater than in any other profession. Hotel industry involves combination of various skills like management, food and beverage service, housekeeping, front office operation, sales and marketing, accounting etc. With the increasing competition in the Hotel Industry, there is a great demand for qualified manpower and consequently students who pass out from the premier institutes of hotel management and catering technology are in great demand.

The Must Have's
The Aspirants must possess skills, knowledge and attitude to efficiently discharge supervisory responsibilities in the operational areas of Food Production, Food and Beverage Service, Front Office Operation and House Keeping. The Employers look forgive preference to the professionals with substantial managerial inputs in subjects such as Sales and Marketing, Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Hotel and Catering Law, Property Management, Entrepreneurship development, and other related subjects.

Eligibility
With hotels coming up in record numbers to cater to the ever-growing domestic and international travelers, the demand for trained professionals has multiplied in the industry. International Hotel Industry prefers candidates with a Degree or Diploma in Hotel Management from a recognized Institute.

There is a tremendous opportunity for working abroad if you have done a Hotel Management degree in India and have joined the hospitality industry. Visas for such persons are being granted with a fast track procedure.