Why choose a career in hospitality?
If a career in hospitality conjures images of overworked waitresses, think again. This industry accounts for 1 in 10 jobs in the UK and offers career opportunities to suit the most ambitious individuals. The industry in the UK has expanded in the past five years, with this growth reflected in the increased amount of opportunities for graduates and managers looking to make a sideways move into an exciting new sector.
Exciting is not a word traditionally associated with hospitality but this article should go some distance to dispelling the myth that a career in this industry is all about low wages, low skills and no prospects.
A career in hospitality is unusual in that it requires its managers to possess a combination of business savvy and artistic creativity. It allows professionals to develop their own combination of skills and interests and to find a position corresponding to their own unique profile.
Because of its wide range of business activities and specialisations, hospitality also permits professionals to shift direction as their interests change and grow, with plenty of flexibility to follow new trends and opportunities and to keep up with rapid technological developments.
If you have energy, creativity and a true entrepreneurial spirit, you will be able to reach positions of responsibility very early on in your career. Hospitality allows rapid upward mobility - boundless opportunities in a field where new areas are opening up every day.
Not just new areas but new territories. This is a genuinely global industry and one that encourages an international career. Wherever you choose to work, you will find yourself with people from many different backgrounds, where your knowledge of different languages and cultures will be put to good use and your ability to work in a multicultural setting will make all the difference.
