Your career after doing Hotel Management

Hotel management career

With eating out and partying becoming a second nature to people, hotel business - big or small - is proliferating. Demand for trained professionals has been constantly growing in this industry. Due to the increasing salary and improving nature of job, career in hotel industry is now a respected option.

 A job in the hotel industry is all about making others happy and comfortable. You should be aware of the tactics to gel with the guests.

Admission to the industry is totally based on one's performance in the written admission test, personal interview and group discussion. Admission to government recognized hotel management institutes is through a common entrance test.

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Remuneration:

The initial salary is Rs 15,000-Rs 20,000, which can go upto Rs 35,000 with 2-3 years of hardwork. After graduation, one can join as a management trainee and after 18 months of training program, you can get the position of assistant restaurant manager & earn about Rs 25,000. After two years excluding training period, if you are eligible for restaurant manager then you can earn around Rs 30,000 - Rs 35,000 per month along with perks.

Five-Star hotels require trained staff for following departments:

• Food and Beverage (F&B)
• Housekeeping
• Accounting
• Marketing
• Recreation
• Computer Applications
• Financial Management
• Engineering
• Maintenance
• Security
• Fire Fighting
• Public Relations

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 Eligibility to pursue a career in hotel management:

• Students who have successfully completed their 10+2 are eligible to pursue a degree, diploma, or a certificate course in the field.
• If you have completed your graduation then you will be eligible for the post graduate program in hotel management.

Career prospects:

A student who has earned a degree or diploma in hotel management can work in the below mentioned sectors:

• Club Management
• Hotels and Restaurants
• Hospital Administration and Catering
• Airline Catering and Cabin Services
• Guest Houses
• Cruise Ship Hotel Management
• Forest Lodges
• Hotel & Catering Institutes
• Catering departments- shipping companies, banks, armed forces, and railways
• Hotel & Tourism Associations

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