Friday, March 16, 2018

You gotta believe....



I’ve talked to and recruited lots of hospitality students: I’m always surprised that many don’t believe their true potential. They spend 4 years at a school that specializes in hospitality management, take courses in every major hospitality discipline, engage in work-study and internship programs, find summer jobs that expose them to different parts of the industry, and learn about all the latest trends and practices: even so, they often don’t understand how they’ve benefitted from all that.  Companies that recruit will probably have a better understanding of what students know and offer than they themselves do: recruits may want a line level position but recruiters are looking to quickly promote them into supervisory roles. Don’t let them put limitations on themselves – mentor them to work hard, keep their eyes and ears open, keep up with industry trends, volunteer for any opportunity to do more (and learn more), and believe in the value of what they’ve learned and experienced. And if you’re lucky enough to supervise a newly recruited hospitality student, help them overcome their self-doubts: let them know how much they can achieve today.


James Francis Cameron (b. 1954): Canadian filmmaker, philanthropist, and deep-sea explorer

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