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Application & Research Tracker

Use a simple spreadsheet to organise your research and tracking for your internships and work experience. That way you can have an overview of everything and not forget to follow up!

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Resume Template

This 1-page resume template is simple, professional, and most importantly, showcases your value to the employer!

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The Hotel Guide: detailed hotel org chart and their jobs

Working in a hotel is not all front desk and room service. There is a lot more to it and I tell you all about it in this hotel guide. Discover hotel jobs you didn't know about and understand how the organisation works!

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Skills & Industry Match

Take a minute and think about the things you enjoy doing at work today and what professional (hospitality or general) skills you have. What would you like to do with them? Think about all hospitality industry sectors, where else could you apply your skills?

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Who Owns Hotels? – Hotel Owners and Hotel Management Companies

The way hotels are owned, managed and structured is complicated and unique to the hospitality industry. The management structure of a hotel plays an important role in your employment, legally speaking. But it is also important to understand because you need to understand who your ultimate boss is. This article breaks down for you the three different stakeholders involved in the ownership and management of a hotel, how they work together, and a real-life example puts it all into perspective. The 3 stakeholders in hotel ownership and management Owner Brand manager Management company These are the three key stakeholders in the ownership and management of a hotel, however, the divide is not always between three of them. Let’s look into each one of these and see how they work together. Owner This would be someone that literally owns the physical building of the hotel. They own the physical asset and are fully responsible for maintaining it. The owner is the one that collects the prof...

Finance vs Revenue - What's The Difference?

As a student, you’re probably thinking of revenue management and finance as one of the same. Categorised as something like “math” or “numbers” in your mind. But have you considered them as a career option? Probably not. After all, you started studying in hospitality because you wanted to work with people and have a personal interaction with customers, not to sit behind a desk looking at excel spreadsheets. I was the same when I was a student. Even though I was good at the “math” and “numbers”, I didn’t see myself doing anything like that. Or maybe I was never presented this as an opportunity? 🤔 Well, here is your opportunity. I wrote this post so that you know that finance and revenue management are totally feasible options for your future in the hospitality industry. Finance and revenue management definitions Finance and revenue management are not the same. Very different in fact. Their jobs are not all just about excel spreadsheets, there is a whole lot of relationship manag...

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