You’re job doesn’t have to feel like a back breaking chore. There are a ton
of great paying jobs out there that still allow you to have fun and enjoy your
work. If you’re wondering where you can pursue such a career, look no further.
this list of 10 reasons why you should “Book Your New Career” in the hotel
industry.
1. Work in a
Relaxing Vacation Oriented Environment
From the work location, to the customers you serve, working in a hotel or
resort is one of the most fun and relaxing career paths a job seeker can take.
You’ll find customers at a hotel or resort can be much more enjoyable to serve
than customers in other industries who’re likely overworked and dealing with
the stresses of life’s ups and downs. People come to hotels to relax and have a
good time. It’s their chance to escape work and the burdens of every day life.
To facilitate this, every detail in a hotel, right down to the decor, is
selected to create a welcoming environment. It’s a far cry from a stuffy office
cubical or a noisy construction site. When working in a relaxing, vacation
focused environment your job can become much less stressful and much more
enjoyable, making it hard not to absorb some of the same good mood and vacation
vibe your hotel guests enjoy.
2. Great Pay
Great paying hotel jobs are abundant. Career options are particularly great
in larger full service properties and resorts, but in general, hotel companies
that value providing amazing guest service are willing to pay top dollar for
top performing hospitality staff. Such hotel companies offer competitive
starting wages, regularly scheduled pay raises, bonuses and other financial
rewards for providing great service. Additionally, many resort and hotel jobs
derive large portions of their salary from sales commissions and service tips.
Reservations, timeshare sales, bartender, restaurant server, spa attendant, and
concierge are just a few hotel jobs that often pay $30-$40 per hour without the
need for a college degree or years of work experience.
Likewise, hotel management jobs offer competitive salaries in comparison to
other industries, whether working in Engineering, Sales or Customer Service.
Front Desk Manager jobs pay on average a $40,000 salary in US hotels, and the
average Hotel General Manager earns around $95,000. You can check salaries for
more hotel jobs at Salary.com.
3. Entry Level
Job Opportunities
There is a large variety of entry level jobs and career opportunities
available in hotels and resorts, management and non-management jobs alike. In
an industry where the ability to provide great guest service is more important
than anything, a strong work ethic and an outgoing personality are often valued
more than a college degree or years of experience.
Hotel jobs such as reservations, front desk, and guest service agent are
great starting positions for job seekers interested in building their resume
and moving into upper management. Likewise, there are other entry level hotel
jobs in areas like engineering, security, and culinary departments that help
job seekers build work experience in their chosen careers while earning great
starting pay.
4. Career
Advancement
The hotel business is a multinational, $3.5 trillion industry. Between
franchise motels, full service hotels, casino resorts and the corporate offices
that oversee them all, your hotel career can offer unlimited growth potential.
There are a great number of job departments in a hotel, from housekeeping, to
sales, to landscaping and guest services. In a large multi-hotel company, each
of these departments offer a long chain of command through which hotel staff
members can advance their hospitality careers. Once you find the department you
are most comfortable in, you can pursue job growth from property level
management, to regional management and executive level positions. Marriott
International is a great example, 3,000 of their managers started their careers
at Marriott in entry level jobs.
5. Coworker
Camaraderie
The hotel and hospitality business attracts a lot of friendly personalities.
These are people who enjoy meeting and working with others. Workers employed in
hotel jobs are there because they know how to be polite and accommodating to
guests. In a healthy workplace, it’s only natural these traits carry over to
how employees interact with one and other. Greeting and serving new guests
every day keeps hotel professionals in a pleasant, outgoing and social mood.
Finding a new job or pursuing a new career in a hotel is a great way to make
new friends and build long lasting work relationships.
6.
Opportunities for Part Time and Temporary Employment
Hotels in your area may often need additional employees during certain
seasons or busy times of year, for which they need to hire temporary staff.
Additionally, there are regular busy times throughout the week, such as
weekends or nights for which they need to retain permanent, part time employees.
These are great opportunities for job seekers having additional
responsibilities such as school, family or a primary job who would like to pick
up a little extra cash or supplement their existing income.
7. Learn New
Career Skills
A hotel is a tight knit community of workers and professionals of various
trades. Whether employed in a job department such as engineering, human
resources, sales, or IT, working in such close proximity of hotel professionals
in other departments allows you the opportunity to learn new career skills and
pursue new job titles and careers vastly different than your own. When jobs
open in one of these other departments, as a hotel employee, you’ll often have
the opportunity to apply before the job is made public.
8. Job
Relocation
A change of scenery can be nice, and it’s exciting to think what life might
offer in a new city, or maybe even on a different continent. But starting a new
life in a new city is difficult if you don’t already have a job lined up. The
nice thing about working for a large hotel corporation that manages dozens, or
even hundreds of hotels, is how easy it can be to transfer job titles, or to
pursue a new career or job promotion in a sister property.
9. Meeting New
People
Every day you’ll be meeting and greeting new faces on the job. Between the
hotel guests and your coworkers, you’ll have the opportunity to interact with
diverse groups of people from all walks of life. Whether serving and
entertaining hotel guests, or making new friends with fellow employees who’re
new hires, or transfers from other hotels, or seasonal and part time staff you
only occasionally work with, the constant flow of new faces and personalities
keeps your workplace fresh, fun and exciting.
10. Job
Benefits
Most hotels are part of a major brand such as Hilton Hotels, Hyatt Hotels,
or Marriott International. Even independent and boutique hotels are often owned
by large hotel management companies operating a vast number of hotels and
resorts across the world. Requiring potentially thousands of hotel workers and
other hospitality professionals to keep their hotels running, these
organizations know they have to offer great benefits to attract and retain
hospitality job seekers.
Benefits job seekers qualify for while working for top hotel employers like
Marriott and Hilton can include medical, dental, maternity leave, vacation pay,
tuition reimbursement, and retirement packages like 401(k)’s. Hotel
professionals get additional benefits and luxuries that workers in other
industries never get the opportunity to enjoy. Most large hotel organizations
offer employees things like free employee meals as well as discounted or even
free vacation travel, lodging and dining at affiliated hotels, restaurants and
resorts throughout the world. Benefits like these allow you to take your
friends and family to places and do things they otherwise may’ve never been
able to experience.
Between great pay, amazing benefits, opportunities for career advancement,
and a fun and enjoyable work environment it’s no wonder why nearly 2 million
American workers have taken careers in the hotel industry. With the growth and
excitement that promises to accompany the ever changing vacation and lodging
industry, fun and rewarding opportunities are sure to follow.
