Hospitality School Students Focus on Quality of Life
by Kirk Bangstad
kirk.bangstad@chefschoolreview.com
Chef School Review Columnist
Those who want to rise to the top of the hospitality industry often have to spend decades moving from one hotel to another. Today, top hospitality school graduates don’t have that kind of patience.
The Cincinnati Business Courier recently released an article about the changing priorities among hospitality school graduates. Apparently, hospitality career industry recruiters are finding that young hospitality school graduates from top schools are looking for hospitality careers that don’t necessitate years of climbing the corporate ladder and won’t make them move to a new hotel every few years.
Hospitality Career—Traditionally a Long Road
The current model used by most hotel chains is to gradually give more responsibilities to younger managers over time. Unfortunately, the reality of this model means that up and coming managers have to move to less important and often out-of-the-way hotels every few years. Living in random cities without roots or friends can be a rather lonely existence, and it can be even tougher on a family.
Hospitality Career—Top Students have More Bargaining Power
This model still largely exists within the hospitality industry. Those students who graduate from the top hospitality schools are generally the select few who can buck this trend because they are in such high demand. Most hospitality school graduates, in order to move up the ladder quickly, must always say yes to relocation and show their superiors that they are ready to sacrifice the quality of their lives for their hospitality careers.
Sources
Hospitality Career Trends
Cincinnati Business Courier
About the Author
Kirk Bangstad is a singer living in Chicago, IL. Having received his B.A. in Government at Harvard, Kirk previously worked as a management consultant.
Posted on October 31, 2006 at 4:22 PM
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