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Development

Do You Have The Right Perspective On Your Career?

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What’s my career goal, is one of the most important questions you can ask yourself at the beginning of your journey and your career in hospitality!

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I am recruiting graduates from hotel management schools for the position of housekeeping floor manager now for years, and my experience is that many, if not most, do not have clearly defined goals and are rushed to get promoted as fast as possible, and definitely faster than their peers from school. Continue reading Do You Have The Right Perspective On Your Career? →

Development

Think about your future!

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‘Alex do you have a moment, I need to talk to you?’

Ever so often I get approached by one of my staff wanting to talk to me about their future, what’s my outlook on their next career step and the path of their journey. It’s understandable that you want to know what your next position should be so you can start learning the necessary skills and work on improving on your weaknesses, but nine out of ten times this question is solely generated by impatience and the need to compete with friends, colleagues and former classmates. Being ambitious is a good thing and important to be successful, but it shouldn’t stem from jealousy of your friends and coworkers. Continue reading Think about your future! →

Leadership

Keep calm and get perspective!

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The key to be successful in your career is to make the right decisions that keep you on the right path! How do you know what’s right and wrong, if you have not been in this situation before, how do you know, if you should apply for the next position or remain in your current role? You need perspective…

Anyone graduating from hotel school and working in his first roles in the hotel industry is cursed with impatience and the urge to get promoted as soon as possible, but definitely faster than the classmates from school. It feels like a race…

Too often we make the mistake of moving from one position to the next because of this impatience to get ahead, just to get nowhere. Continue reading Keep calm and get perspective! →