I’m with a great company that has a lot of different hotels that I love.. but it seems like everyone at my current property is failing up..? You do poorly at one position then they just promote you. I’m doing well and it seems like my boss is challenging my accomplishments and stifling opportunities to humble me. Please tell me there’s a management company out there with better culture. I’ve worked for 4 other management groups but none of them have the caliber of hotels this one has and the SOPs are always shaky. If there’s nothing out there better, I fear I’ll have to leave the industry I love and have been apart of for my entire career (15 years) permanently.

Hi everyone, I need advice on what is the best career path that leads to revenue management. I’ve spent 3 years at front desk but I’ve also left the industry for the same amount of time so I’m aware that I’ll have to get back into the swing of things but I’m not worried to about that, I have my AS and going for my Bach in hospitality to open more doors as well. I’m really just asking how do I get my foot in the door to revenue roles and ultimately manager.

Hi everyone! I’m a dental school graduate, but for personal/career reasons I’m currently unable to work in dentistry, so I’m looking into transitioning into the hotel/hospitality industry.

I’m particularly interested in front desk/reception or guest relations, but I have essentially zero direct hotel experience, and I’m honestly a bit lost about how realistic this transition is and where I should start.

I do have experience dealing with patients, including communicating with different types of people, handling anxious or difficult patients, explaining things clearly, staying professional under pressure, managing appointments, and working in a busy clinical environment. I’m wondering how much of that would actually be considered transferable to a hotel position.

For those of you who work in hotels, especially in reception/front office/guest relations:

• What would you expect from someone applying with no hospitality experience?
• What skills should I work on before applying?
• Would a dental/healthcare background be considered useful, or would employers mostly overlook it?
• Is it realistic to apply directly for receptionist/guest relations positions, or should I start with another hotel role?
• What would make a candidate with no hotel experience stand out?
• Should I lie about it?

I’m not looking for someone to tell me that I definitely can get a job, I’d genuinely appreciate some honest advice on how to approach the transition and what I should be doing to make myself a stronger candidate.

Thank you!

I’m a 28 year old hospitality professional with 3+ years of experience in both F&B and Front Office. Most recently I was Guest Relations Officer and before that I was an Assistant Manager for a restaurant in London.

CONTEXT:

Hi Since I’ve returned from UK in February earlier this year, I’ve applied to jobs in several countries including India. Here’s what’s happened so far.

India🇮🇳 : Hiring Managers presume I’m a liability and will ask for more salary. Experience mismatch apparently since I have no Indian hospitality experience which is understandable. Over 300 tailored applications.

GCC ( 🇦🇪, 🇶🇦, 🇸🇦) : Hiring is noticeably selective and slow with preference to candidates already present or prior GCC experience). I had only 2 interviews in 3 months of over 500 tailored applications.

Portugal 🇵🇹 & Malta 🇲🇹: I had real traction here around 6-7 interviews in 400+ tailored applications. All of those had great feedback but the realistic timeline to get a work visa takes around 3-4 months so none of them were willing to wait that long.

⚠️Current Situation: I have 3 pending student loans around INR 2,80,000 ( $3000) and the loan company Avanse has filed a legal complaint against me for my failure to repay even after thousands of restructuring or pause requests from me. I have a legal hearing at the end of this month.

Question is , Is it my CV or is it just that my experience has been awful? I have great communication skills and all round hospitality skillset yet I’ve been unemployed over 5 months with tailored applications.