This site is designed to help young adults learn more about and explore the career opportunities in the Hospitality industry. The purpose of the site is career exploration rather than career planning. There are a lot of great sites that will help your son or daughter learn how to apply for college, etc. (check the education and training section for links). This site, on the other hand, is designed to help them explore the kinds of jobs and careers that might appeal to them.
Imagine Your Future is a great place to start. This feature will allow your child to select a lifestyle or interest and then read about real people in real jobs that lead to the selected lifestyle or draw upon the selected interests. This stories-based, self-directed exploration is the heart of this website. The goal is to give our visitors an opportunity to read inspiring and genuine stories of the people in the Industry... how they got where they are, what they accomplished, what they like and dislike, what needs and ambitions their careers have satisfied, the kinds of personal experiences they have been able to accumulate... real stories about real people.
To learn more, visit dig deeper. There you will learn more about the Industry in general and find lots of resources for further exploration. It is a source of information about the companies within the Industry and the organizations/associations that support it. It offers insight into the kinds of educational and training opportunities that are available to prepare young adults for a successful career in this very large, diverse, vibrant, and growing Industry.
If your son or daughter already has an interest in a particular type of job in the Industry, such as becoming a chef or hotel manager, he or she can go directly to Real people, Real Jobs, select the job of interest, and learn about people who actually do that job everyday.
Be sure to check out the other fun features on the home page of the site, where our contest provides the opportunity to win great prizes, and our weekly poll lets your child vote on a current issue in the Industry and see how others using the site have voted. |