Career: hotel manager

Our government has strongly been encouraging us to join in the tourism industry. Singapore, being a country that has no agriculture and natural resources to boast of, can only rely on services-oriented industries. One of these is the booming tourism. One important aspect of tourism is hotel management. This is the job that I am interested in and intend to build a career on it. I love to interact with people from all walks of life and from all over the world. All tourists, regardless whether they are locals or foreigners, will love to have a good, cosy, conducive, friendly and efficiently-managed place to stay. My responsibilities are to ensure that they have a pleasant and safe stay here, in Singapore. Security, cleanliness, good food including the chance to taste our local exotic cuisines, entertainment, fast and friendly services are top priorities. Their safety is of utmost importance too. As a manager, this is not only to safeguard tourists but also our own employees working in the hotel. My job will include that only people with the right attitude and capabilities would be recruited in the hotel under my management. As terrorism is on the rise, no chances can be taken. Security has to be tight even to the extend of bringing some inconveniences to the occupants but I believe they will appreciate it more than anything else.The person who intends to go into hotel management must possess several pre-requisites. He must have an eye for details - such as guests moving in and out, not only must they be greeted, they must also be screened politely to ensure safety for all occupants. In addition, overall cleanliness must be checked thoroughly and observed at all times, going into details that every room, every corner of the hotel must be clean and hygienic. Food served must be fresh and kitchen must check upon too. Concierge must do a good job in ensuring that all luggages are sent promptly and accurately to the customers. Also, any requests made by customers, as long as they are reasonable, should be promptly seen too. Should unreasonable requests be made, they should refer to their immediate to me, the manager, for advice. Hotel management is booming in Singapore. This year we are awarded the prestigious right to host the Formula One Night Car Race. In the year 2010, we are hosting another world renowned event - the Youth Olympic Games. In years to come, Singapore will be filled with tourists as our Integrated Resorts will go into full operations. On top of it, other big events will continuously be held in Singapore. With this great influx of tourists, hotels will be in ever great demands. Thus, this career has unpredictable great prospects, of course with unseen challenges lying ahead but will be compensated with a good salary. Hotel management is global. Thus, if I am equipped with the right skills and attitudes towards this career, sky is the limit for my career. Retrenchment in hotel management is uncommon. It reduces chances of retrenchment greatly.I have decided to embark onto this job. Taking a course that leads to a degree in hotel management is inevitable. I must constantly keep my abreast of the latest news around the world, any big events that Singapore is going to host should I be working here. On top constant upgrading of me is mandatory, thus I have to take course to upgrade myself. Other than the academic aspect, I have to train my character - to be friendly, to have an eye for details and to be hardworking. In addition, I must equip myself with the ability to speak different foreign languages. Tourists from all over the world will come to Singapore, a cosmopolitan city, for leisure or for businesses. Thus to be able to communicate with them in their respective different official language will gain their confidence and they will look forward to come back to Singapore again. Furthermore, they will definitely want to check into the hotel that I am managing because they know I can communicate with them giving them a feeling that they are at home.

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