| For many people it might be their life long dream | | | | Chefs, Sous Chefs and junior Chefs. |
| to become a Head Chef or the Manager of a | | | | It is a good idea to get some careers advice |
| glamorous hotel. You will need to work your way | | | | before considering a job in the hospitality sector. |
| up the ranks and gain experience in different roles | | | | To get you started, here are a few tips and |
| in the hospitality industry. | | | | things you might want to think about doing. It is |
| Here is a brief list of some of the most | | | | always a good step to subscribe to job bulletins |
| recognised roles in this industry: Restaurant | | | | specific to hospitality. That way you can subscribe |
| Manager, Chef, Hotel Manager, Catering Manager, | | | | to email alerts and always be aware of the most |
| Front of House, Pub Manager and Sales and | | | | suitable jobs for you as they are posted. |
| Marketing positions. If you are thinking of working | | | | Another thing you might want to consider doing is |
| in the hospitality sector you might want to spend | | | | calling some people who work in the industry. This |
| some time trying your hand at some of the more | | | | is good for two reasons, firstly it will expand your |
| junior roles to establish what you enjoy the most. | | | | knowledge and secondly some employers like that |
| For example many people start off as | | | | kind of self-motivation. If a job suddenly becomes |
| receptionists, kitchen assistant and restaurant | | | | available then that recruiter might be more likely |
| staff and this gives them the opportunity to | | | | to think of you, especially if you make a good |
| progress within. There are lots of roles that many | | | | impression. |
| people do not know about, and you might | | | | Sometimes looking for jobs can be a stressful |
| discover a role that is more suited to you after | | | | and tedious procedure and you end up having a |
| working in a specific part of the industry. For | | | | lot of spare time. Many people make the mistake |
| example, the range of different Chef jobs | | | | of not using their time efficiently. For example if |
| available is quite surprising. There are Head Chefs, | | | | you are hoping to work in hotel management, do |
| Commis Chefs, Assistant Chefs, Development | | | | a bit of research on the role and put together a |
| Chefs, New Product Development Chefs, Pastry | | | | career development strategy. |