| Here is a brief outline of the advantages of | | | | you have the necessary skills and experience to |
| working in this industry and why it is also a | | | | take on more responsibility. Moreover, if you do |
| challenging place to work. Firstly, the large range | | | | decide to try a new role there is great deals of |
| of roles available in this industry is significant. The | | | | transferable skills that can be used across several |
| main roles that most people are aware of are | | | | different job roles in the hospitality industry. |
| things like Pub and Restaurant Managers, | | | | A slight disadvantage to working in the hospitality |
| Receptionists, Chefs, Catering Managers, | | | | Industry is that there is high competition for the |
| Restaurant staff and various assistant roles. You | | | | more senior roles. You will need to establish a |
| can specialise in the area that interests you most. | | | | positive reputation within the industry and put in |
| For example anyone who becomes a chef is | | | | lots of hard work to obtain the respect and |
| highly likely to be extremely passionate about | | | | experience needed to take on a senior role. |
| food, baking and cooking. Therefore many Chefs | | | | Employees working in this industry will also have |
| truly love what they do and are grateful to be | | | | to be prepared to work fairly long hours in some |
| working in an industry they love. A Chef has the | | | | roles in order to prove themselves. For example |
| opportunity to bring their passion and innovative | | | | Chefs and restaurant managers have to work |
| ideas to life and see the results. | | | | long and sometime unsociable hours. |
| Another advantage of the hospitality sector is | | | | Another advantage to working in the hospitality |
| that there are a lot of entry level positions | | | | sector is that jobs are available all over the |
| available. These junior roles can provide candidates | | | | country and they are not area specific. Obviously |
| with the relevant experience that is vital to career | | | | there is a large amount of appealing jobs available |
| progression within the industry. Some of these | | | | in London but there are hotels, restaurants and |
| roles include jobs like restaurant assistants, Junior | | | | pubs all over the country. Therefore unless you |
| Chefs, Receptionists, Bar Staff and Hotel catering | | | | specifically want to work in the hospitality industry |
| staff. These roles offer the potential to progress | | | | in London then you will not have to relocate to |
| into management if you work hard and show that | | | | get the job you want. |