TY - JOUR
T1 - Making a career of it? Hospitality students’ future perspectives
T2 - An Anglo-Dutch study
AU - Kevin Jenkins, Andrew
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - The aim of this research is to establish students’ perceptions of the international hospitality industry and, specifically, to establish the likelihood of the student seeking employment in the industry after graduating, the region/country where the student intends seeking employment, the functional area/sector which is most attractive to the student and the position which the student expects to hold five and ten years after graduating. The research is based on a questionnaire administered at two universities offering hospitality management degrees, one in the UK, the other in The Netherlands. The main findings are that students have a distinct preference for certain hotel departments, hotel chains and sectors of the industry. Most expect to be general manager/corporate manager ten years after graduating. As the degree progresses, the students’ perception of the industry deteriorates. The paper concludes by examining issues relating to the image of the industry and the development of hospitality curricula.
AB - The aim of this research is to establish students’ perceptions of the international hospitality industry and, specifically, to establish the likelihood of the student seeking employment in the industry after graduating, the region/country where the student intends seeking employment, the functional area/sector which is most attractive to the student and the position which the student expects to hold five and ten years after graduating. The research is based on a questionnaire administered at two universities offering hospitality management degrees, one in the UK, the other in The Netherlands. The main findings are that students have a distinct preference for certain hotel departments, hotel chains and sectors of the industry. Most expect to be general manager/corporate manager ten years after graduating. As the degree progresses, the students’ perception of the industry deteriorates. The paper concludes by examining issues relating to the image of the industry and the development of hospitality curricula.
KW - Careers
KW - Curriculum
KW - Hospitality
KW - Students
KW - The Netherlands
KW - United Kingdom
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84986067756&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/09596110110365599
DO - 10.1108/09596110110365599
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84986067756
VL - 13
SP - 13
EP - 20
JO - International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
JF - International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
SN - 0959-6119
IS - 1
ER -