Industry Leader/Organization Profile
15% of total grade
Due week 4
Task
Choose an industry leader or company you wish to start your career with. Write an essay explaining what you know about the leader or company and what your career goals are.
Format
Follow APA Standards including but not limited to:
- Citations
- Minimum of ~250 words
Expectations
- Inclusion of three (2) reliable/academic sources with reference page
- Proofread and free of typos and grammatical errors
- Effective sentence structure
- Inclusion of proper industry terminology and the understanding of the impact the chosen person or organization has had on the hospitality industry
- Thoughtful and coherent communication of career goals
Criteria for Assessment
See information literacy and writing rubrics
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this assignment, students will be able to:
- Discuss the scope of the hospitality and tourism industry through written business communication
- Gather information from observation in regard to the hospitality and tourism industries from a local, national and international perspective and his/her role within the industry
- Understand and discuss the roles and responsibilities of key executives and department heads in the hospitality and tourism industries and their impact on trends in the industry
- Describe key management functions using professional terms and communication standards
Herntz Charles
One place I have always wanted to work since when I chose this major was a Marriott hotel, any Marriott hotel to be honest. But since I live in New York, and they do have one of their top tier hotel in the city which is New York Marriott Marquis, so this one would be great. I chose to be in the hospitality management major because I like meeting new people, making new connections, learning new things. Also I already am working in the field, not the one that I am studying specifically which would be Hotel/Resorts, but I am actually working in a restaurant as a server/bartender. I believe that any experience that I get in the field now can be very helpful later after graduation. So I tend to stay and work in the field as much as I can until then. The more experience that I get in the field, the better of an addition I would be to their team. One reason I’d love to work for the Marriott is because they take care if their loyal employees. I have learned that you become family when you work after a certain amount of time, and you get to stay in all their hotels for free. This right there is major because it means that you can travel a lot and never worry about hotels rates and fees. And you would still get treated like a King as Marriott is a luxury type hotel. Another reason why I’d love to work for the Marriott is MONEY. Their revenue was about 14.5 billion dollars in 2015. They can afford to pay their employees well, especially employees that contributes a lot on the hotel functioning smoothly and properly. I will soon start applying for hotel jobs, mostly front office or doorman, to start getting more experience in the hotel business as I go to school and get my degree. I am patient, hard-working and respectful so I might get lucky start a little something towards my career as I still go to school