150 students learn about hospitality industry
KUCHING: Some 150 students from local higher learning institutions got an insight into the world of hospitality at Hilton Kuching’s career open day yesterday.
The hotel’s management team briefed the students from SEGi College, I- Systems College, UCSI University and Ethos Academy of Skills Development on the different job functions of each department. The team also shared the experiences of working in the
When you work in the hospitality line, you have the chance to meet a lot of people from all over the world. You also have the chance to travel and work in many places around the world.
hospitality industry and held various demonstrations and giving practical hints, tips and advices.
General manager Jon Warmington, in his welcoming speech, said there is a very wide range of opportunities offering exciting careers in the hospitality industry. He said throughout this month, Hilton Worldwide hotels and corporate offices around the globe are hosting hundreds of events to publicise the available vast array of careers for young people to know about.
“When you work in the hospitality line, you have the chance to meet a lot of people from all over the world. You also have the chance to travel and work in many places around the world.
“We are very delighted and passionate about raising this awareness among the youth and we are doing this through one of our biggest ever career events across the globe,” he said. He explained that this event was part of the Bright Blue Futures, a global programme that encourages team members to contribute their time and expertise to help young people achieve stability, brings hope to their communities, and prepares them for a brighter future.
According to marketing and communications manager Fiona Kho, Hilton Kuching took part in the ‘Careers@ Hilton Live: Youth in the Hospitality Month’, Hilton Worldwide’s largest ever global career event. She said it was part of the Hilton Worldwide’s open doors commitment which aimed to give impact to at least one million young people by 2019. Those who missed yesterday’s open day can still learn more about careers in the hospitality by submitting their questions online via Twitter using hashtag ‘# CareersatHilton’, or through the form at website ‘www. hiltonworldwide.com/youth’.
Each week in this month, this website will be updated to host a selection of the submitted questions which are answered by a panel of Hilton Worldwide team members.
Thosewhowantmoreinformation on job opportunities are welcomed to visit ‘www.hiltonworldwide. com/careers’.
Jon Warmington, Hilton general manager