Careers Focus 2023/24

Hospitality

Trust Career Adviser

Part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust

Hospitality

Hospitality relates to the management, marketing, and operations of restaurants and other food services, lodging, attractions, recreation events, and travel related services.

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What do Hospitality graduates do?

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Your Future in Hospitality

Typical Employers

It is possible to find employment in a range of hospitality areas including:

• airlines
• bars and pubs
• conference and exhibition centres
• events venues
• hotel chains
• cruise ships
• restaurants and fast-food outlets.

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Jobs related to a Hospitality degree

Job profile examples including Labour Market Information click on links below:

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Catering Manager

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Restaurant Manager

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Hotel Manager

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Chef

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Event Manager

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Cabin Crew

£15,000 to £30,000

Average UK salary in 2019 was £38,378 (source Office for National Statistics)

30 to 40 hours a week

You may be required to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays and away from home

Employment of flight attendants is projected to grow 21 percent from 2021 to 2031

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/flight-attendants.htm

Cabin Crew

Before a flight you could:

• attend a staff meeting about the route and schedule
• check supplies on the plane and make sure emergency equipment is working properly
• greet passengers and check documents
• demonstrate emergency equipment and procedures

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During a flight, you might:

• make sure passengers are comfortable and respond to any requests
• serve food and drinks, and sell duty-free items
• make announcements
• reassure passengers in the event of an emergency, and make sure they follow safety procedures

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At the end of a flight you'll often:

• make sure passengers leave the plane safely
• write a flight report, including details about any unusual incidents
• add up and record food and drink orders, and duty-free sales

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Studying a Hospitality degree develops transferable skills in:

• leadership
• teamworking
• problem solving
• communication skills, with a strong customer focus
• IT skills
• the ability to research
• presentation skills
• the ability to work to deadlines.

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