How to help your graduates secure better jobs? An industry perspective
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
ISSN: 0959-6119
Article publication date: 17 April 2009
Abstract
Purpose
Many hospitality programs have developed their own career and placement services to assist students in job searching efforts. The purpose of this paper is to identify factors that are important for the success of career and placement services offered by hospitality programs, from the industry's perspectives.
Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected through an online survey from hospitality recruiters and human resources managers. Descriptive statistics were applied for the data analysis.
Findings
Internship requirement was found to be the most important factor for the success of career services, followed by faculty industry experience and quality of student preparation for job/internship interviews. These were followed by reputation of the program and quality of educational curriculum and courses taught.
Originality/value
The important implications drawn in this paper could assist hospitality schools to allocate limited resources to help create excellent career and placement services.
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Citation
Chi, C.G. and Gursoy, D. (2009), "How to help your graduates secure better jobs? An industry perspective", International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 21 No. 3, pp. 308-322. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110910948314
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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