Don’t like the limelight? Are you an accountant at heart who wants the thrill and excitement of working in hospitality? Well, you can have the best of both worlds – let’s face it, every multinational hotel, restaurant, pub or contract catering group needs a finance team. The British Association of Hospitality Accountants’ (BAHA) education and training programme provides learning and skills development for aspiring hospitality accounting professionals.
www.baha-uk.org
Tap into your techie skills Steve Kennaird, technology director at people and performance specialist Purple Cubed, says: “With the growth of social media and business technology, more organisations are becoming tech-savvy and are employing people to manage SEO (search engine optimisation), social media and customer data – whether that’s in-house or through an outsourced partner. “HR professionals are making greater use of technology – promoting their business as a great place to work on social media, accessing and influencing candidates through online employer branding, and measuring performance data more rigorously than before. They are therefore developing their own skills in these areas and are looking to employ people who know their way around. “This is not just exclusive to HR,
however – board members are becoming more accountable for reviewing big data to make critical business decisions and ensure growth and productivity. So it’s not unusual to see a technology expert sitting at the big table now. “And with the increasing use of customer rating sites such as TripAdvisor, to ensure maximum advantages are derived from investments in booking systems and online guides, specific roles are being created to manage these areas.”
The 30 Best Places to Work in Hospitality 2014 For a foolproof way to find a good employer who will train you, support you and help you to rise through the ranks, check out the winners of The Caterer’s awards by logging on to
www.thecaterer.com/ articles/353305/the-30-best-places-to-work-in-hospitality
In the spotlight The 2014 winner of the Best Employer Catey Award was De Vere Village Urban Resorts and De Vere Hotels
Why work in this sector?
● ●You’ll be giving yourself the widest possible choice of career and lifestyle. There’s plenty of room to move up or across industries.
● ●It’s one of the UK’s fastest-growing sectors. The total foodservice and hospitality market in the UK is expected to be worth a whopping £90b by 2018, according to Allegra Strategies’ Eating Out in the UK report in 2013.
●●Hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism skills are transferable. You’ll always have a way of earning extra money, whatever else you decide to do in life.
● ●The hours may be long, but you can find jobs where they are more flexible than in an office environment. Fit your work around family responsibilities, or work when you work best.
● ●It’s fun! Where else do you get paid to ensure people have a great time?
Opportunity knocks
Hospitality is the one industry where youth is on your side. Many who rise up the ranks will have taken on their first managerial role before they are 30.
45% 29% 38% 15%
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Pubs & nightclubs 45% of employees are aged under
25; 60% under 30 Hotels 29% under 25; 43% under 30 Restaurants 38% under 25; 53% under 30
Foodservice 15% under 25; 23% under 30
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