Hospitality Management

What is Hospitality Management?	Related Careers
Related Skills	Job & Internship Search Links
Career Planning Links	Professional Associations
Miscellaneous Links	OSU Cascades - Hospitality Management Option OSU College of Business

What is Hospitality Management?

According to Google, Hospitality is "the friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers."

The Hospitality Management Option within the business administration major is designed to provide students with both fundamental business skills (as described in the General Business Option) and to enable students to think strategically about the creation of value in a hospitality setting. Students will develop skills in asset management, environmental scanning and competitive methods, and be able to assess cause and effect relationships about the forces that drive change and influence the competitive environment within this industry. A graduate from this option will have the skills and knowledge necessary to become a leader in a hospitality setting (e.g., settings with short-term overnight accommodations with foodservice operations such as resorts, hotels, cruise lines, casinos, amusement parks).

Hospitality Management - What Can I Do with This Degree? pdf - lists the industry areas, employers, and strategies for using your degree.

Related Careers

Account Representative	Food & Beverage Manager	Merchandising Supervisor
Administrator	Food Equipment Specialist	Night Auditor
Airline Foodservice Manager	Food Production Manager	Night Manager
Airline Reservations Agent	Food Purchaser/Broker	Personnel Director/Interviewer
Assistant Controller/Manager	Food/Restaurant Critic	Personnel Manager/Director
Banquet Manager	Foodservice Manager - College/University/Coporate	Porter
Bartender	Foodservices Supervisor	Project Manager
Bell Captain	Front Office Manager	Property Manager
Butler/Housekeeper	General Manager	Public Relations Specialist
Casino Manager	Golf/Country Club Manager	Purchasing Director
Caterer	Healthcare Hospitality Foodservice	Recipe Development
Catering Director	Host/Hostess	Regional Manager
Certified Master Chef	Hotel Manager/Supplier	Reservation Manager
Chef/Cook/Baker	Hotel/Convention Salesperson	Resident Manager
Club Manager	Hotel/Motel Manager	Restaurant Manager
College Housing & Food Service	Human Resource Administrator	Restaurant Owner
Compensation/Benifits Administrator	Industrial Caterer	Room Controller
Consultant	Industrial/Institutional Buyer	Sales director
Convention Manager	Inside Commercial Sales Representative	Sales Representative
Convention Service Director	Internet Marketing Associate	School Food Service Director
Cookbook Author	Kitchen Supervisor	Security Director
Cruise Ship Purveyor	Lodgin Manager	Ticket Agent
Customer Service Representative	Logistics Coordinator	Tour Director
Dining Room Manager	Management Accountant/Trainee	Travel Agent
District Manager	Manager	Travel Clerk
Event Planner	Marketing & Promotions Manager	Travel Guide Writer
Executive Housekeeper	Marketing Director	Travel Writer
Facilities Manager	Marketing Manager	Wedding Planner
Fast-Food Chain Manager	Meeting Planner	Wine Steward
Finance Manager	Menu Design Consultant	Writer/Author
Flight Attendent	Menu Planner

Related Skills

Assessment Skills	Giving Speeches
Communication Skills (Oral & Written)	Innovative
Conflict Management	Leading/Coordinating Skills
Cultural Awareness	Organization Skills
Training Skills	Preparing Reports
Decision-making Skills	Working with People

Job & Internship Search Links

Hospitality Net - a professional site that provides interesting articles, along side market reports, schools and featured job opportunities.

Event Planning Jobs - this site provides information for every step you take in a career as an event planner, including how to become one, what the career entitles, job opportunities and many more resources.

AirlineCareer.com

Hospitality Careers

Hospitality Jobs Online

AlaskaTourJobs.com

Career Planning Links

Occupational Outlook Handbook - the following links also provide a summary of the career, what they do, the work environment, how to become one, the job outlook, similar occupations and contacts for more information.

Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism Career Descriptions - this webpage provides a wide span of information careers, skills, schools, and job market infomation for Hospitality and Tourism careers.

Hospitality and Tourism Management Careers

Hospitality Management Schools and Career Information - focuses on explaining the relation between hospitality, the tourists and the service industry.

WetFeet

Professional Associations

American Hotel and Lodging Association - this site provides great resources for employers, job seekers and students. They provide resources for students to help put them ahead of their future competition.

National Restaurant Association - provides resources for job seekers and employers, employment outlook, career development support, education information and scholarships.

American Culinary Federation - the ACF provides education and accreditation opportunities, career trend information, a salary calculator and a variety of other information.

International Hotel & Restaurant Association

American Bed and Breakfast Association