What are some careers that require a BHM degree?

Hospitality Management is an exciting concentration with a diverse range of career opportunities. An industry that often includes traveling for work, a fast-paced environment and relationship building, hospitality management is primarily a people business. Acsenda’s BHM degree has been designed to strengthen and encourage professional business management practices for careers in hotels, cruise ships, convention centres, and dining establishments.

Here are some of the jobs made available to those with a Bachelor’s of Hospitality Management degree:

• Hotel manager

The hotel manager is in charge of all the operations related to a hotel, such as guest experience, managing of staff, setting budget goals, handling complaints, holding meetings with employees, monitoring financial expenses and preparing reports.

• Restaurant manager

The restaurant manager is in charge of all operations, such as recruitment, management of employees, marketing strategies, staff performance evaluation, budgets and menus. It’s fast-paced and high-stress, requiring a special blend of skills and personality traits (most importantly, staying cool under pressure).

• Event manager

The main duties of an event manager include: planning, managing and organizing events, creating brand awareness, meeting with clients and arranging logistics. You are responsible for managing the process from the planning stage, right through to running the event and carrying out the post-event evaluation.

• Travel manager

The main duties of a travel manager are to plan, organize and coordinate the operations of travel-related companies. They are in charge of making all travel arrangements and operations, including: transport and accommodation, relationship-management with clients and agencies, negotiation of rates and contracts and evaluation of travel services and deals.

• Casino director

The main duties of a casino director include running all casino operations by supervising guests, gaming machines, tables and general staff. They usually are responsible for the recruitment process of the casino personnel and schedules, observation of profits and losses, checking of security footage and providing guests with an excellent experience overall.

• Executive chef

The operations of an executive chef are usually performed in hotels or restaurants. The main duties of an executive chef include: supervising and training kitchen staff, ensuring food quality, coordinating and reviewing staff and getting feedback on service from clients. In some cases, chefs are also responsible for some administrative tasks such as payroll and inventory.

For more information about careers in the BHM industry, please visit go2HR. Also, in the Acsenda’s BHM program section there is more information regarding the hospitality field, courses and careers.