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[jacky39]

i am hoping to move to cyprus in 2 to3 years time and will need to work what are the main employments i have worked in hotels in every aspect from chambermaid to assitant manager i am currantly at college doing IT and travel and tourisium i was then thinking of doing some kind of property management estate agency is there anything else i could do to put me in a better position to obtain employment any help would be great cheers guys

[DigenisAkritas]

lol, IT at college, that's the doomsday weapon for your CV, they'll see it and throw it away.

[DigenisAkritas]

Hahahaha I'm joking, seriously, you should do a degree.

[jacky39]

and what should i do this degree in ?

[DigenisAkritas]

and what should i do this degree in ?

I think you could probably do Business Management at the LSE or something like that.

[jacky39]

so my 15 years in 5* hotel management and being a qualified chef running a club and two public houses (bars) is not much use then

[brother]

If you open your own business there is no doubt that you could be very successful but as with most projects it will require a lot of time and a decent amount of investment but most probably would be very rewarding.

[DigenisAkritas]

so my 15 years in 5* hotel management and being a qualified chef running a club and two public houses (bars) is not much use then

Fraid not

[DigenisAkritas]

Only joking

[hincyprus]

so my 15 years in 5* hotel management and being a qualified chef running a club and two public houses (bars) is not much use then

Hi Jacky39,

Having been an employer and of course an employee I think I can see both sides of the employment problem you may or may not have.

Firstly, you have 15 years experience within (lets call it) the hotel/leisure industry.

All of a sudden you have changed slots and maybe wish to enter the lucrative (it used to be) IT industry. But you also mention Estate agency and property management.

Lets assume I am a prospective employer with a nationwide group of property letting agencies and you are sitting in front of me.......

You would not be there if I required an IT manager as you would not have enough experience and if we assume you have just finished your course, then what use have I got for an employee with qualifications in Tourism and Travel. I would need someone with a degree or experience of the estate agency business. Or someone with maybe a good degree or MBA in some form of business administration/accountancy etc etc

So doing the course you are, what the hell are you looking at property management for?

My first instancts are that you are scrabbling around, looking to form a new direction but you really dont know what that direction is....

If however I had a string of hotels,pubs, discos, restaurants or the like then I would probably want to talk to you....you would be experienced, have done an IT course that may assist within the modernisation of my business structure and you will have completed a course that has taught you a little about how the travel/tourism business works. Most of which you already know.

Another point....During all your years in the Hotel/club scene did you bother to take any of the Hotelier/Victuallers exams? These would have had a direct relationship to the duties you were performing.

Most importantly do you speak any other languages other than English?

With 15 years experience, one must assume you are over 31/32 years of age and by your handle maybe even 39 years old.

If you want the advice of an old codger who has seen hundreds of potential employees sitting in the chair across that dreaded table....stick to what you know...don't try and con your way in....sell your best assets, ie, knowledge of the product, personality (essential in your industry), customer awareness, quality of service, linguistic abilities (assumed), and if you have any....your ideas how you will be able to expand, control, motivate, and improve the potential employers business.

Just make sure that the course you are doing covers aspects related to and applicable to the hotel/leisure industry because I really believe that this is the direction you should aim for.

Whilst saying all this I have assumed you were actually good at your job and do not have any nasty hiccups on your CV.

Sit back and look at what and where you really want to be........

I have not meant to be rude in any way, just looking at reality and I hope you understand.

Pity I don't own a hotel group

H