Should I opt for higher studies or pursue a job after completing a course in hotel management and why?

It's better to opt for a job after hotel management course as this is more of the individual customer oriented job. You need to interact with individuals day in and day out. You need to interact with each and every customer in a different tone, Not only domestic but foreign tourists too. So, you need to focus on both English, Hindi and other foreign languages too. Many hotels and bigger brands have a different tradition which the employee needs to follow and stick to it without fail. Learning the Knitty-gritty's at an earlier stage will be better irrespective of the industry you are working for. So, these all you can get only through experience only. After gaining work experience of 2-3 years you can go for higher studies in the hotel management and can enhance your skills. This will add value in terms of education as well as in the industry.

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There is no such thing as too much education. In today's competitive world, the more, the better. If a student is not bound by financial difficulties and can afford to study for two more years, even after completing his Hotel Management, he should definitely go for it. There are many courses like an MBA, training for Cabin Crew, and even extracurricular courses like bartending etc. that a person can pursue, which will not only teach him/her a new skill, but would also look good on their resumes for a first year hotel management employee. Having an MBA alongside such courses can help you climb up the ladder in the company you will option to work for. With the rise in the technology, even more new short and long term higher education streams such as mobile application development, social media managing, brand managing etc. have emerged and one can easily pursue such courses to top up his/ her resume. It's a competitive world and companies would like to hire only the best. So, more education would only put you further ahead in the line to the top.

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Hello, It's like a Shakspearan dilemma!! To be or not to be!! Pursuing a job is of course what all of us ultimately do unless we venture out into a business. Spending some years in a job is an experience in itself. Particularly if it's first job. There is so much to learn. So much to test against what was taught in classes. Nuances, differences and similarities all teach us something or the other. It also helps us decide our future course of action. Continue with job or take time off to study further. On the other hand, if we decide to pursue higher studies, after completion of minimal required or graduation, it is a but simpler since our habits as students have not evaporated. Our frame of mind is still in studies and classroom. Hence to conclude I would advise students to select the course based on their own temperament. It's not a situation of "one model fits all". Both options have their advantages and disadvantages as explained above. Students must study and then decide.

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