Hotel and Hospitality jobs in India

India is a vast country with a hoary past and holds immense tourism potential. India is also a rapidly developing economy on the threshold of becoming a superpower – attracting business travelers from all parts of the world. Thus the hospitality and hotel are a thriving industry in India and offer a promising career option to aspirants choosing to enter this field.

Candidates choosing a career in hospitality and hotel industry must possess an amiable disposition, a friendly attitude, effective communication and interpersonal skills and a willingness to work unmindful of the clock.

There are a variety of jobs the hospitality and hotel sector offers - 5-star and 4-star hotel jobs, restaurant jobs, hotel management jobs, restaurant management jobs, food retailing jobs, catering jobs, executive chef jobs, cooks, front office jobs, travel guides, waiters, house-keeping jobs, casino jobs, spa jobs, travel organizing jobs, club jobs etc.

Hotel management is indeed one of the most interesting and lucrative career options in the contemporary Indian job market. Career training from a recognized and reputed hotel management institute is however necessary for rapid growth prospects.

Of course, there are many hospitality / hotel management institutes and colleges in India which provide hospitality / hotel management courses. These hotel management courses impart the required training for the operating-sections of the hotel industry like front office, general operations, sales and marketing, food and beverage, house keeping catering, ticketing, travel organizing etc.

Candidates seeking admission to the hotel management courses in India need to pass their 12th standard examination with English as a subject. Students with a bachelor's degree from any recognized university may have a decided advantage in management training schemes offered by various colleges and institutions.

Admission to hotel management institutes depends on the performance of the students in the written entrance test, personal interview round and group discussion session. The time duration of the courses offered by several institutes may vary from one year to three years.

The array of Hotel Management Courses available in various institutions in India:

• BHM - Bachelor of Hotel Management
• DHM - Diploma in Hotel Management - Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Technology - Diploma in Hotel Management and Catering Technology
• PGDHM - Post Graduate Diploma in Hotel Management
• Graduate and Postgraduate courses in Hospitality Management

As in any profession, the higher your qualification the greater your career growth will be. For instance, if you hold a Post Graduate Diploma in Hotel Management, chances of your becoming a General Manager of a 5-star hotel is a distinct possibility.

The emoluments vary between the different establishments and graded hotels that employ them. The initial minimum monthly emoluments are approximately in the region of Rs. 7500-Rs 10000 depending upon factors such as the status of the employer, institute from where the student graduated, city of location, candidate’s suitability etc.

As they gather experience, the candidate can aspire to become Front Office Managers, Banquet Managers, Food & Beverages Managers and eventually General Managers of leading hotels. Candidates of outstanding caliber can also expect global postings as many hotel groups in India have branches worldwide.

Hotel management job opportunities exist aplenty in both in the private and public sector. One can look for various openings available in hundreds of star hotels spread throughout the country.

Apart from star hotels, graduates from Hotel Management Institutes can also look forward to job openings such as multi-skilled executives in fast food chains, catering executives for hospitals and corporate guest houses, faculty in hotel management institutions, or other food learning course providers, cabin crew or hospitality staff in airlines, national and international airlines, client executives at resorts and other tourist destinations