I need some good answers? PLEASE!?

Question

I have been in college and I got a really good qualification in travel and tourism. Now I am going to university to get a Honours degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management. My question is: Why employers will not take me on? I am too young to have experience and I want to start developing my career. But everytime I have troubles with jobs because I haven't got enough experience. I don't want to waste my time with normal jobs, I have had three already. Are you in a similar situation? What's there to do? Please help!

Answer 1

You have to pay your dues first a few years with a normal travel agent job. Then if you do well you could maybe apply at a larger travel agency as a junior executive, or maybe at an Airline (probably your best bet). Getting an MBA would be the way to break out of a telephone rep job.

Answer 2

This is the REAL world honey. You just don't get a higher level job, just because you have a piece of paper or two.

Try getting a "regular job" that's part of the travel and tourism industry. If there's a company you'd like to work for after graduation near the university, try getting a job or an internship there. Many companies will promote dependable workers from within.

Trust me, this is true. While I have qualifications far above it, I took a till operator's job with a company I wanted to work for. Now it looks like I will be promoted to vault associate next month. That's going from an entry level part time position to a full time key position within four months.

You gotta pay your dues if you wanna join the "club" !!!

Answer 3

Many of the suggestions above are excellent. I have another one. See if you can obtain an internship in a company dealing with your job qualifications. It seems you believe that anything short of what you perceive as a job that's not "normal" is for you a waste of time. You have to gain experience and perhaps you're not willing to do it as you should. In any case, it's going to take time. You're still a student and can't devote full-time to work, so find a part-time apprenticeship and gain the experience you need.

Answer 4

You're just out of college .. start as a chaimber maid. Don't work in McDonald's. You're studying travel not catering.

Look .. every young person believes the world should just cough up and deliver what they expect. That's a dream of youth. Real life and experience will show you year by year why that never happens. Keep persuing what you're after. The test of all youth is perseverence. It pays off eventually.

I wish you the best of luck and reward for your hard won efforts. Things do not all come at once. Look at it this way .. if your dreams all came true tomorrow what would you have to look forward to after that.

Answer 5

Well.. not meaning to insult you or anything like that, but perhaps it might be your personality, or self confidence?
When you go into an interview, the key is to come in with the mindset that "you already have the job", and you're just telling them what you know. You sound like a very nice, very experienced, intelligent person, so that kind of thing may not be whats keeping you from advancing.
Or perhaps.. might they be looking at your past careers? If you've had 3 under your belt already, thats a good thing, (experience wise)) and also could be seen as something bad, as well.
All you can do is just relax, and take things easy, and not doubt yourself a bit. You know you have the skills, so thats not a problem. You just have to belive in your own abilities a bit more, and be confident about things. I know you can do it ^^

Answer 6

I feel you I've been there myself a few yrs ago. Personally I changed industry was in for the slave of money, but I would not advise anyone to give up something they love as money will come in time. You r correct and you will continue getting these results. All I can advice is turn the volume up, go direct to employers, never give up, give them something different and try friends / family. Find names in HRM talk to them direct. Whatever you do don't turn to boose or drugs and stand up and tell every 'son of a *****' in the industry you love it you want a job and wont stop at nothing. For true professional advice read what colour is my parachutte, a truly beautiful book. For consolidation on your feelings watch the film Reality Bites. Time will be the answer trust me on that one.

Answer 7

Employers don't give their money away willingly. They give it away GRUDGLINGLY to people they HAVE to give it away to. This is why the best paid, and most employed (ie not unemployed) workers have advanced degrees, professional accreditation and lots of experience. My advice to you is to keep gaining degrees/qualification (even after your Honours degree, go for supplementary training), keep writing to people for placement work while you're studying, or even voluntary experience. This should help you gain employment after university.

Answer 8

People won't take you on because you are young. You are fresh out of college with no PROFESSIONAL experience. Although you took your classes and all, that doesn't qualify as professional experience. Only thing I can suggest is just be perstiant with the companys and sooner or later, they will get tired of you calling and hire you.

Answer 9

will a local travel agent employ you at weekends?
or get a job in a hotel as a waitress at the weekends
or a holiday job as a tour guide
all will give you experience from the 'ground up'.

Answer 10

If you wanna some job experience, why not try a job agent first. Tell them you only want this type of job. But be careful. Some job agents are swindlers.