Hotel Management Graduates’ Perception Towards Career in Hotel Industry Post-Pandemic

Hotel Management Graduates’ Perception Towards Career in Hotel Industry Post-Pandemic

Janaka Rumesh Gamlath^1*

Faculty of Management Studies, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat, India

Medam Yaswanth SaiKrishna²

Faculty of Management Studies, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat, India

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to examine and understand the perception of hotel management graduates toward a career in the hotel industry post-covid-19 pandemic. The study was conducted by surveying a total of 112 hotel management graduates from various colleges and universities located in the state of Karnataka, India. After a careful analysis of the gathered data statistically, the study has found that hotel management graduates carry a positive perception towards a career in the hotel industry post-pandemic. Even though their studies were affected by the covid-19 pandemic, most of their initial decisions regarding a career in the hotel industry have not changed. Most hotel management graduates prefer to work abroad and have career growth in the hotel industry since the salary packages offered to freshers by many local hotels considerably do not meet the expectation of hotel management graduates. The study has also discovered that many job opportunities around the world, personal choice of profession, and enthusiasm for hospitality are the three most motivating factors that keep hotel management graduates in the hotel industry post-pandemic.

Keywords:  Hotel management, perception, covid-19, career, hotel industry, post-pandemic, graduates