The Employability Skills and Self-Perceived Competence for Careers in the Hospitality Industry
INTRODUCTION
Significance of the Study
The responsibilities of entry-level managers in the hospitality industry are continuously changing. Obtaining and keeping a management job in a restaurant or hotel requires that a person have the ability to change. Successful managers have the enthusiasm to respond to the changing needs and challenges of their organization (Woods & King, 2002). Some of these challenges are due to the changes affecting the hospitality industry today, Consequently, the curriculum and the methods used to prepare entry level managers in this field should also be design to fit the demands of today’s industry.
Hospitality managers should be able to provide effective leadership to employees which indicated that employers like to hire potential leaders who are skilled at stimulating people to take rational initiatives. Leadership skills are not the only skills needed by employers. In fact, leadership skills are some of the employability skills most desired by employers.
Commission on Higher Education: This study will aim to provide factual ideas about the employability skills and self-perceived level of competence for careers in the hospitality industry of graduating students major in HRM at USM that can be used as a factor in considering the enhancement of the curriculum.
Hospitality Professors: The outcome of this study will provide efficient data and facts based on applied research, which would enable hospitality professors to identify competencies to be given priority in their curriculum and program planning.
Hospitality Students: This study will help the students to be aware in their field, which will be very useful during their years of study and in acquiring jobs in the near future.
Researcher: This study will answer the questions of the researcher, which will led to formulation of this research and that further study regarding the employability skills and self- perceived level of competence for careers in the hospitality industry of
Significance of the Study
The responsibilities of entry-level managers in the hospitality industry are continuously changing. Obtaining and keeping a management job in a restaurant or hotel requires that a person have the ability to change. Successful managers have the enthusiasm to respond to the changing needs and challenges of their organization (Woods & King, 2002). Some of these challenges are due to the changes affecting the hospitality industry today, Consequently, the curriculum and the methods used to prepare entry level managers in this field should also be design to fit the demands of today’s industry.
Hospitality managers should be able to provide effective leadership to employees which indicated that employers like to hire potential leaders who are skilled at stimulating people to take rational initiatives. Leadership skills are not the only skills needed by employers. In fact, leadership skills are some of the employability skills most desired by employers.
Commission on Higher Education: This study will aim to provide factual ideas about the employability skills and self-perceived level of competence for careers in the hospitality industry of graduating students major in HRM at USM that can be used as a factor in considering the enhancement of the curriculum.
Hospitality Professors: The outcome of this study will provide efficient data and facts based on applied research, which would enable hospitality professors to identify competencies to be given priority in their curriculum and program planning.
Hospitality Students: This study will help the students to be aware in their field, which will be very useful during their years of study and in acquiring jobs in the near future.
Researcher: This study will answer the questions of the researcher, which will led to formulation of this research and that further study regarding the employability skills and self- perceived level of competence for careers in the hospitality industry of