Professional Identity and Practice in Hotel Industry: Job Interview for Hotel Supervisor Role

This study presents a job interview process for the role of hotel supervisor in the Novotel London. It covers the required skills, strengths, and weaknesses of the interview process.

Unit 3 Professional
Identity and Practice
( GB)

Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
Main Body...................................................................................................................................................3
Present a job interview for suitable industry role.....................................................................................3
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................5
References...................................................................................................................................................6

Introduction
Professional identity is based on self conception that is related to identification and
experience in a profession (Hustedt and Salomonsen, 2018). In the current study novotel London
is taken into consideration. . For the purpose of present study role of hotel supervisor has been
selected. The study will cover a suitable job interview process for the selected role along with the
strengths and weakness of interview.
Main Body
Present a job interview for suitable industry role
Interviewee: “Good Morning, Sir.”
Interviewer: “Good Morning, have a seat!”
Interviewee: “Thank You, Sir!”
Interviewer: “Shall we start the process of interview?”
Interviewee: “Sure, Sir!”
Interviewer: “Tell me something about yourself?”
Interviewee: My name is John. I have completed post graduation in the field of hotel
management. I have two years of work experience in hotel industry. I have completed various
certification courses to enhance my knowledge and capability.
Interviewer: According to you what are the skills required for performing the role of hotel
supervisor?
Interviewee: “In my opinion, communication and interpersonal skills are most important for
performing a role of supervisor. Additionally, team building and leadership skills also need to
present in a hotel supervisor.”
Interviewer: Why do you want join the company?
Interviewee: novotel London is one of the largest hotel groups. Here, I will get opportunity to
work with international that will better for my career.
Interviewer: What are your strengths?
Interviewee: I am good in communication and team management skills.

Interviewer: What is your future perspective?
Interviewee: I would like to enhance my skills and capabilities in order to make myself able
enough to work with one of the prestigious and well-known hospitality organization.
Interviewer: OK John!! We will shortly let you know the results
Interviewee: OK Sir
Interviewer: Thank you, John
Interviewee: Thank you, sir for your time and considerations
Strengths of interview process: Interview process helps in hiring a potential candidate
who has capabilities and skills to perform a particular role. Through interview, it is easy to assess
the strengths and weakness of a particular person that further help to assess the suitability of that
the person for the position as well as the company. In addition, interviewer gets an opportunity to
know the interviewee during the process (ROCHETTE, REDMAN and CHANDLER, 2020).
Weakness of interview process: Sometimes, efficient candidates get rejected during the
process of interview. In interview multiple rounds are conducted due to which sometimes
efficient candidates get rejected at early stage. In addition, huge expense needs to be done in
order to conduct the whole interview process (Toombs, Drawson and et. al., 2018).

Conclusion
It is concluded that professional identity is important to make an enriching career in
corporate world. Discussion has been carried out regarding job interview process for the role of
hotel supervisor. It is summarized that interview process is helpful in hiring suitable candidates
on other side it is also a time taking process that might have negative consequence on the
company.

References
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Toombs, E., Drawson, A.S., Bobinski, T., Dixon, J. and Mushquash, C.J., 2018. First Nations
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