Importance of Skills for Employment in Hotel and Hospitality Industry

REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
SWOT.....................................................................................................................................3
PDP.........................................................................................................................................4
Academic and employability skills to find employment in hotel and hospitality industry....6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
In the current competitive world, it is very necessary for the person to have knowledge of
all the skills which are required to have any sort of employment opportunity. Also, it is very
important for the person to know in advance what are their capabilities and weaknesses and what
is required to perform any sort of work (Tattum and Tattum, 2017). However, this is important
because of the fact that this will help person in identifying gap between which skills are required
and which they have. Thus, for this use of SWOT and PDP will take place and it will be helpful
in identifying this deviation and then working upon its improvement.
SWOT
This is a tool which is very beneficial for the person in analysing all its capabilities that is
areas in which they are good and other areas in which they are lacking and needs improvement.
Along with these strengths and weakness the external opportunities and threats are also
highlighted because they also impact the strength and weakness of person. Opportunities are
some situations which helps person in outlining some areas which can help them to grow more.
On the other side threats are the one which restrict or limit person from growing. SWOT of a
person who is trying to find employment in hotel or hospitality industry is as follows-
Strength Weakness
 Effective communication skills.
 Proper time management skills.
 Good interpersonal skills.
 Good basic knowledge of the subject
matter.
 Logical reasoning.
 Proper knowledge of work ethics and
moral duties.
 Effective decision- making skills.
 Team working.
 Low confidence.
 Unable to manage different task at
single time.
 Not able to meet to proper deadlines.
 Less problem- solving skill.
 Less flexibility.
 Not adaptable to fast changes.
 Less patient.
 Less attentive.
 Coordination.
Opportunity Threat
 To adapt to the latest changes taking
place and grow.
 To increase sales within hotel and gain
 Major threat is rapid changes taking
place in taste and preferences of