Reflective Report: Academic Skills and Employability in Hospitality

This reflective report by a Year 1 hospitality student from the University of Greenwich explores the development of academic and employability skills essential for a successful career in the hospitality industry. The report details the student's personal interest and passion for the field, reflecting on the importance of transferable skills like communication, teamwork, and time management. It includes a SWOT analysis to identify strengths and weaknesses, such as hard work, leadership qualities, and communication skills, while also acknowledging areas for improvement like time management and adaptability. The report sets SMART goals, focusing on enhancing communication skills and developing a deeper understanding of the hospitality sector. It highlights the significance of employability skills, well-being, and the importance of gaining practical experience through internships and language learning. The conclusion emphasizes the continuous improvement of skills and the pursuit of work experience to achieve career aspirations in the hospitality industry.

Reflective report.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Reflection on academic skills' development activity..................................................................3
Reflection on employability goals..............................................................................................4
Reflection on well-being goals....................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7
APPENDIX......................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
This is the reflective report which have aim to explain about the what are the
employability and transferable skill are important for our career. Through this reflection got the
idea of those skills I already have and how I can demonstrate them for further growth because
those are help to become a successful employable in the future. On the other side, setting goals
are another important part which help to come down to priorities the work. The report will
produce SWOT analysis which reflects my strength and weakness and setting smart goal for
getting success in the future by managing work and other factor.
MAIN BODY
Reflection on academic skills' development activity.
After completing my school I face problem for selecting profession did not arise. I have a
select a hospitality industry because I have the personal interest and have great passion in
cooking. I am a year 1 hospitality student and only 19 year girl from Lithuania. Firstly it was just
watching cooking show on TV from that my passion has gowned. But in the present I learn
various thinks about hospitality following great and wonderful people who are completely
inspires me. I have goal to become successful as my ideal perform and to build great career in
hospitality sector.
I am very hard-working people and when I do work, I get disturb and try to do complete
in the best possible way (Ahmad, Kenayathulla and Idris, 2017). This creates more effectiveness
for work which is very important and effective for me to learn various thinks in effective
manner. I believe in profession and also with suitable for my personality because I am
communicated in vary patient and an easygoing person. In my opinion, quality of personality are
very important in the industry because you always communicate and meet various people and
should make them satisfy and stay in very polite manner. As per that I wanted to develop myself
for my great future in order to become successful which related with hospitality sector in
effective manner. This creates various opportunities for me and for my great future.
I want to develop myself for getting higher success in the future (Ali, Murphy and
Nadkarni, 2017). I am able to priorities the work for dividing task fore whole as well as make
and collect proper and effective data or information related to work by completing research in
correct manner. With the help of this, I complete my work with proper divination. I am also good
in team working with making proper collaboration with team members. With the help of this,

problems are perfectly solved by managed work. I am maintained work of whole team by
making proper collaboration between team in proper manner. But I am not good in the time
management skill, I cannot use my time in rightly manner as well as not a punctual person. This
creates issues and problem for me in the future because in the hospitality sector it is very
important to have time management skills. In this sector organize various events and meetings
and in that requires reaching on time in those. The time management skill I learn from making
schedule for work in respective manner.
With the help of this, I can take my work on time and growth factor. Also, when I
confused about one task in the absence of seniors then I will start second task for work without
wasting any time (Guilbert and et.al., 2016). Through that I can utilize free time and keep safe
time with wasting. With the help of this I complete work without missing deadline of work
proper utilization.
Reflection on employability goals.
Employability skills and goals are very important and effective for managing proper
work. This creates more effectiveness of work by building proper learnings with specific work.
the employability skills and goals are another important aspects which are requires sets goals.
My employability goal is to becoming successful in hospitality sector by managing over all skills
which are highly important for great success. The reason behind for selecting this goal is my
personal interest. For that, I need to develop my all employability skills which are completely
able to manage works in respective manner. This creates more effectiveness for work. In need to
develop my various skill which are related with employability skills in respective manner. I
represent my self as vary communicative because in these sectors and industry is requires more
communicative people. In this industry, we meet various people on daily basis (Jaykumar,
2018). For that in requires to build my communication skill.
The more communicative people are always looks confident adopt quickly to changing
conditions of work in respective manner. They are also indispensable in conducting business
negotiations and analysing conflicts situations by creating more flexibility of work. They are also
quickly gain authority in the terms and occupy leadership skills. In the hospitality industry is
highly requires a great leadership qualities to maintain whole team and building proper
collaborations with other in respective team. As well as, it is very important to have various
qualities such as patience. For that I strongly believe that the people who are wanted to be

professional in their industry without any doubts should be with more patient with their clients
and other staff as well as on the way of their goals. With the help of this people, and I am to get
complete success in life with proper management of work (Sharma and Sharma, 2019).
I have good oral communication skills and organization skills. Through that, I am able to
manage work in respective manner. Those are skills are highly helped to me for achieve goals
because with oral communication I am able to transfer and share information and knowledge
with other. On the other side, with organizational skills I can manage whole company and its
staff in proper organizational manner. But, I have requires some skills which are went less well
like adaptability and technology uses. The knowledge of using technology within the hospitality
industry is more important because there are various customers are gives online order for
booking room and food. In this requires a proper knowledge of technology uses in respective
manner.
GEP Points: 80 points invitation to exclusive networking events:
 First, need to do is the internship for gaining extra knowledge of work. This creates great
experience which is the good practices.
 I would like to continue develop the various language skill by learning some languages
are Spanish and Japanese.
 During the studying in Greenwich I tried for myself on mine first interview which was
successful (Taylor, 2016). For that, here is mention thanks to interviewer because through
that I come closer to my future.
 I have visited lecture for learning current venue trends in respective manner. This
provides complete knowledge about work and hospitality industry spaces. That is very
useful for me for perfect future.
 I had an advertising appointed with the number of business school employability office
team in respective manner. This helped to improve skills and CV and cover letter.
Those are the GEP combination laser focus procurement with an expensive global footprint. This
help to develop all the employability skills in prefect manner with proper guidance of work.
Reflection on well-being goals.
There are very important for well-being goals which are highly helped to maintain my
well beings strategies and skills. This creates more effective. In order to improve communication
skill, here is need to complete practices about communication. This help to share knowledge and

information about work to others. In the hospitality industry is requires proper communication
with patients and with clients. As well as, need to improve my productivity of work in proper
manner because I have threat with deals. I cannot to make profitable deals due to my
organization and that is my threat (Yang, Cheung, and Song, 2016). On the other side, I cannot to
be speaker at the seminar and meeting or shows presentation. This is my threat which keep stop
to me for work. I also wanted to improve work quality and leadership skills in respective manner.
This provides proper knowledge of work and results as well as. Well-being is the very important
for each in hospitality industry and this creates positive working environment and positivity for
completing work. With the help of this, I am completely able to for I right manner with goals.
CONCLUSION
From the above study, it had been concluded that, it has very important to gain and
develop academic and employability skills which you have already and try to get and learn what
you need to improve their employability prospect. In the way of my great future and career in the
hospitality sector and industry I have required continue improvement of my skills and also make
an effort to get work experience and the best things it would be to do internship or to become
successful. Also, need to work with multitasking skills in respective manner. With the help of
this, I had improved my all skills for work with proper management.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Ahmad, N. A., Kenayathulla, H. B. and Idris, A. R., 2017. EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS FOR
HOSPITALITY STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA. MOJEM: Malaysian Online Journal of
Educational Management. 5(4). pp.63-86.
Ali, A., Murphy, H. C. and Nadkarni, S., 2017. Sustainable development and hospitality
education: employers’ perspectives on the relevance for graduate employability. Journal
of Teaching in Travel & Tourism. 17(3). pp.159-172.
Guilbert, L. and et.al., 2016. Employability: review and research prospects. International
Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance. 16(1). pp.69-89.
Jaykumar, P., 2018. HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTES-THE SKILLS
TRAINING INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE. Journal of Services Research. 18(2).
Sharma, S. and Sharma, R., 2019. Culinary skills: the spine of the Indian hospitality industry: Is
the available labor being skilled appropriately to be employable?. Worldwide
Hospitality and Tourism Themes. 11(1). pp.25-36.
Taylor, L., 2016. What is employability and what does it mean for you?. How to Develop Your
Healthcare Career: A Guide to Employability and Professional Development, p.1.
Yang, H., Cheung, C. and Song, H., 2016. Enhancing the learning and employability of
hospitality graduates in China. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Education. 19. pp.85-96.

APPENDIX
SWOT ANALYSIS
Strength Weaknesses
 I am very hard-working and completely
able to give hard contribution for
achieve goals.
 I have good leadership quality and team
working ability.
 I am good communicators.
 Lack of time management skills and
not able to use free time.
 I am not able to give presentation in
front of large public.
Opportunities Threats
 Getting a good grade and marks in
degree for raise at work.
 Get positive success in hospitality
industry.
 I have fear from deals which are related
organization profits. Lack of decision-
making quality.
 Threat form seminar or to show
presentation.
SMART goals
Goal 1 Goal 2 Goal 3
Specific To improve my
communication skill.
To read more books
per year.
To become a
successful by
improving skills.
Measurable Transfer proper
information with
others.
Go to library and read
books or take updates
with websites
Skills are properly
improved.
Achievable This is achievable
because I will do
practices on regular
basis.
Through buying new
books.
This is achievable
because I will
complete hard work
for better success.
Realistic Every talk with my I will read book per I will take to

seniors and
classmates.
days and make proper
notes of work.
university books and
notes and get better
job.
Time frame One month One month Every week