Lulla, making a career in Shanghai
Lulla — 让事业在上海绽放格里昂高等教育学院 2015年1月5日
在获得会展、体育和娱乐活动管理学士学位证书之后，来自挪威的12届毕业生Lulla Hokholt从迷人的格里昂布勒校区（Bulle campus）径直来到了中国。Lulla在上海一家会展管理机构Liquid Impact工作，在格里昂学到的技能和文化知识让她在两年内升至项目经理的位置。在这次采访中，Lulla分享了她如何找到做为一名会展管理工作者的使命以及她在格里昂收获的终生受用的东西。
从事酒店行业的个人优势
从高中毕业并经历了一年空档之后，我在考虑学习哪个专业时总结出了自己的优势：高效、做事有条理、适应性强、擅长社交、有求知欲以及以解决实际问题为导向 — 所有这些能力适合从事会展行业，并且也是会展行业的工作所要求具备的能力。同时我的家庭从事的是会展和酒店行业的生意，这也让我想要尝试一下。
当时我有一位朋友在瑞士学习酒店专业，她给我介绍了酒店行业和一些学校。我在蒙特勒（Montreux）参加了法语语言课程，在此期间我决定去参观一些酒店专业的学校。格里昂更注重商业，周围风景优美，并且是这些酒店专业学校中唯一提供会展管理课程的学校。
在格里昂的经历
我永远也不会忘记我在格里昂度过的第一个学期！当时是夏天，日内瓦湖风景秀丽，背靠法国阿尔卑斯山。新的城市，新的老师、同学和新的大学！
格里昂为你提供了令人惊叹的机会，你可以见到来自世界各地的人，与不同文化背景的人一起工作。这种文化多元化的环境会打开你看世界的视野，并且让你明白：如果你足够想要，任何事情都不在话下。
过渡到职场
我来中国工作最大的困难是语言和文化背景。格里昂帮助我做了一些准备来应对这个挑战。我在格里昂学习期间确实获得了一些和中国同学一起工作的机会，学校还为我们做了一个简洁的中国文化介绍，这些都帮助我更好地适应中国。
由于我在学习期间参加过实习，所以当我步入真正的社会时我已经具备了工作经验。这些实习也让我有机会在实际生活中练习课堂上学到的理论知识。由于会展和酒店专业是专业方向学习，且这两个行业也在快速发展，我发现和其他专业相比这两个专业的学生找工作更容易。其他专业的毕业生求职时可能仅仅是众多经历相同的申请者中的一员。
格里昂也教给了我重要的领导力技能，这对我的整个职业都很重要，这些技能包括：领导力心理学、自信、演讲技巧、会计和预算规划以及在任何情形下理解优质服务的重要性。
从格里昂毕业后两年
从格里昂毕业已经两年了，我现在是中国上海一家会展管理机构的项目经理。我管理项目的每一个环节：从客户手中接过草案、概念开发、撰写提议书、捕捉客户需求、组织第三方、做预算和控制预算、会展活动执行和现场管理以及会展活动结束后的后续工作。
当我在中国工作的时候，语言又一次成为了挑战，但是我正在学习汉语，虽然速度比较慢，却是在踏实地进步。会展类活动从不间歇，这就意味着这份工作中有许多事情任务都会有时间限制且需要长时间工作。然而，会展行业常常接触到新的项目、新的有创意的想法，并且我喜欢和来自不同行业的人、品牌和公司打交道 — 这也是为什么我对这个行业如此着迷！
给有抱负的管理者的事业建议
要在酒店和会展行业中获得成功，你需要思想开明、有良好的服务意识、擅长解决实际问题、高效、做事有条理、善于为人处世、严格要求又通情达理。
对酒店管理和会展管理的学习可以让你接触到这个行业的许多方面，你的软技能和硬实力会处于一个很好的平衡状态。你需要掌握领导力和沟通技巧这些软技能，这样你就会懂得如何领导团队和管理运营。硬实力也很重要，尤其是在诸如市场、会计、数据、IT和书面写作这样在整个商业运作中处于重要位置的领域。
对于那些已经被格里昂录取且能够去格里昂就读的幸运学生，在这所享有盛誉的世界名校就读期间，要充分利用你的时间、课程资源和师资力量！同时，利用居住在瑞士的优势，可以在冬天去滑雪、夏天去远足、春秋季节去周围的城市或国家旅行。了解你的同学，与他们建立友谊并关心他们。在你离开格里昂之后，你的人际关系网将会成为你最重要的无形资产。
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Lulla, making a career in Shanghai
by Glion Institute of Higher Education 5 January 2015
With her Bachelor Degree in Event, Sport and Entertainment Management in hand, Lulla Hokholt ’12, from Norway, went from our charming Bulle campus straight to China where she put to use the skills and cultural knowledge gained at Glion to progress to a project manager position within two years, at Liquid Impact, an event management agency in Shanghai. In this interview, Lulla shares how she found her calling as an event manager and her lasting lessons from Glion.
Personal Strengths for Hospitality Careers
Wondering what to study after high school and a gap year, I identified my strengths: efficient, organized, adaptable, social, curious, and solution oriented – all of which fit, and are needed for, working in the event industry. Also, coming from a family that is focused on business in the event and hospitality industry made me want to try it.
A friend of mine did hospitality studies in Switzerland, and she introduced me to the hospitality industry and schools. During a French language course in Montreux, I decided to visit several hospitality schools. Glion was more business focused, had a beautiful location, and was the only school that offered Event Management.
The Glion Experience
I will never forget the first semester at Glion! It was summer, with the beautiful view of Lake Geneva and the French Alps as a backdrop. New city, new people and new university!
Glion provides you with the incredible chance to meet people from all over the world and work with people from different cultures. This multicultural environment opens your eyes to the world, and makes you realize that if you want it enough, anything is within your reach.
Transition to the Working World
As I got a job in China, the language and culture were the most difficult aspects for me. Glion gave me some preparation for tackling that challenge. I did have the chance to work with Chinese classmates during my studies, and we were given a brief introduction to Chinese culture, which helped me to settle in.
Since I did internships during my studies, I already had work experience when stepping into the real world. I also had the chance to practice the classroom theory we learnt in real life situations during these internships. As events and hospitality are specialized studies, for booming and quickly growing industries, I found it made it easier to find a job compared to other studies which may leave you as one of many candidates with the same general background.
Glion also provided me with important leadership skills which are important for my career development, such as: psychology of leadership, confidence, presentation skills, accounting and budget planning, and understanding the importance of hospitality in any situation.
2 Years Post-Glion
Two years after graduating, I am now a Project Manager at an Event Management agency in Shanghai, China. I manage projects through every step from receiving the initial brief from clients, concept development, proposal writing, pitching to clients, organizing third parties, budget writing and control, implementation and on-site management at events, and follow-up after the event.
Again, language is a challenge when working in China, but I am learning it, slowly but steadily. The event business never sleeps, which means many deadlines and long working hours. However, the event industry is always pulsing with new projects, new and creative ideas and I enjoy working with people, brands and companies from different industries – that is why I am so passionate about it!
Career Advice for Aspiring Managers
To succeed in hospitality and events, you need to be open minded, service oriented, solution driven, efficient, organized, a people person, and strict but fair.
Hospitality and event management studies introduce you to many different aspects of the industry, for a good mix of soft and hard skills. The soft skills that you will need include leadership and communication skills, so you will know how to lead teams and manage operations. Hard skills are also important in areas of marketing, accounting, statistics, IT, and formal writing – all of which are important in business.
For those who have been fortunate enough to be admitted and have the support to attend Glion, it’s a prestigious university. Make the most of your time, the classes and your teachers! At the same time, take advantage of living in Switzerland, go skiing during winter, hiking in summer and visit all the nearby cities and countries during spring and autumn. Get to know your follow students, grow your friendships and take care of them afterwards. Your network will be the most important intangible value you take away from Glion.
Go Glion spirit!
by Glion Institute of Higher Education 5 January 2015
With her Bachelor Degree in Event, Sport and Entertainment Management in hand, Lulla Hokholt ’12, from Norway, went from our charming Bulle campus straight to China where she put to use the skills and cultural knowledge gained at Glion to progress to a project manager position within two years, at Liquid Impact, an event management agency in Shanghai. In this interview, Lulla shares how she found her calling as an event manager and her lasting lessons from Glion.
Personal Strengths for Hospitality Careers
Wondering what to study after high school and a gap year, I identified my strengths: efficient, organized, adaptable, social, curious, and solution oriented – all of which fit, and are needed for, working in the event industry. Also, coming from a family that is focused on business in the event and hospitality industry made me want to try it.
A friend of mine did hospitality studies in Switzerland, and she introduced me to the hospitality industry and schools. During a French language course in Montreux, I decided to visit several hospitality schools. Glion was more business focused, had a beautiful location, and was the only school that offered Event Management.
The Glion Experience
I will never forget the first semester at Glion! It was summer, with the beautiful view of Lake Geneva and the French Alps as a backdrop. New city, new people and new university!
Glion provides you with the incredible chance to meet people from all over the world and work with people from different cultures. This multicultural environment opens your eyes to the world, and makes you realize that if you want it enough, anything is within your reach.
Transition to the Working World
As I got a job in China, the language and culture were the most difficult aspects for me. Glion gave me some preparation for tackling that challenge. I did have the chance to work with Chinese classmates during my studies, and we were given a brief introduction to Chinese culture, which helped me to settle in.
Since I did internships during my studies, I already had work experience when stepping into the real world. I also had the chance to practice the classroom theory we learnt in real life situations during these internships. As events and hospitality are specialized studies, for booming and quickly growing industries, I found it made it easier to find a job compared to other studies which may leave you as one of many candidates with the same general background.
Glion also provided me with important leadership skills which are important for my career development, such as: psychology of leadership, confidence, presentation skills, accounting and budget planning, and understanding the importance of hospitality in any situation.
2 Years Post-Glion
Two years after graduating, I am now a Project Manager at an Event Management agency in Shanghai, China. I manage projects through every step from receiving the initial brief from clients, concept development, proposal writing, pitching to clients, organizing third parties, budget writing and control, implementation and on-site management at events, and follow-up after the event.
Again, language is a challenge when working in China, but I am learning it, slowly but steadily. The event business never sleeps, which means many deadlines and long working hours. However, the event industry is always pulsing with new projects, new and creative ideas and I enjoy working with people, brands and companies from different industries – that is why I am so passionate about it!
Career Advice for Aspiring Managers
To succeed in hospitality and events, you need to be open minded, service oriented, solution driven, efficient, organized, a people person, and strict but fair.
Hospitality and event management studies introduce you to many different aspects of the industry, for a good mix of soft and hard skills. The soft skills that you will need include leadership and communication skills, so you will know how to lead teams and manage operations. Hard skills are also important in areas of marketing, accounting, statistics, IT, and formal writing – all of which are important in business.
For those who have been fortunate enough to be admitted and have the support to attend Glion, it’s a prestigious university. Make the most of your time, the classes and your teachers! At the same time, take advantage of living in Switzerland, go skiing during winter, hiking in summer and visit all the nearby cities and countries during spring and autumn. Get to know your follow students, grow your friendships and take care of them afterwards. Your network will be the most important intangible value you take away from Glion.
Go Glion spirit!
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