2016年1月13日星期三

#GHEAC#[成功案例] 恭喜ZHENG同学获得瑞士格里昂Glion 2012年7月入学通知书!

恭喜ZHENG同学获得瑞士格里昂Glion 2012年7月入学通知书!


下面的签证工作,我们会为你做好的,你也要多配合我们的工作,别忘记拿到签证以后给跟贴给我们写服务感言哟!




英国与瑞士格里昂酒店管理高等教育学院 - Glion Institute of Higher Education
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#GHEAC#[成功案例] 恭喜SUN同学获得瑞士格里昂Glion 2012年7月入学通知书

恭喜SUN同学获得瑞士格里昂Glion 2012年7月入学通知书!



下面的签证工作,我们会为你做好的,你也要多配合我们的工作,别忘记拿到签证以后给跟贴给我们写服务感言哟!




英国与瑞士格里昂酒店管理高等教育学院 - Glion Institute of Higher Education

中文页面:http://glion.gheac.com/
咨询电话:010-8447 6928
     189 0119 3685
在线QQ:800093391
电子邮件:info@gheac.com
办公地址:北京市 东城区 东直门外大街48号 东方银座 C座16E
邮政编码:100027






  不好意思,这么迟才来写我的感言~各位亲,表介意哦!


  几经折腾后,有经过漫长的等待,我终于拿到了签证,并且已经准备好机票,即将踏上充满未知与挑战,既紧张又兴奋的瑞士留学之旅!


  2012年1月的某天,原本已经下定决心让某中介机构给我安排好全部的留学事宜,就在我差点“永永远远地当水鱼”的时候,因缘际会之下,在百度的推广链接上看到了GHEAC。随意地寄出了几封咨询性的E-mail后,热心且真诚的阿贲哥哥竟然主动给我打电话了!


  还记得我们的第一次交谈和QQ,铺天盖地地质疑和问号充满了我的脑袋。相信每一个接受了阿贲哥哥的帮助的亲们都曾有过“怎么可能不要钱的事都有人做?一定是骗人的啦”这样的疑问。要知道,在现代社会,要钱的事都有可能是骗人的,不要钱的又怎么可信呢?!而且我当时已经和某知名中介机构签了合约,违约可是损失颇大啊!但在经过多次思想斗争以及和阿贲哥哥几次深入的交谈(包括多次凌晨的电话及短信骚扰)后,我决定相信“人性的光辉始终大于人性的恶劣”(哈哈),毅然选择了接受GHEAC的“伟大帮助”,从此开始了我与各种“邪恶势力”进行“斗争”的历程!


  首先要跟原先那某知名中介机构解约,虽然我已经提前提出了暂缓申请的要求,可是他们竟然在几天后告诉我,已经拿到了两个学校的offer,那就意味着,我将多损失40%的中介费(原来可获得50%,获得offer后就只有10%)。尽管多次交涉、多次争取,那个某机构也只退给了我30%的中介费。相对GHEAC无偿的帮助,这知名的机构的所作所为真的形成鲜明的对比。更可笑的是,在我在阿贲哥哥和他的团队的帮助下获得Glion的offer后,我爸妈依然还有一点点的怀疑和不敢相信!真是“收钱坑人,有人信;无偿帮人,遭人疑”啊。


  在解约后,便是艰巨的签证工作了。在广州办理瑞士签证的变态程度,我想已经不用我赘言。在这期间,多得阿贲哥哥的耐心、细心的指导,并且不断安慰我说“不要着急”,否则我早就崩溃大哭好几次了!还记得领事馆要求我重新办理在读证明公证的那天,广州下着倾盆大雨。我跑到之前办理过其他公证的南方公证处,公证处竟说我的在读证明不合格,要回学校重办。可这样,一来一回,就要多花一个星期的时间。当时距离开学日期,只有14周左右的时间。我还要等公证,再送去认证,在送签证。我算来算去,想着时间一定不够的。当时临近中午午休时间,我管不得GHEAC的亲们是否休息了,哭丧着发了短信给阿贲哥哥。谁知还真有人回复(想那专业中介,周末还休息没人回复,在QQ签名上写“请理解,我们也是有休假的”,真是亏他们说得出口)。阿贲哥哥告诉我说,尝试换一家公证处看看,说不定规矩不一样。我马上手机搜索到另外一家公证处,立即坐公交车赶去,还好赶上了他们午休前。幸好有阿贲哥哥的冷静应对和对“我国特色的行政工作”的熟悉,让我节省了一个星期的等待时间。最后在开学前一个月左右,终于等来了我的签证!Thank God! Thank GHEAC!


  除了在最重要的offer和签证问题外,GHEAC还让我认识到了和我一同前往Glion进修MBA的朋友——Annie。或许,这就是缘分吧。我和Annie一见如故。我们有很多共同的爱好和话题,并通过GHEAC的帮助,让我们可以安排在一起做roommate。有了认识的朋友,有了GHEAC无微不至的帮助,让我对于即将到来的未知,多了几分安定、安心,少了几分担心、畏惧,有了更多的期待和憧憬。


  在拿到签证后,准备行李的这些日子里,我一边焦头烂额地应付着各种聚会,一边也在为很多有出国深造想法的朋友们解答不同的问题。除了告诉他们要努力、用心地准备好语言考试,认真思考自己的出国动机外,更多地是告诉他们“不要过分依赖和相信所谓的权威中介”。如今出国深造已成为国人追求高等教育的主流需求。而申请出国留学的手段和方法也在与时俱进,因此不是只有“中介”这一个角色。许多的志愿团体、NGO组织都在为广大的留学生群体提供帮助。但国人依然存在着“越贵越好”的误区,认为“便宜没好货”。因此即使有的中介机构收取高达数万元的中介费用还不包括签证费用,人们也毫不质疑其收费的合理性。一方面是国人日益增长的出国需求,一方面是中介机构不公开不透明的收费标准。如此信息不对称下的庞大需求,必定造成中介机构的过度牟利。然而,作为中介机构,有的不应该只是所谓的“专业知识和贴心服务”,更应该要有“良心”!相信每一个被中介“坑”过的亲们,都会想对他们说“F**K”吧?!


  最后,祝愿GHEAC的亲们工作顺利,家庭幸福,身体健康。小静文有机会一定到北京看望你们的。我知道我放了你们好几次鸽子了,哈哈!大恩不言谢啦!

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2016年1月12日星期二

#GHEAC#[学校新闻] 格里昂2014年回顾

Glion’s 2014 Year in Review
格里昂2014年回顾

  格里昂高等教育学院    2014年12月22日




  2014年马上就要结束了,我们向假期和新年表达我们最诚挚的问候!我们所有的学生、学生家长和赞助商、格里昂的全体教职工、我们的行业合作伙伴、校友和朋友们,非常感谢你们,感谢你们热情的合作和支持。感谢你们所有人,今年我们获得了前所未有的收获,我们希望大家一起分享这份丰收的喜悦。

  新任校长

  在2014年一月份,侯嘉惠(July Hou)正式担任格里昂的校长。这是格里昂历史上第一位女性校长,引起来外界众多的关注和讨论,这可能还会影响未来酒店行业里的女性地位。关于格里昂博客,侯嘉惠在接受采访的整个过程中都有非常令人赞叹的表现(she gave us an amazing interview),我们也可以借此看到是哪些品质让她成为一名如此有影响力的领导人。

  新的课程

  2014年,格里昂在不少课程计划做了新的尝试,包括:
  格里昂MBA课程(Glion MBA)可以通过线上+线下的教学方式来修读
  十月份领导力、金融和市场方向管理资格认证课程(Executive Certificates)正式上线
  格里昂伦敦校区在10月份迎来第一批新生入学(took place at the Glion London campus in October
  跨校区课程使得格里昂的学生有机会在瑞士和英国伦敦的不同校区学习
  格里昂伦敦校区开创了为期三周的英语语言强化课程




  激励人心的校友故事

  过去一年,不少热心的格里昂校友通过我们跟大家分享了他们毕业之后的成功经历。我们把这些经历汇总成了14篇专题文章,发布在格里昂博客中(14 separate articles that were posted in the Glion blog)。统计显示我们的毕业生有67%的校友在酒店、餐饮和旅游行业工作,剩下的校友分布在不同行业,比如奢侈品行业、公关广告行业、金融业、房地产业等等。这证明了我们的毕业生不仅能胜任酒店相关的工作,还能把在格里昂学到的知识延伸到其他领域,这对于酒店专业的毕业生们来说无疑非常鼓舞人心,他们在职业的选择上充满可能性。




  行业合作伙伴&领域

  2014年,格里昂邀请了90家公司在格里昂所有的校区进行参观和招聘。这些公司中有一些是我们新的合作伙伴,包括国际粮食基金组织(Food Fund International)、多哈W酒店(W Hotel Doha)、仲量联行(房地产)、欧特家酒店系列(Oetker Collection)和Zaya Retreats等。诸如彭博(Bloomberg)、摩根大通集团(JP Morgan)和Roger Dubuis奢华腕表这类公司的出席都展示出我们的学生们和毕业生们也获得了越来越多的酒店行业之外的公司的认可。

  ESE专业与欧足联联姻

  过去一年,ESE专业的研究生们参与到多个欧足联(UEFA)的项目当中,包括2016年欧洲杯VVIP文化计划,该计划为欧足联中的显要人物和欧足联的合作伙伴专程设计了一系列的活动。研究生们还会参与到电子票务手机应用的设计项目当中,在这个项目中,他们为电子商务客户服务的经验将派上用场。同时在ESE年度大会( ESE “UEFA Hat-Trick” Conference)上正式宣布未来将在多个领域跟欧足联展开合作,我们的学生将会有更多机会在欧足联实习和工作。




  格里昂官网

  我们对格里昂的官网做了彻底的修改,这项修改计划于2014年11月开始付诸实施。感谢学生们和教职工们的全力配合和积极的反馈,新的格里昂网站反映出了格里昂在商业教育领域的高端品质,也展现出了这里是学生们梦想的平台,突出表现了学校的奢侈品专业和国际化的校园。我们还成功地把在线MBA课程也整合到了新的网站中。自从网站改版之后,点击虚拟之旅(Virtual Tour)游览校园的游客更多了,每月的游客量是以前的三倍还多。




  学生&行业

  在我们学生大使的帮助下,我们制作了相册专辑,并收集了相关的视频和博客文章,这些材料都突出表现了格里昂学生与这个行业独特的联系,效果非常令人震撼:

  粉色盛宴 — 慈善舞会
  MBA关于可持续发展的座谈会,此次座谈会由学生举办,邀请行业内专业人士做发言人
  TraVitality大会,会议主题是食物和营养,围绕这个主题做广告创意
  Vendanges deGeneve名酒品尝会
  莱森冠军公开赛(Leysin Champs Open event)(会展、体育和娱乐活动管理专业学生)

  详细信息请点击以下链接:Flickr 和 Glion Blog




  格里昂毕业典礼

  由于去年我们学生举行毕业典礼的场馆已经不再适用了,所以今年的毕业典礼在蒙特勒的Stravinski 礼堂举行。这里地理位置优越,为参加毕业典礼的学生和家长提供了卓越的体验。毕业生们的毕业典礼是进行现场直播的,线上的毕业典礼直播有超过400人观看,之后有1500多人观看了毕业典礼的录像。更多信息请点击:Read more about it




  格里昂伦敦校区

  在格里昂伦敦校区现在正在快速发展,现在一共有41名学生,来自22个不同的国家。下面是学生们今年参加的一些活动:

  参观五星级朗廷酒店(Langham Hotel)
  格兰瑟姆城市酒店(Urban Hotel Grantham)真实的商业项目
  历时1天的7家精品酒店之旅 — 分析酒店的经营理念、设计和服务
  体验在红花餐厅(Benihana)用餐,这是一家日式餐厅,在这家餐厅中厨师为客人烹饪食物并负责招待客户
  为癌症患者提供支持的Macmillan咖啡和面包售卖活动
  在圣诞毛衣日(Jumper Christmas day)为CLIC Sargent慈善合作伙伴募捐
  专业发展研讨会
  学生们组织的时尚秀
  酒店学校的学习&发展讨论会
  和31名公司职员一起参加事业&人才交流会




  新闻报道中的格里昂

  今年在学校里举办了两次电视节目拍摄,格里昂深感荣幸:一次是意大利Class TV电视节目组(Italian production from Class TV),一次是上海国际频道(International Channel Shanghai)。感谢负责节目拍摄的工作人员和配合拍摄的学生们,电视拍摄在学生理论学习、实践学习、校园生活和学生之后的职业理想方面都采集到了非常好的素材。

  总而言之,2014年对于格里昂来说是鼓舞人心的一年,我们期待着2015年会带来怎样的精彩!




英国与瑞士格里昂酒店管理高等教育学院 - Glion Institute of Higher Education
中文页面:http://glion.gheac.com/
咨询电话:010-8447 6928
     189 0119 3685
在线QQ:800093391
电子邮件:info@gheac.com
办公地址:北京市 东城区 东直门外大街48号 东方银座 C座16E
邮政编码:100027



Glion’s 2014 Year in Review

by Glion Institute of Higher Education 22 December 2014

As we go barrelling towards the end of 2014, we would like to extend our warmest wishes for the holiday season and the New Year! A big THANK YOU to all our students, their families and sponsors, Glion staff and faculty, and our industry partners, alumni and friends, for all their gracious collaboration and support. Thanks to you all, we have more cool stuff to share than ever before. We hope you will share this joy in Glion’s accomplishments.

A New CEO

Judy Hou became the new CEO/Directeur General of Glion in January 2014. As the first female CEO of Glion, her arrival was heralded by many interviews and discussions about the future of women in the hospitality industry. For the Glion Blog,she gave us an amazing interview that provides insight into what makes her such a strong leader.

New Programs

In 2014, Glion has launched several innovative new programs.

Glion MBA is now available as a Hybrid Campus/Online or Professional Program
Executive Certificates in Leadership, Finance, and Marketing started in October
The first Residencies  took place at the Glion London campus in October
Multicampus Programs allow students to study in London and Switzerland
Glion London offers a new 3-week accelerated English Language program

Amazing Alumni Stories

Over the past year, Glion Alumni around the world have graciously shared their time to tell their stories creating 14 separate articles that were posted in the Glion blog. Our alumni data also shows that only 67% of our alumni are working in hotels, F&B or tourism. This result indicates that our alumni are branching out and entering new sectors, it’s encouraging news for hospitality graduates who want a career without limits.

Industry Partners & Sectors

In 2014, Glion welcomed 90 companies for recruitment visits across all campuses. Among these visiting companies, some new partners were present including Food Fund International, W Hotel Doha, JLL (real estate), Oetker Collection, and Zaya Retreats. The presence of companies such as Bloomberg, JP Morgan, and Roger Dubuis Luxury Watches shows that our students and graduates are attracting more companies from outside the hospitality industry.

ESE and UEFA

Over the year, postgraduate ESE students worked on several projects in collaboration with UEFA such as the UEFA EURO 2016 VVIP Cultural Program which involved the development of appropriate activities for UEFA dignitaries and partners, the design of mobile applications for their e-ticketing guest experiences, and the  ESE “UEFA Hat-Trick” Conference.

Glion Website

The Glion website got a total make-over and was launched on November 8, 2014. Thanks to the valuable collaboration and feedback from students and faculty members, the new site reflects Glion’s refined, aspirational outlook in business education with a focus on luxury and the international campuses, and we’ve successfully integrated the Online MBA into the new site. Since the launch, the Virtual Tour saw three times more visitors in one month.

Students & Industry

With the help of our Student Ambassadors, we’ve assembled an astounding collection of photo albums, videos and blog articles that highlight the unique relationship that Glion students maintain with the industry:

The Pink Event – Charity ball benefitting
MBA Symposium on Sustainability, organized by students for industry speakers
TraVitality Conference on food and nutrition in “out of home” (OOH) situations
Les “Vendanges de Geneve” luxury wine-tasting event
Leysin Champs Open event (ESE students)

See them on  Flickr and the Glion Blog.

Glion Graduation
Our graduation ceremony outgrew its venue last year, so this year’s graduation ceremonies were held at the Stravinski Auditorium in Montreux. This amazing location offered a premium guest experience for the students and families in attendance. The graduations were watched on live streaming by nearly 400 viewers, and more than 1,500 people watched the recording.Read more about it.

Glion London

Things are really taking off at the Glion London campus which is now home to 41 students of 22 different nationalities. Here’s just a few of the things they got up to this year:

5-STAR Langham Hotel visit
Urban Hotel Grantham Live Business Project
The 1 Day, 7 Designer Hotels Visit – analyzing hotel concepts, design, and services
Experience Benihana Japanese Restaurant where the chefs cook and entertain
Macmillan coffee bake sale to support people facing cancer
Jumper Christmas day raised money for the CLIC Sargent charity
Professional Behavior Workshop
Fashion show organized by students
Learning & Development Forum with the Institute of Hospitality
The Careers & Networking Fair with 31 employers

Glion in the News

Glion was delighted to host two TV crews on campus this year, an  Italian production from Class TV and a team from International Channel Shanghai. Thanks to great support from both staff and students, the participants collected great footage on the theoretical and practical learning experience, life on campus and later career aspirations.

All in all, 2014 was an inspiring year for Glion and we look forward to what 2015 will bring!


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#GHEAC#[成功校友] 格里昂学生分享:通过格里昂找到合适的实习

Finding the right internship through Glion
格里昂学生分享:通过格里昂找到合适的实习

Andrew Raul Nedelcu   2015年1月7日




  本杰明·富兰克林(Benjamin Franklin)在讲这句话的时候一定真正明白自己想要表达什么:“告诉我,我会忘记;演示给我,我可能会记住;但让我参与其中,我就会理解了。”实习就是让学生参与其中,从中获得工作经验,在专业技能和个人基础方面取得进步。以下是一些基本的步骤 — 我们格里昂的学生们就是通过这些步骤寻找实习的,找到实习后我们会真正去实践,下面还有我们的实习经历分享。

  为什么要实习呢?

  在格里昂高等教育学院,我们是在第2学期和第5学期的时候进行实习(注意:从2015年开始实习时间将被安排在第3学期和第5学期),实习时间为5到6个月。所以当我们在学校完成实践课程中大量的应用型学习任务之后,就到了实习的阶段了。我们在酒店行业的实习让我们获得了非常扎实的运营知识和在“真实生活”中的工作经验,而这些在我们今后作为酒店管理者和领导人的职业生涯中都会很有用处。

  找到合适的实习

  作为学生,我们从一开始就被灌输如何高效地找到一份适合自己的实习以及在申请过程中哪些步骤需要格外注意。寻找实习的过程蕴含了学生和学校实习部门工作人员双方的努力 — 这些工作人员就像是学生和酒店集团之间的桥梁。从撰写一份出色的个人简历,到签署雇佣合同,在这整个过程中学校实习部门工作团队确保每一位学生都掌握足够的资源和技巧来找到一份合适的实习。




  实习之前,学生们可以(通过学校的Moodle门户网站)根据学校筛选出来的全球范围内的顶级酒店和会展管理公司清单进行选择。在这份清单中,学校把所有可以实习的公司都根据学生们的偏好进行了分类 — 比如根据地域、酒店或度假村的类型、签证要求、食宿提供状况等。

  由于全球范围内的酒店行业都在快速发展,我们在选择工作地区的时候可以选择一个与我们原来居住的地区相比具有不同文化环境的地方;这样自然而然地就能获得文化多元化的工作经验。

  有时候我们会根据语言学习状况或酒店在某个特定区域内的声誉进行选择。有很多这样的例子,人们选择在他们的祖国或本地城市实习,这也是无可厚非的,因为毕竟他们熟悉当地的旅游胜地和人们的思维方式。寻找一份实习需要花费的时间从一周到两个月都有可能,我们被鼓励早点着手找实习并且多投简历。

  我的第一次实习 — 在5个部门中的交叉培训

  我自己用了两周时间搜索实习职位,最终在法国南部一家知名的五星级酒店 — 万豪加纳度假酒店(J.W. Marriott, Cannes)— 找到了一份实习。我的职位是餐饮部管理培训生助理。我在所有的部门中都做了交叉培训,我成功地掌握了这些部门的运营知识:每个部门是如何高效运转的?以及与其他部门的运营方式有何不同?




  第一个月的时候我的工作是收货员。这个起点非常好,让我得以熟悉在酒吧、餐厅和宴会中使用的所有物品。一天中需要的所有物品都会在早晨送过来,我负责质量监控,用适当的方法将这些物品加以储存并制作常规的存货清单。

  第二个月,我被调到了客房部门。虽然在这个部门的工作看起来很简单,但是这个职位本身对员工的要求是非常高的:有一段时间我每天都要同时处理8到10个订单和一些其它事务,并且事情一件接一件没有停顿的时候。这个职位的工作让我学到:在这个行业中工作,我必须做事井井有条,并且能够随时、在没有被提前告知的情况下灵活地满足并超出客户的预期。

  第三个月的时候,我在高档餐厅中担任服务员,是酒店的牛排餐厅。然后第四个月整个月都在宴会和活动部门做一些细节性工作,这个部门负责举办大量的活动,比如大型会议、商务洽谈、婚礼或聚会等,这些活动组织工作都需要工作人员去亲身亲历去完成,同时对员工的团队管理能力和活动组织技能也有很高的要求。

  然后,第五个月的时候我又回到餐厅,在酒吧里工作。在那里,我学会了如何为客人准备基础的饮料、咖啡和鸡尾酒以及为客户服务,但是更重要的是我学会了如何去运营以酒水为基础的业务。最终,我最后几周的实习是在餐饮营业部 — 酒吧和餐厅的行政管理中心。在这个部门中,我的职责是为员工做好工作安排和日程规划,并且负责对所有工作环境的安全状况和整体的工作氛围是否令人愉悦和具有典范意义做好审查。

  通过这次实习,我得以和一个文化多元化的工作团队一起工作,团队中的同事们来自欧洲的各个地区和世界上的其它地方,他们会分享他们的职场经验并相互给予支持。这份实习工作的意义并不仅仅是那一纸合同,它还关乎到实习期间学生的幸福指数。并且实习让实习生和雇主通过日常工作联结起来,雇主可以见证到这位实习生的成长并在必要的时候为实习生提供建议。

  第二次实习及之后的职场历程

  第二次实习的时候,我们被鼓励选择一个比之前实习时更高的职位。第二次实习时我们已经是第4学期了,我们的课程和项目主题更多地集中在管理方法方面 — 第1学期的时候我们的课程主要集中在实践方法方面。通过这样不断地汲取更多的专业知识和行业内的实践经验,我们将会在职业道路上持续向前发展,不断地向更高的职位迈进,直到一个职位的职责与我们的知识和能力相匹配时为止。

  这两次实习每次临结束的时候,我们都被要求写一份书面的实习报告并提交给学校。这是一个正式的书面报告,学生们需要从整体上对他们的工作经验进行分析。正面的观点、工作中可能出现的问题以及解决这些问题的方法,在这份报告中都要做彻底的分析,以确保学生们从实习的经验学习中获得最大的收获。

  当我们毕业的时候,我们从这些实习中获得的工作经验将使我们对酒店行业的工作有一个清晰的认识,这样我们就能清楚地知道自己在未来的职业发展中想要做哪方面的工作以及如何实现自己的职业目标。这样的视野和正式进入职场前的准备正是实习的意义所在,也是我们将学生生涯学到的知识和实习工作期间的实践积累相结合后获得的最大收获。




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Finding the right internship through Glion

by Andrew Raul Nedelcu 7 January 2015

Benjamin Franklin really knew what he was talking about when he said, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn.”  Internships do just that, they involve a person, allowing them to gain work experience to progress on a professional and personal basis. Here’s the basic process by which we Glion students find internships and carry them out, and what we gain from them. 

Why do an internship?

Here at the Glion Institute of Higher Education, our internships take place during semesters 2 and 5 (n.b. from 2015 it will be semesters 3 and 5), over five to six months. So the internships occur after we have completed a significant amount of Applied Learning in practical courses on campus. Our internships in the hospitality industry provide us with a strong foundation of “real-life” work experience and operational knowledge that we will use in their future careers as hotel managers and leaders.

Finding the right internship

As students, we are informed from the very beginning on how to efficiently find a suitable internship and what procedures to take in consideration. This cooperative effort involves both students and members of the Internship Department who are like a bridge between students and hotel companies. From editing an outstanding CV, to signing employment contracts, the team insures that each and every student has the resources and skills to find an internship.

Throughout the semester before internship, students have access ( via the school’s Moodle portal) to a list of leading hospitality and event management companies on a global scale. Here, all available company internships are sorted out according to student’s preferences – such as the location, the types of hotels or resorts, the visa requirements, availability of accommodation, etc.

Since the hospitality industry is a fast-developing business on a global scale, we may choose to work and live within a cultural environment different from the one we’re used to; thus automatically gaining a multicultural working experience.

Sometimes we choose internships based on language studies or a hotel’s reputation within a specific region .There have been cases when people choose to do an internship in their home country or even city, which is also acceptable seeing as they know the local attractions and people’s way of thinking. It can take anywhere from one week to two months to find an internship, and we are encouraged to seek early and often.

My First Internship – Cross Training in 5 Departments

I personally found my first internship after two weeks of searching available positions at a well-known 5* hotel in the South of France, the J.W. Marriott, Cannes.  As an assistant Food & Beverage Managing Trainee, I did cross-training within all departments, and I managed to gain knowledge on how each sector is run effectively and differentiated from the others.

I worked as a Receiving clerk for the first month. This was a good starting point, as it allowed me to become familiar with all the products that were to be used in the bar, restaurants and banquets. Everything arrived on a daily basis in the mornings and I was in charge of quality control, proper stocking methods and regular inventories.

In my second month, I moved to the Room Service Department. All though the duties seemed simple, the post itself was very demanding for there were days when I had eight-ten orders and others when they seemed to never stop. This post taught me that by working in this industry, I must be very organized and flexible to meet and exceed customer expectations at random, unannounced times.

During my third month, I worked as a waiter in the fine-dining, steakhouse restaurant at the hotel. My entire fourth month was detail-focused work in the Banquets and Events Department, where massive events such as conventions, business meetings, weddings or gatherings required a more hands-on approach; but also involved team management and organizational skills.

Then, in the fifth month I returned to the restaurant, to the bar. There, I learned how to prepare and serve basic drinks, coffees and cocktails; but also how to run bar-based operations. Finally, my last weeks were spent in the Food & Beverage Outlets Offices – the administrative hub of the bars and restaurants. In it, staffing and scheduling of employees was my responsibility and also surveying that all working conditions safe and the overall work atmosphere was pleasant and exemplary.

During this internship, I had the privilege of working within a multicultural team, with people from all over Europe and the world, sharing their professional experience and support. The Internship Department’s job does not end when we sign a contract either; they are also committed to the students well-being during the working period and they keep in contact with both  the intern and employer on a regular basis to monitor the progress of the intern and provide advice whenever necessary.

Second Internships and Beyond

For the second internship, we are being encouraged to choose a higher working position compared to our previous one .Because in our 4th semester, classes have topics focused more on managerial methods – as compared to first semester classes which are focused on practical methods. This way, we will move forward on our professional path by gaining more and more knowledge and learning experience on the way within the industries “hierarchy” until we reach a position with suitable responsibilities and duties.

At the end of both internships, we are required to write and hand-in a written internship report. This is a formally written report, where students discuss their work-experience as a whole.  Positive comments, eventual issues and methods on solving them are thoroughly discussed to attain a maximum benefit from the learning experience.

When we approach the day we graduate, the experience we’ve gained through these internships will give us a clear view of how it is to work within the hospitality industry and thus have a clear view on what and how we specifically want to work in our future jobs. This vision and preparedness is the point of internships and the beneficial outcome of a combined effort of internship staff and students at work.


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