Graduation Day
毕业日Kristina Shmarenkova 2013年6月17日
关于管理培训项目的真相
重要的日子快要来临了，所以现在你可能正在预备你的演讲、排练投掷帽子，或者正在紧张不安地等考试结果。我希望你们都能找到一份好工作，但是你还没有找到是吗，不要慌！
你们中大多数人正在初级入门职位和参加管理培训项目这两个选择之间犹豫不决。由于我当初幸运地通过了酒店行业巨头之一的一个酒店集团管理培训项目极为严格的筛选，所以我很乐意与你们分享我的经历，希望可以帮助你们中的一些人做出正确的决定。
如果你不知道以什么职位作为起点的话，参加管理培训项目是一个很好的选择
对于那些立志在酒店行业发展但还没有百分百确定要怎样发展的学生，我极力推荐你们参加管理培训项目。参加这个项目会让你体验到各个部门的运营有多么大的差异；也有可能在参加过这个管理培训项目之后你想在人力资源部门工作 — 虽然你毕业时获得的是市场营销学位；亦或你将发现与应对那些麻烦不断的顾客相比，自己更擅长和数字数据打交道。在最开始的时候找到你真正喜欢做的事情这点很重要：距离你退休还有40年的时间，所以你最好你所做的工作是你所喜欢的！
如果你计划以后自己创业，参加管理培训项目也是必走的一步。这是经验学习；光学课本你是学不会骑自行车的，不是吗？在你参加这个管理培训项目期间，你面临的是真实的生活场景，你的创造力、智谋和抗压力每天都会得到检验。并且之后你将可以把在这里学到的最好的实践技能和管理策略应用到你自己创办的企业中。
正确认识你的期望
很抱歉打击你，但是管理培训项目并不能保证你以后一定会有一个快速升迁的职业发展通道。大多数酒店集团为你提供的这个管理培训项目其项目流程和宗旨都极其相似：通过轮岗培训及与不同的部门打交道，获得亲身实践经验。事实上，机会总是在你承接超出自己能力范围的任务时降临，工作时间超长，薪水却低的可怜。你的雇主通过你的免费加班时间和你做的额外工作节约成本。
再一次强调，我在这里不是要打击你。但是我确实看到一些人辛辛苦苦熬过管理培训项目之后最终只得到了一个初级入门职位。所以不要被这个项目名称中的“管理”两个字所误导。你在完成你的12个月或18个月的培训项目之后直接成为一名经理也是不太可能的事。
拒绝一个管理培训项目的最佳理由
老实说，如果你很明确地明白自己要在哪个部门工作，那就直接申请一个初级入门职位。这将节省你的时间，因为你从工作的第一天开始就在你感兴趣的领域中拓展专业技能了。更坦率地说：如果你计划在市场部门工作，那么你就不必要再花上宝贵的一年或两年时间做迎宾类或餐饮部的工作，而应去学习了解市场营销策略以及如何构建相关的人际关系网。
如何选择一个适合自己的管理培训项目？
这是目前为止你应该擅长的技能：调研，调研，再调研。根据你的“备选雇主“清单，选择一些现在已经被这些集团录用的职员与其交流。要对品牌之后所蕴含的东西有自己的理解，你能适应它吗？用领英（linkedin）和其他从事过相似的管理培训项目的人保持联系。他们还在这家酒店集团工作吗？他们当时在项目结束后获得了什么职位？
在面试的过程中要对你期望的职位、你准备做的事情绝对诚实，反之亦然。如果你想做办公室类的工作，就不要假装你做运营类的交叉培训项目会很开心。如果你想在同一个国家工作，就不要宣称你想要搬到别的国家去居住，而后心里企盼着集团不会安排你去别的国家。如果他们知道愿意去别的国家工作，他们会这样安排的。
关于职场的智语
很少有人第一份工作就是称心如意的。但关键是你自己要去享受这份工作。如果后来你清醒地察觉到自己每次去上班的时候都有一种沮丧和失望的感觉，那么就换一份别的工作。不要害怕去尝试新事物：另一家公司、另一个国家、另一个职业方向。最成功的事业鲜少有一马平川的。
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Graduation Day
by Kristina Shmarenkova 17 June 2013
The Truth About Management Training
The big day is coming up, so probably right now you are rehearsing your speech and hat toss, or maybe waiting nervously for exam results. I hope many of you managed to secure a job, but if you haven’t, no panic!
Most of you are hesitating between getting an entry-level position and doing a Management Training. Since I was one of the lucky people to nail a very selective Management Program with one of the biggest players in the hotel industry, I am glad to share my experience and I hope it will help some of you to make the right decision.
Management training is a great idea if you don’t know where to start
I highly recommend MT programs to those who intend to remain in hotel business but are not 100% sure of what pathway to take. You will get a taste of how different departments operate, and maybe you will want to work in HR in spite of having a degree in Marketing, or you will realize you are better off dealing with numbers and figures than troublesome customers. It is important to figure out what you really want to do in the very beginning; you have about 40 years to go before your retirement, so you’d better enjoy what you’re doing!
If you are planning to run your business in future, management training is also a must. It’s experiential learning; you wouldn’t be able to learn how to ride a bike from a textbook, would you? During your management program you will be faced with real-life situations, your creativity, resourcefulness and stress resistance will be tested on a daily basis. And you will be able to use and adapt best practices and management strategies to your own business later in life.
Be realistic about your expectations
Sorry to disappoint you, but management training does not guarantee a fast track career. The way most hotel companies market this program to you is strikingly similar: training through a rotation, interaction with different departments, getting a hands-on practical experience. In reality, chances are you will be doing things you are overqualified for, working very long hours and being paid nowhere near enough. Your employer saves costs due to all the extra hours you work and projects you implement.
Again, I am not here to discourage you. But I have seen people who struggled their way through a management training just to get an entry-level position in the end. So don’t be misguided by the word ‘management’ in the name of a program. It is very unlikely you will become a manager right after you complete your 12 or 18 months.
The best reason not to take a MT program
Honestly, if you know precisely what department you want to work in, apply for an entry-level position. It will save you time, as you will start expanding your field of expertise in your area of interest from day one. To put it more bluntly: if you are planning to work in Marketing, you might not want to spend a precious year or two of your career checking in clients or waiting on tables instead of learning know-hows and strategies and building your network.
How to choose a perfect management program
This is something you should be good at by now: research, research and more research. Talk to the employees currently employed by the company on your ‘potential employers’ list. Get an idea of what’s behind the brand, would you be able to fit in? Use linkedin to get in touch with people who have completed a similar program. Did they remain in this company? What position were they offered?
During an interview be completely honest in terms of your expectations, things you are ready to do and vice versa. If you want to do office work, don’t pretend you will be happy doing a cross training in operations. If you want to remain in the same country, don’t claim you are eager to relocate, hoping they probably won’t do it. If they bring it up, they will.
A word of wisdom about careers
Your first job is rarely what you expect it to be. But the key is to enjoy yourself. If one day you wake up and realize you get a sinking feeling every time you go to work, than search for something else. Don’t be afraid to try something new: another company, another country, another specialization. The most successful careers are rarely linear.
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