Based on course content, please choose and research a hospitality career path. Students will present the tourism sector, company, career/job characteristics, job function etc. for the business of their choice. (Please see below)

Provide an overview of your assignment (10 points). Students will provide a summary (overview) of the hospitality / tourism career path research project. Usually one or two paragraphs outlining your project and summarizing what was reported or achieved.

A business report format. This means that you should be writing in short, easy to read sentences.

In this section of the project, identify the tourism sector in which you would like to work (i.e. Accommodation sector, Food and Beverage sector etc.) Research elements of this sector in relation to the Hospitality and Tourism industry in Canada and/or globally. Discuss the size of the sector, its economic importance to the industry in Canada, number of people employed, overall revenue generated, growth of this sector in relation to other sectors etc. (15 points)

In this section of the project, identify a company in the sector you have selected (i.e. Accommodation sector - Four Seasons Hotels etc.). Research the history of the company from the founding to the present. Discuss the Corporate structure i.e. National or international markets / public or private ownership etc. Size of the company - number of outlets, employees, overall revenue etc. Describe what competition, either nationally or globally, your selected company may face operating in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry (15 Points)

Discuss the corporate culture of your selected company. What is the company philosophy towards its employees and clients? How does your selected company practice service concepts? (10 Points)

Describe the selected company's mission and vision statements. Based on the stated mission and vision statements, describe how the company is living up to its mission/vision statements (10 points)

Identify some elements of both the Micro and Macro-environments that would influence the operation or performance of your selected company. (10 points)

Research various occupations in this company. What would be your "dream job" in this company? Using Figure "A" below outline what you think are the skills required for this job. What are your strengths (best skills for this job)? What are the skills you would need to improve to do this job? job. (10 Points)

Give some reasons why you made this particular career choice. Your reasons can be personal / industry related / economic or a combination of factors. (5 Points)

9. Grammar/Spelling accuracy - (more than 3 mistakes = 0) (5 points)

10. Professional structure, visually professionally presented, citations, bibliography. (10 points)

TOTAL / 100

Figure "A" - Pease use bullet points

DREAM JOB
SKILLS REQUIRED FOR POSITION
PERSONAL STRENGTHS
SKILLS TO IMPROVE

PROJECT NOTES:

This report should be submitted in one of two ways:

This report must have a table of contents and must include page numbers correspond to appropriate pages

Pages must be typed in Word using font size 11 or 12.

Each page must be numbered and included in the table of contents.

Each section should be clearly labeled to match the project outline.

Proper citations and referencing are required for this assignment.

The report should be proof read and free of spelling and grammatical errors. Remember, first impressions make a big difference.

or

A website you create to represent your vision. This means you will create a website (using WIX or Weebly or a similar FREE website building site) to create your report.

This website must include a table of contents that is interactive and includes all the pages or sections outlined above.

The website must represent your vision for your career future

Visuals must be of high quality, cited and referenced correctly - including images.

The site must be proof read and free of spelling and grammar errors. Remember, first impressions make a bid difference.

Each page/tab must be labelled properly and meet the project outline guidelines

Please be thorough. THIS IS NOT A BOOK REPORT. Please prepare the report as if you would be submitting it to a client or an employer. Please be thorough and organized.