Career Discovery Ladder
Hotel General Manager

Hotel and Lodging Management Careers at a glance:

As a Hotel General Manager you are special type of person working in a special type of industry. You are part of an enormous industry, the hospitality and tourism industry. The hospitality and tourism industry is a major business driver in most countries worldwide and provides many different kinds of job opportunities. Let's take a look at some numbers related to hotels in the United States:

  • There are more than 51,015 hotel and lodging properties in the US
  • The hotel and lodging industry employs more 1.76 million people
  • There are 4,801,890 guestrooms in the US

So if you like to work with people, to be a leader and to make people happy, the Hospitality and Tourism Industry most certainly has a job for you!



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Hotel General Manager

The last step of your climb up the Hotel General Manager Career Ladder. Planning, directing and coordinating the operations of the hotel is the Hotel General Manager's every day duties. Through countless hours and determination the Hotel General Manager has gained the knowledge and skills to get to the top of his or her career ladder.

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Assistant General Manager

The Assistant General Manager works directly under and is the assistant to the Hotel General Manager. Being second in command, the Assistant General Manager is a versatile manager who is knowledgeable in all hotel departments as well as being savvy in hotel operations. Creating schedules, managing inventory, and filling in for the Hotel General Manager as needed. Just one more step on the Career Ladder to Hotel General Manager!

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Sales & Catering Manager

As Catering Sales Manager you can now use your kitchen skills and knowledge you've learned in your ProStart Culinary Arts class. Catering Sales Managers combine their professionalism and talents in business with knowledge of the food and beverage industry to build a happy customer base and to oversee their events. In catering, no two customers are the same and each event is different. This provides an ever-changing work environment that will prepare you to climb the Hotel General Manager Career Ladder.

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Front Desk Representative

The career ladder to becoming a Hotel General Manager can vary widely but 9 times out of 10 it all starts as a Front Desk Representative. Customer service and professionalism play a major role in this position. Operational duties include accommodating patrons with reservation and registration, issuing room keys; guest account records keeping and presenting statements and collecting payments.

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Education & Internships

The ProStart classroom is an excellent opportunity to explore careers in the hospitality and tourism industry. Some students may want to pursue a career in the lodging/hotel industry focusing more on customer service and guest satisfaction and others may pursue the food and beverage side of the industry. Let's explore the career path for a Hotel General Manager. Watch Kate as she tells you about her high school experiences and how it helped her get internships and valuable industry experience. What is ProStart

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