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Tourism Industry - Your Career Opportunities
Posted date 06/06/2016
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Posted date 06/06/2016
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According to a report by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the country currently has over 1.3 million tourism and related workers, accounting for about 2.5% of the total workforce nationwide, of which about 420,000 workers work directly in tourism service establishments.
According to the report of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the country currently has over 1.3 million tourism and related workers, accounting for about 2.5% of the total labor force in the country, of which about 420,000 workers work directly in tourism service establishments. At the same time, the General Department of Tourism said that each year the whole industry needs about 40,000 more workers, but the number of graduates in the field only meets 60% of the demand, of which only 12% have college or university degrees or higher. However, the distribution of labor among sectors and regions is not appropriate. The number of workers with high expertise and skills is both lacking and weak. Therefore, the demand for the quantity and quality of tourism human resources in the coming period is very large. At the same time, it requires tourism training to both meet the quantity and ensure the provision of high-quality human resources for the tourism industry in particular and society in general.
Job opportunities in the tourism industry are also rich and diverse. Below are some of the fields that tourism graduates can take on:
1. Travel profession
Working in this field, you will have the opportunity to meet many people, many cultures as well as visit many lands and scenic spots at home and abroad.
When choosing this field you can become:
Job opportunities in the tourism industry are also rich and diverse. Below are some of the fields that tourism graduates can take on:
1. Travel profession
Working in this field, you will have the opportunity to meet many people, many cultures as well as visit many lands and scenic spots at home and abroad.
When choosing this field you can become:
- Tourism operations: Includes tasks from market research, product development (tour programs, events, etc.), organizing marketing and sales activities, contacting suppliers to organize tours and activities for guests.
- Tour guide: Includes tasks from welcoming guests, organizing services to explaining and guiding tourists about destinations on the trip.
- Travel business management: Includes tasks from planning to implementing strategies and business plans to ensure the company develops effectively.
Requirements on capacity and personality: To be a tour guide or work in the field of travel and guidance, you need to have extensive knowledge in many fields , good communication skills , be dynamic, creative , knowledgeable , have a love for the job, and be enthusiastic about work...
Recruiting agency, unit:
Recruiting agency, unit:
- Travel and tourism businesses nationwide.
- Event and media organizations.
Career prospects: Currently, the country has over 7,000 active travel businesses and this number continues to expand every year.
2. Hotel and restaurant profession
This is a labour intensive field and allows you to work in a professional, highly disciplined environment with good income and many opportunities for growth.
2. Hotel and restaurant profession
This is a labour intensive field and allows you to work in a professional, highly disciplined environment with good income and many opportunities for growth.
When choosing this field you can do one of the following positions:
- Reception: Both the face and the link between all hotel services. They are responsible for receiving and handling guest requests from before they arrive until they leave the hotel.
- Service staff: In departments in the hotel such as rooms, desks, bars, kitchens... The staff always work according to a certain process to ensure the best service for guests.
- Management staff: In addition to general management, each department in the hotel must have management staff. They must always ensure that their department operates effectively and coordinates well with other departments in the hotel.
- Other positions: In addition, you can also work in many other positions in the hotel such as marketing, customer care, lobby...
Requirements on capacity and personality: Doing this job requires you to have discipline and communication skills , be serious and patient in your work and especially have a love for the job .
Recruiting agencies and units: Hotels nationwide; Food and beverage, entertainment, recreation establishments...
Career prospects: The hotel industry is a rapidly growing industry, with jobs waiting for you not only domestically but also abroad. According to statistics from the General Department of Tourism in 2015, the country had 18,800 accommodation establishments, of which 747 were 3-5 star hotels. That number is enough to demonstrate the demand for human resources in this smokeless industry.
3. Tourism Lecturer (Teaching Tourism knowledge and skills)
To work in Tourism as a lecturer, you need to have broad and deep professional knowledge , understanding of multicultural life and society . At the same time, you must love teaching , be dedicated and responsible to your students , and have good communication and presentation skills.
Recruiting units: Tourism Department at Colleges , Universities, Vocational Schools nationwide.
Prospects: Nowadays, more and more colleges and universities identify Tourism as a major training field. This fact opens up career opportunities for Tourism students who study and love and want to stick with the teaching profession .
4. Tourism management
This is a very attractive field. You can work in state management agencies from central to local levels, basically a stable job and gives you many opportunities to develop , learn and improve yourself.
When choosing this field, you can work for one of the following units: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; General Department of Tourism, Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Local tourism management boards .
Requirements on capacity and personality: You must be serious and patient in your work , disciplined and have a love for the job.
Career prospects: With the rapid development of tourism, the demand for staff in tourism management agencies at both central and local levels is very large. Working in these agencies will bring you many opportunities to learn, practice and advance.
Other job opportunities:
Recruiting agencies and units: Hotels nationwide; Food and beverage, entertainment, recreation establishments...
Career prospects: The hotel industry is a rapidly growing industry, with jobs waiting for you not only domestically but also abroad. According to statistics from the General Department of Tourism in 2015, the country had 18,800 accommodation establishments, of which 747 were 3-5 star hotels. That number is enough to demonstrate the demand for human resources in this smokeless industry.
3. Tourism Lecturer (Teaching Tourism knowledge and skills)
To work in Tourism as a lecturer, you need to have broad and deep professional knowledge , understanding of multicultural life and society . At the same time, you must love teaching , be dedicated and responsible to your students , and have good communication and presentation skills.
Recruiting units: Tourism Department at Colleges , Universities, Vocational Schools nationwide.
Prospects: Nowadays, more and more colleges and universities identify Tourism as a major training field. This fact opens up career opportunities for Tourism students who study and love and want to stick with the teaching profession .
4. Tourism management
This is a very attractive field. You can work in state management agencies from central to local levels, basically a stable job and gives you many opportunities to develop , learn and improve yourself.
When choosing this field, you can work for one of the following units: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; General Department of Tourism, Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Local tourism management boards .
Requirements on capacity and personality: You must be serious and patient in your work , disciplined and have a love for the job.
Career prospects: With the rapid development of tourism, the demand for staff in tourism management agencies at both central and local levels is very large. Working in these agencies will bring you many opportunities to learn, practice and advance.
Other job opportunities:
- At entertainment service establishments (tourist areas, amusement parks, etc.);
- Tour guide at tourist areas, museums, monuments…;
- Transportation service businesses (operations, ticket sales, service);
- At training and research institutions (lecturers at universities, colleges, researchers, etc.);
- At businesses (business reception);
- Community tourism projects…
With such open and welcoming doors, are you confident and ready to choose TOURISM as a favorite and promising career for your own future?
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