@carolinamom2boys I can assure you that particular individual was indeed considered. And why wouldn’t he be? He has decades of experience and was a GM. He was no doubt qualified.
IMO, at least the education I got was dishonest as my school didn’t inform me the most basic aspect about my major. One of my coworkers at the hotel I was working at was actually one of the teachers at my school. HE was the one who informed me that the majority of hotels are bought and sold every couple years and new managers are brought in after every sale. It sure would have been nice to know that while I was in school so I could have changed my major.
If someone is adamant about a career in hotels and wants to go to school, I would recommend an accounting degree. Becoming an accountant at a hotel would propel you above the terrible entry level jobs and this would no doubt jumpstart you in becoming a GM over a degree in hospitality.
After working a year and a half in this industry, my sister informed me she was going to interview at a hotel for a Banquet Manager position. She was a journalism major and was working on a weekly newsletter at a local college. At this position she was working normal business hours and was earning decent money-nearly twice the amount I was at the hotel. In addition to the newsletter she was in charge of scheduling the banquet functions at the college she was working for. After working in the hotel for years, my next step would an hourly supervisor and then to a management position. I couldn’t apply for a position like the one my sister did until after 10 years or so. My sister was only five years removed from school and she got an interview despite never working at a hotel in her life.
I don’t think it is fair that I paid for more dues than her but only she could interview for a far better position because of her experience.
My point is my degree was worthless to someone who had a little bit of similar work experience.