Internship & Career

The global travel and tourism sector suffered a loss of almost $4.5 trillion last year due to the “devastating” impact of Covid-19. More than 62 million jobs were lost, representing a year-on-year drop of 18.5%, leaving just 272 million employed across the industry globally. Job losses hit the entire travel and tourism ecosystem as the pandemic spread.

A resumption in international travel by June will “significantly” boost global and national GDPs and jobs after a “ruinous” 2020 and past winter. World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) predicts that if the global vaccine rollout continues at pace, and travel restrictions are relaxed just before the summer season, the 62 million jobs lost in 2020 could return by 2022.

We keep believing that gaining professional experience is important and the students need to practice what they are learning at school.

We are in touch with our partner hotels and restaurants and we opened internship programs with the ones who operate during the 2021 summer. We organized virtual recruitment fairs and hotel presentations during the academic year. As of March 2021, most of our students have industry placements secured for the 2021 summer.

Despite the COVID-19 impact over the hospitality industry, we are committed to support students in gaining relevant work experience. We support students to invest in themselves and their growth by attending courses, workshops, practical training sessions and work experiences to add relevant skills for the hospitality industry.

At the end of the crisis, when recruiters will ask our students what they did during the pandemic, they will be able to say that they did anything they could to continue to grow: learned foreign languages, gained new skills, worked or volunteered where they could.

The Career Counselors in the Career Office are available to students all through the year to offer counseling and growth opportunities.

The interaction with the employers is done virtually. This includes career fairs, information sessions of the employers and interviews.

The recruitment calendar is organized in collaboration with the industry partners, as usually, and is being posted on eCampus and on HOSCO. All recruitment fairs and new internship / employment offers are posted on the online career platform – HOSCO for all students to see and apply, if interested.

Details and dates of the recruitment events will be posted on HOSCO as soon as they are set by the employers. Interested students will enroll in the recruitment event on HOSCO and / or through the Career Office.

The employers’ interviews that we host (usually referred to as recruitment on eCampus) are scheduled on HOSCO and offered on virtual platforms by the employers. All the employers’ information sessions take place, remotely.

The Career Office continues to offer programs and personal coaching services, remotely and onsite, upon scheduling. The counsellors are available both onsite, in the Career Office, as well as online (Zoom, WhatsApp, Skype) or via telephone for a wide range of services of personal and career development.

All the personal development and career workshops are organized online for all students, on Fridays. The students are informed regarding the details of the activities via email, Hosco and eCampus.

On eCampus, students can access an electronic Career Kit for their career development. Students that need individual support can benefit from this through an appointment at the Career Office. The individual appointments will happen onsite or online, according to the availability of the student.

Students that take one year off the academy can benefit from the personal and career development services just like any other student enrolled in the current academic year. Via the online career platform, HOSCO, where all the activities and recruitment events are advertised, including individual coaching with the Career Counsellors.