Get THE industry edge at tourism and hospitality careers day

Friday 11 March 2011

THE Careers Day allows students to meet with representatives from over 20 influential tourism, hospitality and events companies such as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, STA Travel, InterContinental Hotels Group, and the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).

Funded by the University’s Division of Hospitality and Tourism Management and the Savoy Educational Trust, the event is free and open to university students, alumni and the public. Professor Andrew Lockwood, Head of Division of Hospitality and Tourism Management, says: “We wanted to enhance our offering to students and underline our position by supporting THE Careers Day event.”

The event is organised primarily by students from the Surrey Tourism and Events Society (STES). Sammy Li, STES Director of Industry and Alumni Relations, says: “The inaugural event was really well received by both companies and students. It’s even bigger this year. We’ve specifically invited some of the larger hotel groups. And we’ve opened up THE Careers Day to our alumni, particularly those who have graduated in the past five years and who are still exploring their career paths.”

Event details
Date: Wednesday 30 March 2011

Times:
1.30pm-2.00pm: CV Workshop
2.15pm-3.30pm: Talks
3.15pm-5.30pm: Exhibition
5.45pm: Reception (industry and faculty guests)

Location:
Austin Pearce Building and Management School Building
University of Surrey
Guildford, Surrey
GU2 7XH

For bookings and event details, please visit the2011.eventbrite.com. Alternatively, please contact the Surrey Tourism and Events Society (stes@surrey.ac.uk).

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Media enquiries
For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact Luke Harrison, Communications Assistant at the University of Surrey (tel: 01483 683509 or email: l.harrison@surrey.ac.uk).

Notes to editors

About the 2011 THE Careers Day
THE Careers Day will begin with a CV Workshop (1.30pm-2.00pm) that is specialised for job applications in the travel industry. Participants can also preregister for a personalised CV consultation.

THE Talks (2.15pm-3.30pm) will feature key note speeches from Flo Powell (Executive Director of the Association of Cruise Experts), Lee Kelly (Director of Food and Beverage at Four Seasons, London Canary Wharf) and Paul Cook (Director of Planet Planit). A Q&A discussion will follow the speeches.

The main event, THE Exhibition (3.15pm-5.30pm), will feature displays from over 20 companies and organisations including: Appetite4Recruitment; Asperion Hotel; Butler Search Group; COMO Hotels and Resorts; Elite Hotels; Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts; Hilton Worldwide; Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill; InterContinental Hotels Group; London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG); London Syon Park; Mitchells & Butlers; MJ Events Support; New Frontiers; Online Travel Training; Planet Planit; Projects Abroad; Rocco Forte Brown’s Hotel; STA Travel; Starwood Hotels and Resorts; Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces; The Cavendish London; The Ritz London; and The Savoy.

THE Careers Day will finish with an evening reception for industry guests and faculty members. The reception will take place at Lakeside Restaurant, the University’s training restaurant for hospitality students.

About the Division of Hospitality and Tourism Management
The University’s Division of Hospitality and Tourism Management is ranked number one in the UK by The Times, The Guardian and The Independent. It’s the only tourism school to hold triple accreditation from the UN World Tourism Organization, The Association of MBAs (AMBA) and The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

The University’s graduates are the most employable in the UK, according to data published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Patricia Pupek, President of STES, says: “With Surrey’s track record of developing students with high employability, THE Careers Day responds to our students’ call to further strengthen a greater network between the University, students and employers.”