My inspiration to step into the hotel industry came from one of my cousins, who owns a hotel business. During one of the summer holidays, I had visited his family in Pune, where I had the opportunity to spend some time at his hotel. I remember I had been all wide-eyed the entire time that I was there. I was awe-struck by observing how my cousin looked after every department of the hotel efficiently and managed both his employees and customers in a professional manner. Ever since, I felt curious about exploring the machinery behind the hotel business. As my intellect matured, I understood that the hotel and hospitality industry is really challenging, and at the same time, diverse and fascinating. I realised that it holds immense potentials for my career, and the field has immense employment opportunities for me. Being a person who likes taking up challenges, I found this domain quite invigorating as well as rewarding. Having backed myself with a graduate degree and adequate work experience, I am presently eager to enhance my learning curve to gain advanced skills and global insights about my chosen field. I am looking for a career progression, and in the long run, fulfil my dream of owning my own restaurant. It is for this reason that I wish to pursue the MBA in Hotel Management program from your prestigious university.
I am looking for a program that can bestow me with excellent managerial and organisational abilities, along with adequate leadership and decision-making skills. Right from childhood, I loved to explore new places and try different cuisines. These attributes make me a suitable candidate for a dynamic and evolving field, like the hotel industry. Following my inclination towards this arena, I chose to study BSc. in Hotel Management and Catering Science from XYZ Catering College, Nagpur. I owe it to my alma mater for comprehensively nurturing my career interests and getting me equipped with extensive knowledge and skills about food, hotel and hospitality industry. I adeptly balanced both my academics and co-curricular activities throughout my graduation. By actively participating in various cultural events and sports I developed my interpersonal and communication skills. Training programs, academic projects and internships boosted my practical skillset and made me familiarised with different core areas of this particular field. I was thrilled when our batch got the chance to get industry training at renowned Taj Hotel, Mumbai. It proved to be a great learning experience, given that I received adequate exposure about how things work in high-end hotels and providing quality customer services.
I took the professional plunge, once I completed my graduation. At this juncture of my career, I got the opportunity to work at an event management firm, Eagle Group. As a Guest Relation Executive, I performed my duties with utmost dedication and diligence. Even while handling my responsibilities meticulously, I never let go of my quest for learning. I looked for opportunities to gain further hands-on skills. I learnt to acclimatise myself to any situation or problem that came my way, which helped me to give my best and maintain composure in pressurised scenarios. Many a time, my hard work and commitment were recognised by the management, and I was duly rewarded with incentives. I went on to gather two and half years of professional experience at this firm, enjoying every moment of my tenure. In recent months, I have been consciously thinking about pursuing higher studies so as to upgrade my skills and enhance my insight on hotel industry. The thought of opening my own restaurant has constantly chased my mind. Eventually, after a deep contemplation and discussing with my family and well-wishers, I decided to do an MBA degree with a specialisation in Hotel Management. Pursuing higher education from abroad seemed to be perfect because I was keen to have a global perceptive about my chosen field.
For long, I have been impressed with the high standards of living in UK. So, from the time I decided to do higher studies from a foreign university, the first choice of country that came to my mind was naturally UK. The educational system here is considered of top-notch, and there are numerous renowned universities in the country. Both these aspects attract individuals from across the globe. Presently, I am interested to carry on with my advanced studies, while diversifying my professional portfolio. I found the ABCD University ideal for me after spending an exhaustive span of time on online research. The University boasts having excellent QS world rankings along with rich alumni list. Experienced professors, state-of-art learning facilities, student-friendly environs and great campus settings are some of the major factors that influenced me to pick this particular university over other institutes in UK. The MBA in Hotel Management program offered here specially aimed to meet the rising demand of relevant professionals in this particular domain. The coursework includes areas like human resources management, entrepreneurship and financial planning to name a few, which I am interested to master in-depth. The program focuses on developing the managerial abilities, business strategies, and decision-making skills within students. It prepares them to don multiple job positions like manager or any relevant executive role.
On returning to my home country after completing the MBA program, I am certain to attract rewarding job opportunities from leading hotels in India. I am looking forward to undertake administrative roles and acquire considerable work experience, after which I will launch my own hotel or restaurant. With this view, I strongly believe that the prospective program will help me realize my academic and professional goals.
