{"id":38782,"date":"2020-01-20T15:46:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T14:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxury-hotel-expert.com\/?p=38782"},"modified":"2025-09-18T18:26:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:26:29","slug":"advice-students-hospitality-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delporte-hospitality.com\/en\/advice-students-hospitality-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice for students to wish to enter the hospitality industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently had the privilege of meeting with\u00a0Ralph Radtke and we’ve shared our hotel vision during the ILTM show. He was named General Manager of the Ciragan Palace Kempinski a few years ago.<\/p>\n

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Do you have any advice for students to wish to enter the hospitality industry?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you decide to go into this great business which is the hospitality industry, I have no advice to give, but I\u2019ll give you my perspective. I am the president of AAG (the Alumni Association of Glion in Switzerland), so we deal with these kinds of questions all the time. First of all, it is important to be passionate. Never give up. There will be difficult moments in your life or situations that are difficult to handle where you say to yourself, \u201cMaybe I\u2019m not paid enough,\u201d or \u201cWhy am I working all these hours while others are partying,\u201d etc.<\/p>\n

You should persist in your dream. Another thing: you should be realistic. Don\u2019t always think about others; think about you! Where do you want to go with your career? What do you want to do? This is what is most important. We are not working with the Red Cross or Doctors without Borders. We are working in business, so you have to make sure that you are looking after your career and being selfish in certain circumstances to push forward your career.<\/p>\n

For the rest, it\u2019s important to inform yourself well before you go into this business. If you want to be a banker, don\u2019t go into this business because afterward you will waste your time. It\u2019s about passion, loving people, being honored to serve other people. It\u2019s not a dishonor to serve other people. Unfortunately, the hospitality business is socially less recognized than working in a bank or in an insurance company, but at the end of the day, it\u2019s about your dream. If your dream is about going around the world and not having borders in your job, this is one of the rare industries where there are no borders. You can go to China, India, wherever you wish etc. Combine your work with your dreams to visit some beautiful countries and places. At the end of the day, if these things come together, I am 100% sure you will succeed. Because that\u2019s what I did and that\u2019s the reason why I am here.<\/p>\n

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