Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Be able to prepare for application
for employment in the travel and
tourism sector
SECTION 3
We have seen that there are many career opportunities
in the travel and tourism sector, but getting the job that
you really want often involves a lot of hard work and
prior planning. You will be in direct competition with
other applicants when going for jobs (or when applying
for higher education courses), so it's important t
o
be
focused about your future aims.
Activity 6.9
Working with a partner, draw up a chart of all the
skills listed above (22 in total), plus any others that
you think are particularly important to you. Rate on a
scale of 1-10 along the top of your chart (with 1 being
the lowest and 10 the highest) where you consider
you fall on the scale at the moment for each of the
skills listed. Ask your partner for his or her views on
how you have rated yourself - then give your views
on what they have written.
Personal skills audit
You may not think so, but y
o
u already have a lot
of personal skills, attributes, experiences and
achievements that will stand you in good stead for your
future career. Years of studying in school and college,
doing a part-time job or voluntary work, making visits in
the UK and
a
broad, taking part in group activities and
organisin
g
events are all excellent ways of developing
yourself
.
Young people often underestimate their own
w
o
rth
and sometimes need to be reminded about just
h
ow much they have achieved!
This activity is designed to provide evidence for P4.
In addition to well-developed skills, working in travel
and tourism calls for a range of positive personal
qualities and attributes if you are to succeed. These
include:
•
Attitude to work;
In preparing yourself for a future career it's important
to take stock of your current position by completing
a personal skills audit, taking the following into
consideration:
•
Personal presentation;
•
Assertiveness;
•
Personality type;
•
Communication - written, verbal, telephone, making
•
Body language;
presentations, speaking in public;
•
Time management.
•
IT - use of popular computer packages, competence
in e-mail, internet use;
Activity 6.10
•
Numeracy - calculations, presenting information,
handling money;
Taking each of the personal qualities and attributes
listed above, write a short statement of where you
see yourself at present in relation to each one from
the point of view of preparing for employment. You
might like to show this to your tutor and/or discuss
it with somebody else from your group.
•
Working by yourself - ability to motivate yourself,
meet deadlines, achieve targets, organisation skills;
•
Working with others - being a team player,
recognising strengths and weaknesses of others,
leadership skills;
•
Problem solving - by yourself, as part of a group;
This activity is designed to provide evidence for P4.
•
Interview skills - one-to-one, group interviews.
