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Career Portfolio. David Brand. Type of work. Heavy lifting tasks Clearing dinner/lunch tables Setting up rooms (party, ballrooms, meeting rooms) Setting up the buffet in a room Serving food to guests Data input (bills, payroll, menu editing)
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Career Portfolio David Brand
Type of work • Heavy lifting tasks • Clearing dinner/lunch tables • Setting up rooms (party, ballrooms, meeting rooms) • Setting up the buffet in a room • Serving food to guests • Data input (bills, payroll, menu editing) • Carry food to elevator and to other floors of the lobby as well
Influence • Supervisor: Allan Mirrett (commented on my tasks and recommended ways to do everything. Taught me a lot of things I would never learn in school. • Co-Workers: Trained me doing basic stuff like serving or using the technologies
Equipment/Technologies • Coffee machines/hot water (learned how to operate) • Document laminator • Color laser printer • Hotel’s software for menu editing • Microphones • Commercial dishwasher • Stage audio/visuals
Job Skills • Improved because of better and thorough training • Improved because of more work experience in the field • Better communication skills after working at the hotel • Organizational skills improved
Learning Outside School • Leadership skills • Problem solving (reasoning) • Serving basics • Setting up rooms • Work with others
4 Most Valuable Learning Experiences • Employer/Guest relationships in hospitality • Serving basics • Employer/Employee relationship in hospitality industry • Setting up rooms (tables, buffets, meeting rooms, stage)
Personal Growth • More responsibility in real life situations (workplace, training stations) • Base for future experiences of greater significance in my life • Self-confidence after working with guests at the hotel and getting feedback from all my work.
Impressions to Others • I would say that it was a very enriching experience in terms of knowledge and work experience. Co-op prepares you for your future career and gives you an idea of what you will be facing day-to-day in your not so far future. It opens up more career paths and it makes it specific, work and be treated as a worker. It’s a serious program, so take it seriously.
Universities • Ryerson University • Any Swiss school • UBC (University of British Columbia) All of these universities offer Hospitality Management as an Undergraduate program