How to Be a Hotel Housekeeping Manager
Whether you have a degree in hospitality management, a proven track record of leading a team, or several years experience in housekeeping, you might be ready to advance into a career as a hotel housekeeping manager. As long as you meet all the qualifications such as having the appropriate experience necessary, you can draft a resume that is sure to get you an interview. Once you land an interview, proper preparation will ensure you a chance at obtaining the job.
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Get some experience. No one is going to hire you to manage a housekeeping staff without some form of prior experience. For a management job, you usually need a solid history of managing a team of at least five employees. Although it doesn't have to be specific to the hotel industry, previous experience in hotel management would be a plus. If you don't have hotel management experience, you would also be considered if you previously managed employees. It would also be helpful to have housekeeping experience. If you have worked on a housekeeping staff for several years, it would not be hard to move up the chain into a housekeeping management position.
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Draft a flawless cover letter. Most people spend so much time perfecting their resume that they end up overlooking the cover letter. You don't want your cover letter to be seen as simply a copy and paste effort among several jobs. You want to target it towards the specific job for which you are applying. For a sample cover letter for housekeeping management, visit JobBankUSA.com (see the Resources section for link). Your cover letter should highlight previous work experience and express your desire for the job.
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Prepare your resume. Once again, you will want your resume to target the position you are applying for. Be sure to emphasize prior management experience or housekeeping positions. If you have a degree in management, now is the time to boast about it. Read the job description carefully so you can highlight the qualities they are looking for when you are revising your resume. For a sample housekeeping management resume, visit the Aroj website (see the Resources section for link).
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Search for jobs at hotels in your area or the area in which you would like to work. You can easily do this by searching the websites of the hotels. They usually have a career section where you can search for job openings. If the hotel doesn't have any openings for a housekeeping manager, you can express your interest in the position and leave a copy of your resume at the hotel for them to keep on file in case a position becomes available. You can also use online search engines in your quest. There are common job search engines such as Careerbuilder where you can search by category. There are also job search engines designed specifically for hotel jobs. One is HotelJobResource.com (see the Resources section for link).
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Prepare for the interview. Once you actually get your foot in the door for an interview, you want to be fully prepared so you don't miss out on the opportunity just because you aren't equipped with good answers to their questions. Since the main concern is your ability to manage employees, you should study typical questions that are asked during interviews for management positions. You should also study questions related specifically to managing a housekeeping crew. HRinmotion has a list of several questions typically asked during this type of interview. See the References section for link.
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