This initiative is a part of Hilton's Open Doors commitment, which aims to positively impact at least one million young people by 2019 by connecting them to opportunities in the hospitality industry, preparing them to reach their full potential or directly employing them. Hilton is on track to reach this target, with nearly 800,000 young people impacted through global partnerships, talent pipeline and local activations to date.
On May 23rd, Hilton Pattaya hosted an event that welcomed fifty students from Faculty of Management and Tourism, Burapha University in Chonburi. Many fun activities were introduced during the day to allow the student to experience the hotel and spend time at each department including an hotel tour to front and heart of the house, standard room set up and folding towels by Housekeeping, standard table set up, wine serving and making mocktail by Food & Beverage, cooking their lunch by Kitchen, enjoy lunch together and Q&A session with management team. Moreover, Management Trainee program and career opportunities for youth in Hilton hotels were introduced to the graduated students who seek for the jobs.
Careers@Hilton Week events are a unique opportunity for Hilton to inspire job seekers about careers in the hospitality industry, and to support them by providing guidance on the skills that are vital to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Participants join Hilton for events ranging from resume clinics to networking, as well as presentations from current employees about their career paths in hospitality.
For more information about Hilton's Youth commitments, please visit newsroom.hilton.com/index.cfm/misc/youth. For information on job opportunities with Hilton, visit jobs.hilton.com.