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Recruiting Support

We support members of the HBS community--and club members in particular--in their pursuit of careers in the hotel, restaurant, airline, gaming, spa, online travel, and real estate industries. We do this through 2 main activities:

  • Resume books and reviews: The club maintains an opt-in, members-only Resume Book that is distributed to exclusive contacts at companies who have a relationship with the club. The books are distributed to these companies via official channels in MBA Career Services. There is one book collected for ECs (second-years) in late August and early September for full-time recruiting, and one for RCs (first-years) in October for summer internship recruiting. The club's officers and members who have experience pursuing and working in jobs in the industry also provide resume reviews to interested students before they post to the Resume Book. Only club members who are current full-time MBA students may participate. More details will be sent via e-mail in the Fall.

  • Hospitality Industry Week: Conducted in the Fall and organized by the MBA Career Services Office, Hospitality Industry Week brings to campus full-time professionals (most of whom are HBS alumni), industry analysts, and current students with experience in hotels, restaurants, airlines, gaming, spas, online travel, and real estate. The industry week is open to all current students in the HBS community and, for 2008, is scheduled for September 22-25, just before members depart for the Las Vegas Trek. HBS Students: please visit HBS Career Services or consult their website on myHBS for further details.

Career Links

Some links to career resources for the hospitality and travel industry:

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HBS Resources Hospitality Industry Highlights http://listserv.hbs.edu/restrict_mba/careers.html Bi-weekly newsletter from Career Services with major news in the industry
  Vault Guide to the Top Hospitality & Tourism Industry Employers http://www.library.hbs.edu/go/vault.html Free through Baker Library online

 

HBS Cases on hotel companies

http://www.library.hbs.edu/hbs_cases.html

Search here for companies featured in HBS cases.  Professor who wrote the case may be able to provide background/ contacts at the company

 

Industry & Company databases

http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides

OneSource and Hoovers good for general overview. Thomson Research/ Investext for analyst reports

 

Factiva

http://www.library.hbs.edu

Search for company news

Industry Newsletters & Journals

Conde Nast Traveller http://www.cntraveller.com/ Travel magazine
Travel + Leisure http://www.travelandleisure.com/ Travel magazine

Travel Weekly

http://www.travelweekly.com/

Daily newsletter on travel & hospitality industry

Hospitality Net

http://www.hospitalitynet.org

Weekly email newsletter

Hotel Online

http://www.hotel-online.com

Daily hospitality industry newsletter

 

Hotel F&B Executive

http://hfbexecutive.com

Student subscription for $25

 

Lodging Hospitality

http://www.lhonline.com/

Monthly email newsletter

 

Lodging Magazine

http://www.lodgingmagazine.com/

Free with AHMA membership (see below)

  HOTELS Magazine http://register1.hotelsmag.com/hotels/pc.asp Daily newsletter

 

Hotel & Motel Management

http://www.hotelmotel.com/

Free weekly newsletter

 

International Hotel & Restaurant Association

http://www.ih-ra.com/

 

 

Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International

http://www.hsmai.org/

Student membership for $60

Upcoming Hotel Industry Events

AH&LA  International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show

 

http://www.ihmrs.com/

November 8-11, 2008 in New York City