No experience? Little experience? A lot of experience?
There is a place for everyone in the hospitality industry!
Hospitality includes lodging, housekeeping and food services.
From entry-level jobs, such as dishwasher, food prep, baker, or supervisor to Red Seal Chef, you can work, learn, and progress as much as you want! Here is the path (to follow) and we are here to help / will be happy to answer your questions or guide you to other resources in Nunavut.
Hospitality teams can serve from ten to hundreds of people every day.
In our opinion, working in hospitality is very rewarding because hospitality is all about:
- A rewarding job because you help create and maintain a clean, welcoming, and safe environment for the guests every day
- A responsibility to offer a safe work environment for everyone in the team and a high-quality service to all the guests
- Full of Teamwork
What jobs are available in Hospitality?
Where can I look for work and what training do I need?
This information is meant to give an “orientation”. People should be encouraged to contact QIL for more information and on how to apply. QIL would guide them regarding existing job opportunities, job requirements, and what should be done next.
In the hospitality industry, people usually get an entry-level position and then work up to more skilled positions based on a mix of:
- Work experience and skills; and
- Formal training
As you gain more experience, you can progress on what is often referred to as the career ladder or career path.
Employees are often offered the possibility to cross-train on the job, meaning they learn how to do more than one specific task/job by working with another staff member for a period of time.
For example:
- A kitchen helper can be also trained as dishwasher and vice-versa
- A dishwasher can be trained as a housekeeper if the person wishes.
- A cook or assistant cook could work with and learn new skills from a baker
By cross-training,
- the employees get to learn different skills and increase their opportunities to work; and
- the employers get to have qualified personnel that they can deploy based on project needs or volume of activity
Cross-training also gives the team a chance to understand everyone’s part and to appreciate each other and their different roles.