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If you are a fresh graduate looking to start your career, the tourism industry has numerous opportunities for you.
Maldives is a beautiful island country replete with beautiful beaches, deep blue sea waters and turquoise reefs and is a hot destination for tourists from all over the world, all round the year. As per the tourism statistical records by the Department of Immigration, February 2011 saw an unprecedented 9.6% increase in the number of tourists that visited Maldives in the previous month of January early this year. In February alone, over 87,000 tourists came to Maldives as compared to 77, 000 who arrived in January!
Top Employers
Tourism and hospitality is the most important and lucrative business in Maldives. Needless to say, it is also a ‘boom phase’ for this industry in Maldives. There are several world-class hotels and resorts in Maldives such as Hilton, W Maldives, Per AQUUM, Six Senses, Constance, Park Hyatt, Four Seasons, Shangri-La, Holiday-Inn, Anantara, One & Only, Jumeirah, Conrad and dozens of others that offer career opportunities to graduates.
Job profiles
Some of the most popular job profiles include receptionists, waiters, room attendants, chefs, laundry attendants, stewards, buggy driver, and others. A few years of work experience in these jobs can prepare candidates and make them better equipped with industry knowledge for better, high paying jobs in the long run.
Training Programs for Apprentices
The hotels and resorts also provide training to their staff prior to joining to ensure a high level of service at their establishments. For instance, Four Seasons Resorts Maldives offers its exclusive 1 year long Four Seasons Apprentice Program, which is a vocational training scheme for young, fresh graduates looking to enter the hotel and hospitality business and make advancements in their career in this industry. This program comprises vocational training, practical, hand-on training, classroom sessions, grooming sessions and tests that help fresh graduates to gain theoretical knowledge as well as practical experience to outshine the performance of their competitors in this hot market segment and seek high paying jobs after the apprenticeship is over. What’s more – this program is free and all relevant books and study materials are provided by the Four Seasons Resorts Maldives along with a monthly training allowance that they can use to pursue the program.
Fresh graduates who enroll in this program get to work with expert mentors from the hotel, dive and marine industries that are vital components of Maldives’ tourism business. This is a government certified training program and once completed successfully can help the graduates to secure rewarding jobs in the industry. The Residence Maldives sponsored program is another such training scheme that can act as a launch pad for fresh graduates looking for a rewarding career in the tourism business.
If you haven’t chosen a career for yourself yet, simply take a look at the available jobs and packages in the Maldives tourism industry on
www.job-maldives.com You surely would be enticed to apply to a few.
The Maldives Tourism Industry eagerly awaits you!
Jobs-Maldives.com is Maldives’ leading online job portal that was launched by Job Maldives Team in the year 2007. Since its inception, Job-Maldives.com has helped to place thousands of job seekers keen on joining the Maldives tourism industry at top notch hotels and resorts in the country.
