Should I Accept a Front Office Role While Waiting for an HR Vacancy in a Hotel?

I am an MBA in HR fresher. I completed my graduation in hotel management. Recently, I applied for the job of an HR executive in a hotel. I was interviewed and selected by the hotel. The problem is that they are telling me to join the front office department (as I specialized in the front office department in my hotel management). I told them that my interest is in HR, but they informed me that currently, there is no vacancy for HR. They mentioned that when there is a vacancy, I will be shifted to the HR department. Should I join?

You should make a decision based on factors such as the reputation of the hotel and their level of sincerity in keeping their promises. This is particularly important considering they interviewed you for the position of HR Executive but assigned you to the front office without giving you prior notice. It is essential to consider the hotel's reputation in how they treat employees who wish to leave for better opportunities in the future.

Regards,
B. Saikumar
Mumbai

Factors to Consider for Career Decisions

First, list down a plethora of factors contributing to your situation, such as:

- A career in your area of specialization in any industry
- A career in any field related to your graduation subject
- Any profile in a renowned brand name
- Strong profile in a reputable brand name, etc.

Having listed down such factors, put each factor in a PROS or CONS column and start analyzing their weightage according to your expectations. Eventually, you will realize your objective in life, which will, in turn, lead you to start working towards it.

Advice on Career Path

Also, I would advise you to go with the same profile you had applied for (i.e., HR) as you had mastered that subject during your post-graduation and it is fresh in your mind. However, it is up to you to decide whether at this time, as a fresher, you want a strong profile or a brand name, as you might not get both simultaneously. But if you choose your profile over the brand name today and stick to it for the long term until you have even better options, you may end up working in "your preferred brand" in the same specialization of yours (i.e., HR) at a better designation with greater responsibilities. By then, you would have gained some extra certifications and improved your skills.

Considerations for Accepting a Job

In case you accept the front office job today in any hotel, there is an equal possibility that you may or may not be eligible for HR vacancies in the same organization in the future due to some internal policies that might not favor your experience background. As a result, you may not be willing to continue and risk spoiling your preferred field and experience.

Please be extra cautious when taking any step forward as you have just finished your post-graduation and are quite new to the corporate industry. Therefore, you will be stepping in as a fresher, so any wrong move may result in disappointment.

All the best!

Thanks,

Neha

Thank you for the reply. There is also another problem; some other firms are offering me a salary of around 8000 INR for the HR position. It is quite impossible to stay in Bangalore with that salary. I hope you will agree with that. So, what should I do?

If you read my thread properly, I have clearly mentioned that you have to first decide your goal and then analyze their pros and cons accordingly to make a final decision. In case you are looking for a job out of town, your expectations and objectives change according to your situation. Hence, when I suggest you compute all contributing factors against your expectations, you will automatically come out with the desired results.

Thanks