Why Are Engineers Not Welcome In Hotel / Hospitality Sector?

Why are engineers not welcome in Hotel / Hospitality sector? In the recently conducted campus placements of The Leela Group of Hotels, Resorts and Palaces; several engineers were not shortlisted just because they had mentioned in their self introduction that they come from an engineering background?

engineers are not made for that, i mean in hoteling even 12 is enough, they why do u do engg and join a hotel...

hospitality sector is booming at an enourmous rate, isnt that a reason enough? Plus your engineering background only adds to your problem-solving and analytical skills. And to mention the recruitment @ leela was for the HR manager level for freshers

How can engineer become HR manager,
that would mean any one can go into HR .. as HR is all abt skills and nothing else.
But why the hell would a engineer go into HOTEl
IT Is also booming.. so can a hotel waiter go as software engineer.
what engineer u are ,
think

Mr. Ravi,
You mean to say that an engineer can't become HR Manager but a 12 pass can.
I have worked for a person who was an Engineer but working successfully in HRD for the last 10 years and that too in big set-ups like Vardhman and Mahindra.
Regards,
VISHAL

I think this is a notion. I have couple of friends who are MBAs with engineering backgorund are working in leading hotels in the country.

Dear Souvik

If I have followed your post correctly then you want to say that there was campus recruitment going on in an MBA institute and ABC hotels came for recruiting people .They rejected some students when they declared that they are from engineering backfround?

If this was the case then we should first try and find out were the students rejected only because they all were from engineering background or was it a mere coincidence ?

If the answer to the question is "yes" i,e it was not coincidental then there can be a few reasons behind it

1. An engineering degree+an MBA in HR is very profile for manufacturing concerns

2.An engineering degree in IT/Computers +an MBA in HR is a suitable profile for IT

So they must have thought that these people will have greener pastures to explore even if they join the Hotel industry and hence it will be difficult to retain them .

These are my personal views(guesswork) but it is really difficult to interprete what might have been the actual reasons for such rejection

I can understand that you are feeling bad someone got rejected in an Interview round just because he is well qualified(over qualified?) but just keep your spirits high you might have something better than this in store

All the best

Thanks and Regards

Indrani Chakraborty

:lol:
Our indian army has lot of vaccancies open, but not every one is made for that role.
Every job needs a specific kind of personality , back ground, attitude , skill set, education, training ....
Let me know ....Will Medical professional like serving Tea or cooking kabab. :lol: :lol: :D

Engineers are welcome in Hotel/Hospitality sector but in specializations where their engineering skills would be utilised in a better manner like in the Engineering Dept of the hotel. In the HR field, a graduate with Hotel Management with an MBA in HR would be an ideal fit as he/she would understand the organization/hierarchy/job positions better than others specially someone with an engineering background.
Jayant

Souwik,
Why are you taking such a negative viewpoint - that the hospitality industry is against employing engineers just because one hotel chain rejected the candidature of engineering students for an HR job? They may genuinely have found better candidates from other backgrouns.
Also, they may well consider you very favourably for positions where an engineering degree is an advantage.
Be positive and I am sure you will get a suitable posting very soon.
Jeroo