Would a major in economics land me a job in a hotel?

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<p>Lately, I've been considering working in a hotel. I know that there are two sides of hotels: the corporate and the hotel itself. I'm not sure if I want to work in corporate, so I'd say leave that out for now.</p>

<p>So would working in the hotel itself have many opportunities for either an economics or accounting major (the two are what I'm still considering. I haven't fully chosen a major yet)? I'm sure there are opportunities, but I've read (on this forum) that the hours are long and the pay is low, which is a turn-off for most reasonable persons. On the contrary, I believe that there are benefits that, in a way, make up for some of it.</p>

<p>Lastly, just how high could a person rank up that works in the hotel, remaining out of the corporate life? I just feel like I'm not really into the corporate stuff.</p>

<p>Just to mention, I live in NYC, which means that there are plenty of hotels around here. I'm hoping that would make employment not as difficult (not saying that I can slack off). As a last question, do hotels often recruit? I'll be attending Baruch.</p>

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<p>Is a college degree even necessary to work in a hotel?</p>

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<p>I’m not talking about the departments like housekeeping, if that’s what you have in mind.</p>

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<p>^^so what are you talking about? What job do you want to get working at a hotel?</p>

<p>But, in general, I would say an economics major could certainly get a job at a hotel.</p>

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<p>Well non-corporate hotel jobs tend to be positions where either prior experience (hotel manager) or basically no experience (housekeeping) is necessary. In other words, managerial hotel work demands experience, not a business education.</p>

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<p>Hm. Well, what’s the corporate side like? Do you have an idea?</p>