Students career perceptions in hospitality
Careers and the retention of graduates in the Hospitality industry are a key area of discussion and high on the industries agenda. The purpose of the questionnaire is to find out the intention of employment after graduation which can help to understand why turnover rate is high in Hospitality industry.
1.Name: 2. Age:○18-25 ○25-30 ○30-45
3. Gender:○Male ○ Female 4. University: 5. Nationality:
6. When did you first get interested in hospitality?
○ Before university ○ During university ○ After your first degree
○ During employment
7. How did you get interested in hospitality?
○ From friends ○ From tutor ○ Own interested ○ Other:
8. Why did you choose a hospitality degree?
○ Salary ○ Own interested ○ Career prospect ○ Family ○ Other
9. Have you had experience working in the industry?
○ Yes ( ) Related hospitality industry ( ) Unrelated hospitality industry
○ No
10. How much have you had experience working in the industry?
○ Under 1 year ○ 1-2 years ○ More than 2 years
11. What kind of job do you think you want to do when you graduate?
○ Working in a hospitality related industry
(reason)__________________________
○ work in an industry unrelated to hospitality
(reason)__________________________
○ Other:
12. What do you like about the industry? ○ Salary ○ Career prospect ○ Working environment ○ Personal achievement ○ Other:
13. Is there any aspect of the industry that you do not like?
○ Yes
( ) High turnover rate; ( ) heavily workload ; ( ) low starting salary; ( ) low status of basic employment; other:
○ No
14. If placement course: What type of placement are you thinking of?
○ Ability ○ Experience ○ Both of them ○ Other:
15. Are you working currently working in hospitality as part time job?
○ Yes ○ No
16. How did you find your course? ○ Internet ○ Agent ○ Social media ○ Primary education ○ Family or tutor
17. Please read the statements below and indicate your level of satisfaction with them by ticking the circle:
Strongly dissatisfied Dissatisfied General satisfied Strongly satisfied
Is it what you expected so far? ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
18. Has it changed your perceptions of what hospitality is?
○ Yes ○ No
19. What perception of a career in the hospitality industry has it given you? ○ Offers opportunity for further training ○ Good promotion prospects ○ Other:
20. Do you feel it is preparing you to success in the hospitality industry?
○ Yes ○ No
21. What are the three things( factors) you feel are important in a career?
○ Salary ○ Environment ○ Promote opportunity ○ Workload ○ Work time ○ Training opportunity ○ Work experience ○ Interest ○ Stability ○ Other:
22. Does the hospitality industry offer these?
○ Yes ○ No
