Furthering your education makes sense as you work your way up the ladder, but you should carefully consider which degree to pursue and when to do it
HONG KONG'S hospitality industry is booming. Demand for staff to work in Macau, with its thriving gaming sector, and the mainland, where new properties are opening faster than you can say 'economic miracle', are putting increasing pressure on manpower availability here. As a result, hotels are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit and retain qualified staff.
With career opportunities in this thriving industry looking more promising than ever, does it make sense to enhance your promotion prospects with a return to the classroom?
It all depends on who you ask.
Alice Yeung, director of human resources at the InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong, said there was a big advantage to having staff with postgraduate qualifications.
'The mindset and the ability to understand and adapt to changes would be much stronger than someone who does not have the qualification,' she said.
