Career Days 2014 Winter/Summer

It was a pleasure to welcome respected industry professionals on campus at IMI University

Centre for our 2014 Winter/Spring Career Days. Many thanks for the industry knowledge

and information passed on to our students during the Career Days. Apart from allowing

students to secure internships, management trainings and jobs, the Career Days are an

excellent platform to complement the academic programmes at IMI by incorporating the

industry perspective. Guest lecturers from the industry as well as site visits also increase

the exposure our students can get during their studies.

We look forward to your participation in our next Career Days in 2014, which will be held

from August to November 2014. Please do contact me if you are interested in participating.

Thank you and best regards,

Greta Musu

Head of Internships, Careers & Alumni

Email: careers@imi-luzern.com

Tel: +41 (0)41 349 64 26

Internships, Careers

& Alumni Team

We welcomed HOSCO, the

networking online community for

hospitality school students, on

campus at IMI for our Career

Days. Mr Olivier Bracard and Ms

Lynne Bruines informed students

about the www.hosco.com

website and interacted with

students about ways to apply for

internships and job positions

through the website.

Bringing Excellence Together

Students connecting on HOSCO Website

Swissôtel Focus Groups IMI welcomed Mr Pierre Botteron, Vice President Human Resources for FRHI Hotels Europe Office and Mr Gerhard Struger, Regional Vice President and General Manager of Swissôtel The Bosphorous in Istanbul. IMI students had the opportunity to interact and network with two experienced industry professionals from a renowned hotel brand.

The Career Days were happy to welcome for the first time in 2013 Rhodes-based company, Rhodesnow. Mr Pavlos Elenis, Director of Rhodesnow was accompanied by Mr Athanasios Roustas, Manager of Lindian Village 5* luxury resort in Rhodes to present available placement opportunties for students interested in training in Greece.

Industry professionals from Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts Head Office in Zürich came to share their knowledge, expertise and experience with IMI students. It was a full day‘s activity for Mr Craig Cochrane, Vice President of Human Resources and Mr Alex Rawson, Vice President of Talent Development.

Placement International is an agency representing high profile hotel brands in in the USA, recruiting students for J1 trainings. A brief presentation and interviews were held for available positions by Mr Thomas Riveyran, President of Placement International.

Enhance your career

The Career Days at IMI welcomed Ms Frederique Hounkpatin and Ms Lena Siebler from

Hilton Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. They gave a presentation on the

company and their properties. Following the presentation, interviews were conducted for

internships across all departments in the Ras Al Khaimah cluster.

Kempinski Career Day 2014, Munich

Over 100 IMI students attended the

Kempinski Career Day 2014, at Munich

Airport. The event was a great

opportunity for students to network and

interview with General Managers from

Kempinski properties all over the world.

The day was a success with many of our

students coming away with job offers!

Kempinski Career Day 2014, Munich

“An exclusive opportunity for

newcomers and professionals to join

the luxury hotel industry”

Two groups of IMI students paid a visit to Hotel Krone in Kerns where they were

welcomed by Mr Dominik Stamm, the General Manager, and Ms Kasama Stamm, the

Sales & Marketing Manager. The trip was a great opportunity for our students to find out

what is involved in the day-to-day running of a typical Swiss hotel. Many thanks to the

Stamms for their warm hospitality!

Hotel Krone, Kerns Visit

Mövenpick Head

Office Visit

A group of our MBA students visited the headquarters of Mövenpick in

Zürich. Once again this was a great opportunity, to both learn from

and network with leaders in the fields of hospitality and business.

As a part of their Revenue unit, a group of Luzern MBA students visited the Swissôtel

Zürich where they were welcomed by Mr Christian Hoffmann, Human Resources Manager,

Europe. The students toured the hotel and were then given a presentation on Revenue

Management by Mr Jeroen Klop, Revenue Manager.

Swissôtel Hotel Visit

The Ritz-Carlton, Asia Pacific

We were pleased to welcome back The Ritz-Carlton Asia Pacific, to our Career Days on IMI

campus. Ms Angela Fan, Ms Cecilia Lee and Mr Declan Chua provided our students with a

very interactive session! The representatives then interviewed our students for various

positions available at their properties in Asia Pacific.

We were also happy to welcome back representatives from FRHI who presented the

Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel hotel chains to our students. This high-end hotel

group offers many exciting opportunities for our students in terms of both internships

and careers.

We were pleased to welcome back Ms Maja Schroeder from Frenchman's

Creek, the luxury resident's-only Beach and Country Club. She presented

some exciting opportunities on offer for students wishing to train in Florida for

12 months in Food & Beverage, Kitchen or Golf Management.

The IMI Career Day was attended once again by Sandals & Beaches Resorts in the Caribbean. Ms Marion Weinbeer-Holding was accompanied by Ms Nicole D‘Souza to present rotational internship opportunties for students interested in training at high-end all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica, Bahamas, St. Lucia, Antigua and a few other islands.

Mr Sayed Haggag from Marriott International (Middle East & Africa region) visited us

during the Career Days to deliver an informative presentation to our students. He went

on to interview students for the company's ‘Voyage’ programme.

Marriott, Middle East and Africa

BSG was represented by Ms Rasheeda Butler, who talked about the role of Country Clubs

in the hospitality industry as well as provide general information about positions available at

the country clubs they represent in various US states. She also outlined important elements

about what US companies expect from hotel school students, attitudes needed to be

successful and general information about the US hospitality industry.

Wise Foundation,

USA

Ms Erin Pacol, Director of Client Relations at Wise Foundation presented an

informative session for the J1 visa process for the USA. This presentation was

attended by all students who were planning to train in the USA in 2014 or 2015.

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts was on IMI campus for

the Career Days and was represented by Ms

Sally Shi, Regional Vice President of Human

Resources for China, Mr Ramjan Bhugeloo,

Director of Human Resources for South West

Asia and Mr Peter Wade, Director of Talent

Management for Asia Pacific. It was an

informative presentation and over 20

interviews for the Corporate Leadership

Programme were conducted for students.

Another successful Career Days event was held on campus at IMI. Ms Michelle

Gonzales, Restaurant Director, and Mr Richard Wales, Rooms Director, from

the prestigious St Regis Aspen in Colorado, USA, were on campus recruiting for

Rooms Division and F&B Management Trainees. This visit was made possible

thanks to Mr Thomas Riveyran, President at Placement International.

Ms Cindy Conrad, Director of Human Resources, came to IMI to represent The Chedi

Andermatt hotel and General Hotel Management (GHM group). The Chedi Andermatt

is a top 5* exclusive luxury hotel which opened in December 2013 in Switzerland. It is

a part of GHM Hotels, a luxury boutique hotel management company with

headquarters in Singapore. The hotel is a part of the Andermatt project, which will

change the future of the region. Ms Conrad was on campus recruiting for internships

and jobs.

Our students enjoyed a behind-the-scenes visit to the Bürgenstock Resort

development on the edge of Lake Lucerne. Once completed, the resort will

include a range of luxury hotels and a healthy living centre, as well as residence

suites and business facilities.

Bürgenstock

Project Site

Visit

Culinary Arts

Guest Lecturers

Chef Stephan Stemminger

We welcomed guest lecturer Stephan Stemminger to our ICI kitchens. Chef Stemminger is a specialist in molecular gastronomy and helped our students prepare a special four-course molecular lunch.

Culinary Arts

Guest Lecturers

Chef Keith Hurdman

IMI hosted chocolatier and confectioner Keith Hurdman. He taught our students

how to make some mouth-watering desserts.

Culinary Arts

Guest Lecturers

Chef Stewart Morrell

We welcomed guest lecturer Chef Stewart Morrell who came to share his ex-

perience in Culinary Arts with our students.

It was a unique opportunity for students to meet the renowned chef and learn

first hand from him.

Testimonials from IMI Students

IMI Career Days gave me the

opportunity to find out more about

the different opportunities available

within the Industry. I had the golden

opportunity to interact with different

employers and eventually I found a

job at Hilton.

Adrian Birisiu, 2014 BA Degree

Student

The Career Days are very helpful, I

found many things essential. As a result

of the Career Days at IMI, I managed to

meet BSG and will be heading to Florida,

USA for my next internship.

Kiara Sim, 2014 BA Degree Student

Hyatt Hotels were represented at

the Winter/Sping Career Days at IMI

and it was the best career day

presentation I attended, it had a lot

of essential information about Hyatt.

Legha Ebrahimi, 2014 MBA

Degree Student

The day St Regis came to IMI Career

days, I was not expecting to get

something. I liked the presentation, it

looked like a nice hotel. I had an

interview and I got an internship right

here in my school. The best part is I did

not have to go all the way to to America

to get this placement.

Marcelo Antunes, 2014 BA Degree

Student

The Career Day by Kempinski held in Münich was very

unique. In terms of meeting industry professionals and

other hospitality students, gave me opportunties to

explore different hotels and be interviewed on the

spot. It was quite simple to find the information you

need first hand.

Robert Kukulis, 2014 BA Degree Student

Testimonials by IMI Students

The presentation by Placement International alongside St

Regis Aspen was amazing, I applied for an internship and

was actually offered a Management Training position! I

am delighted to be going to Aspen for the excellent

opportunity it presents for my future.

Claudia Chin, 2014 BA Degree Student

I found the Career Day when Sandals Beaches and

resorts visited IMI interesting. The Career Day

provided me the opportunity to get an internship

outside Switzerland, Sandals has made it so much

easier for us to start our careers when we have no

experience.

Ryan Lim, 2014 BA Degree Student

The Career Day presentation by FRHI was in my opinion the best, they

were more informative than other organisations who attended the career

days, FRHI were clear about the positions they offered and were really

upfront about what they were going to provide; they also gave students in

attendance useful gifts.

Isaac Lim, 2014 BA Degree Student

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