Competitive Packages And Flexi-Work: Jobs Open In Singapore Hotel Industry As Tourism Bounces Back

Singaporean job seekers are encouraged to join the fast-growing hotel industry as the island expects an influx of tourists

Tourism in Singapore is slowly but surely on the upswing after two years of border closures, stay-at-home orders, and international travel restrictions.

Following the reopening of its borders in April under the Vaccinated Travel Framework, the city is preparing for as many as 6 million tourists this year. Experts in the tourist sector also anticipate a full recovery of the sector’s visitor numbers by the year 2024.

In anticipation of an increase in visitors, hotels are looking for professionals with a flair for hospitality to fill open positions. In the comic that follows, you may learn about the various ways in which hotel workers can advance their careers.

Room for innovating and upskilling

Covid-19 allowed numerous industries, including the hotel business, to start over. Executive director of the Singapore Hotel Association Margaret Heng said that hotels here exploited the pandemic downtime to renovate and develop their services, such as digital transformation, personnel upskilling, and job redesign, in order to appeal to a new generation of travelers.

Mr. Gino Tan, country general manager, The Fullerton Hotels & Resorts, has observed that “a issue that premium hotels in Singapore face is a dearth of local talent,” particularly at the general manager level. Therefore, “it is essential to cultivate a pipeline of indigenous talent.”

Career Conversion Programmes (CCPs) at Workforce Singapore (WSG) are excellent entry points for those interested in entering the hospitality industry and helping to nurture such potential. Individuals seeking new employment can benefit from the CCPs’ organized on-the-job training plans.

Operators in the hotel business are increasing their recruitment efforts and introducing innovative workplace programs to attract and retain critical talent in the wake of the global epidemic, bringing with it many exciting new opportunities for the sector.

For example, in order to provide competitive packages, The Fullerton Hotels and Resorts rehired former employees, updated its referral reward program, and compared employee perks to those of similar companies. Career development programs at The Fullerton Hotels and Resorts help the company keep its top performers and elevate them to executive positions. The hotel chain also takes part in outreach programs at IHL to find and train people who are disabled to work in the hospitality industry.

WSG’s CCP for Hotel Professionals is open to mid-career professionals who want to switch careers and enter the hospitality business but lack necessary experience. Employers will get pay support for the duration of the three-month program while participants receive on-the-job training.