Land an account executive positon in the hospitality business with 30 days.

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(Free-Press-Release.com) January 4, 2010 -- You can land an account executive or sales rep position in the hotel business within 30 day if you do your homework. Sales Management jobs start at 40-60K plus bonus and lead to 80-100K or more plus bonus positions.

The nice thing about a hotel sales jobs is that they often lead to the General Manager jobs which can pay 80-180K or more plus bonus.

The secret to landing a hotel sales executive position is knowledge. Hotels want people that come to the interview and understand the hotel business. They have no desire to spend countless hours training you on the basics of the industry.

Unfortunately, most people go to interviews and have no understanding of the business. They go to the interview expecting the person interviewing them to explain what a hotel sales manager does and how to land the business.

You have to know some of the basics, such as SMERFE markets, demand generators, REVPAR, Government contracts, per diems, and maximizing the use of meeting and banquet space. You can get some free tips on the hotel sales and catering from ahla.com or aprinda.com

You can also do your homework prior to the interview by going to the hotels web site and learning about the hotels pricing, meeting facilities, and local attractions. You might even do a test call to the reservations department to see how they sell their hotel to consumers. Let the person interviewing you know what you have done to prepare for the interview. For instance, let them know you have an on-line hotel sales certificate or let them know you researched the hotel's web site, or made a test call to learn about how the reervation department sells the hotel to indivdual travelers.

When you are confident you understand hotel sales and catering, you should go to hcareers.com, indeed.com, or hospitalityonline.com and do a search for hotel sales positions. Call the Director of Sales of each hotel and schedule an appointment. Avoid HR departments if at all possible.

You may need to call the director of sales a few times before you land the interview, but be persistant and you will be successful.

Remember, do your homework prior to the interview, you can get some insights from hotel websites like ecornell.com, ahla.com or aprinda.com aprinda offers a couple of free sales and catering courses.

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