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Career Paths

Where LSHRM students go

The careers LSHRM prepares you for.

Hotels promote from within faster than almost any industry. These are the destinations LSHRM graduates head toward most — in London city properties, Mediterranean and Caribbean resorts, Middle East and Southeast Asian destinations, and the head offices behind them.

Six destinations06

Roles LSHRM graduates step into.

Front Office Manager
Own the guest journey
Resort Operations Manager
Run a destination
Revenue Manager
Price every night
Guest Experience Manager
Design the stay
Hotel General Manager (track)
Run the whole house
Events & Banqueting Manager
Fill the ballroom
An index of06

where you'll
go next.

Six destinations where LSHRM graduates land most often — from the front desk to the owner's boardroom, in London hotels and international resort destinations alike.

01

Front Office Manager

Own arrivals, departures and everything guests feel first — the heartbeat role of every hotel.

Front office opsGuest recoveryPMS systemsTeams
Hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, cruise.
02

Resort Operations Manager

Run a destination property season by season — rooms, activities and a workforce that lives on site. From Mediterranean beach resorts to Southeast Asian island properties.

Resort opsSeasonal planningActivitiesLogistics
Resorts, island groups, ski operators, cruise lines.
03

Revenue Manager

Set the price of every night — the analytical career hotels compete to hire for.

PricingForecastingDistributionAnalytics
Hotel groups, resorts, OTAs, consultancies.
04

Guest Experience Manager

Design and defend the guest journey — reviews, recovery and the details people remember.

Journey designService standardsCRMRecovery
Hotels, resorts, brands, travel platforms.
05

Hotel General Manager (track)

The destination role — the whole property, its people and its P&L. From London city hotels to Caribbean and Middle East resort properties.

LeadershipP&LOwner relationsOperations
Hotel groups, independents, management companies.
06

Events & Banqueting Manager

Fill the ballroom profitably — weddings, conferences and everything catering touches.

Event opsSalesCostingCoordination
Hotels, venues, resorts, caterers.
Nadia Petrova, Front Office Manager
Alumni spotlight

I did my placement on a resort opening team. Eighteen months later I was running front office for the next one.

Nadia Petrova
Hotel & Resort Management '22 · Front Office Manager, Indian Ocean resort
18mo
To department head
2
Openings on her CV

Check in to your career.

Talk to an advisor about the LSHRM route toward the property and role you have in mind — in London or on a resort in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Middle East or Southeast Asia.