HTM210 - Industry Externship Preparation

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Subject Title
Industry Externship Preparation

Subject Description
The industry externship placement for Hospitality Management students is an important learning experience and a valuable work experience that can improve the students' job opportunities upon graduation. This subject covers the preparatory material for the externship placement. In order to be fully prepared to secure an industry externship, students require certain job search skills. These skills include: assessing ones skills; setting learning objectives; networking, job search and interviewing techniques. Being skilled in job searching will benefit the student upon graduation from Seneca, as well as helping them to secure a placement.

Credit Status
One credit towards the Hospitality Management - Hotel and Restaurant Diploma Program

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

1. Analyze personal, education and work experience and list current employability skills in terms of their relationship to relevant industry requirements and summarize in a resume/cover letter portfolio.
2. Develop an extensive job search strategy taking into consideration the hidden and advertised labour market by acquiring knowledge of various techniques for finding employment, such as: networking, the information interview, occupational and company research.
3. Create a career portfolio that will include documents relevant to personal, employment, academic and volunteer experiences for reference and impact in an interview.
4. Demonstrate skills related to the job interview by practicing interviewing techniques.

Essential Employability Skills

    •  Communicate clearly, concisely and correctly in the written, spoken and visual form that fulfils the purpose and meets the needs of the audience.

    •  Respond to written, spoken, or visual messages in a manner that ensures effective communication.

    •  Locate, select, organize, and document information using appropriate technology and information systems.

    •  Manage the use of time and other resources to complete projects.

    •  Take responsibility for one's own actions, decisions, and consequences.

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Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
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