If you want to find a really good hospitality management career position, then Miami is the place to go. There are a number of reasons why Miami is considered to be a hotspot for this kind of career positions. Other than that, there are also various institutions that you can find in Miami that offers courses and training programs in relation to this kind of career.

Why Go For Miami?

Miami is considered to be a vacation paradise. It is a place where hundreds of hotels and motels alike stand side by side facing the beautiful waters. Every year, millions of people flock to Miami to experience its colourful nightlife, pristine beaches and exquisite accommodation services. What does this mean for someone who wants to pursue hospitality career?—more job opportunities of course!

Go Gastronomic

Other than the numerous hotels and motels you can apply in, there are also a lot of bars and restaurants that you could find a job position in. Miami has a rich mix of cuisines from all over the world. It doesn’t mater whatever kind of cooking you may specialize in; whether it is American, Chinese, Mexican, Japanese, Jamaican, French or whatever kind of food, one thing’s for sure; you can find numerous restaurants in Miami that caters your specialty! Thus, you have more choices of where to apply!

Casinos

Along with hotels and restaurants, there are also a lot of casinos in Miami. It doesn’t matter what district you are in, for sure there’s a casino out there.

Clubs

Miami is also known for its very lively nightlife. It is home to numerous clubs that accommodate Miami’s party people. If you want a bartending position, then going to this place would be your best bet. However, competition can be tight since the best in the field also have Miami as a target.

Big Tippers And Baby Boomers

Miami is also known to have a lot of big tippers roaming around. Since it is a vacation hotspot, a lot of people from all over the world come here, particularly the rich ones. Baby boomers or those rich people in retirement are also considered to be as Miami patrons. Hence, tipping in Miami would be very lucrative if you would pursue a hospitality career in this place.

Where To Find Positions?

There are various sources where you can find job openings in Miami. One would be the Internet. You can try searching online and for sure you could find job openings in various areas. There are also specialized Web sites where they only post advertisements for employers in the Miami area that have openings.

Local Papers

The news paper is also one good source. However, it would be best to look in local papers in Miami. In this way there is a much higher probability that you can find an opening within the area.

Company Web Sites

Company Web sites are also great. Although you may not see their ads up on the front page of their site, most companies usually have links toward another page in which they place their job openings. Try to know the different establishments in Miami and look up their Web sites on the Internet. As you browse through their page, try to be watchful for small printed links leading to their hiring page.

Nicholas Tan
http://www.articlesbase.com/career-management-articles/hospitality-finding-hospitality-management-careers-in-miami-562400.html

Question: How can I achieve work/life balance?

If you mean that Nirvana-like state where you are successful, fulfilled and happy at work and at home, the short, brutal answer is that you probably won’t. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t wrestle with the issues.

There are lots of myths about work/life balance. Here they are, along with some of the corresponding realities.

The first myth is encapsulated in the language we use. The issue really isn’t about work/life balance at all.

Reality: the problem is not about balancing work and life. It’s about making choices about different parts of life and their importance just now. Work is a part of life. So is being a spouse, a friend, and a parent. So is caring for yourself and growing.

This is not balance like on a scale. This is balance like choosing the mix of ingredients that go into a fine salad or complex soup. The ingredients not only have their own flavor and texture, they also affect the flavor of other ingredients and contrast or complement the textures.

Myth: you can have it all.

Reality: you can have it all. But you probably can’t have it all at once. There are times in your life when it’s vitally important to pay attention to your career. At other times, family concerns may be more important. Sometimes the important thing is education. Sometimes it’s putting back money for retirement.

I like to think of those choices as an act of juggling. Every now and then one of the balls you’re juggling will drop to the floor because you’re paying too much attention to the other balls. That’s OK most of the time

But some of the balls you’re juggling are glass balls. If they drop, they break, and often can’t be put back together again. Relationships are often glass balls.

Myth: it’s possible to keep life in little boxes and keep each one under control. Life is a collection of individual areas.

Reality: Life is a giant system made up of interconnected parts that affect each other. Life is about trade-offs.

If you take time to go to the gym, you can’t use that time to shop for groceries. The money you spend on self-development courses will probably affect what you spend on vacation or what you put back for the college fund for your kids. When you’re on a business trip, you can’t be at the dance recital.

The trick is to make the choices yourself instead of letting them happen to you. Set your priorities. Make your choices in line with them. Many successful people, for example, believe that family time is important. They act on that belief by scheduling that time first, every year or month or week.

Myth: anyone can achieve a good level of balance if they work hard to do it.

Reality: In today’s world, real “balance” is often a luxury for those who have lots of money. It’s true that money can’t buy happiness, but money can buy a vacation where you spend time with the family. It can buy a housecleaner, cook, or nanny and free up time you can spend with your spouse. It can pay the tuition on a college degree.

That doesn’t mean you can’t achieve some balance in your life. It does mean that there are limits on what you can do. Shaking your fist at the sky about them will do very little good.

Myth: my company will help me achieve balance.

Reality: Many workplaces today are not much different than third grade classrooms. You may not need a hall pass to go to the restroom, but you probably need permission to take the afternoon off for a school field trip, or you have to lie about what you’re doing and take a sick day.

If you’re going to achieve any kind of work/life balance, it’s going to be up to you. Set your priorities. Then make your choices based on those priorities.

Wally Bock
http://www.articlesbase.com/careers-articles/achieving-worklife-balance-101827.html

ex: playing on broadway plays, tv shows, backing up for singers, in a band

what other careers like that can u think of

And accompanist, teacher, arranger, chamber music coach, ballet pianist, piano bar, piano tuner; I think teacher and accompanist are the largest groups.

I am currently attending a Community College because I had no clue what I wanted to be. I have really fallen into Geology and am looking at transferring. The school down the street from my college only has a BA program but I think it would be better to go for a BS. So my question is: Whats the difference between the BA and BS in terms of career opportunities.

I have a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Performing Arts. It’s not about the field of study.

Whether the degree is a BS or BA isn’t determined by the field of study – it’s determined by the percentage of liberal arts core required against major and applied professional requirements.

In most fields, whether you have a BA or a BS makes no difference whatsoever. What is more important is what the degree requirements were. The real difference can be as simple as whether you had to take a foreign language or not.

Bottom line; a bachelor’s degree is a bachelor’s degree is a bachelor’s degree.

I am an instructor and we are covering professionalism and interviewing. I have found that professional dress is not as common sense as I would think. I want to be able to give visual examples and I am thinking of magnetic paper dolls with business attire. Any ideas on where I can find something like that?

Novelty gift shops have all kinds of stuff like that. I could recommend you a place but I doubt you live in SLC.