Do you think tourism is good to get into

cactusjack23 SG

Tourism industry

im currently studying tourism in ngee ann poly

However i probably will not want to do something tourism related when i grow up

i was being retarded when choosing courses etc

YayaKheo SG

I got in Hospitality and Tourism Management course and I definately going for it.

udontknowme SG

so what is it that you would like to do after you graduate from school...?

maybe there's a way to link it to what you are studying now?

ChoCoChips SG

if u mean just find a job in the industry

i think it's quite easy la

provided u make the mark la

but to rise to the top is another thing le i think

cuz the top positions are mostly occupied by FTs i think

so maybe u can oni be the 小虾米 or 中虾米

but i oso not very sure la!

Fatum SG

Tourism industry

im currently studying tourism in ngee ann poly

However i probably will not want to do something tourism related when i grow up

i was being retarded when choosing courses etc

would you like to spend years quarrelling with uncouth mainland tourists about lunch while leading them around sentosa and the zoo holding a white flag ? ....

or spend years smiling through gritted teeth behind the reception counter trying to get indians and arab tourists to pay for the towels and telephones they've pinched from the hotel ? ...

I'm glad I'm not in this industry ....

cactusjack23 SG

what i really want to be is a teacher

i actually put jc as first choice but failed to get in

do you think its a worthy investment to drop from my course

it's still my first year in it.

udontknowme SG

what would you like to teach....?

fairlady_xoxo SG

would you like to spend years quarrelling with uncouth mainland tourists about lunch while leading them around sentosa and the zoo holding a white flag ? ....

or spend years smiling through gritted teeth behind the reception counter trying to get indians and arab tourists to pay for the towels and telephones they've pinched from the hotel ? ...

I'm glad I'm not in this industry ....

We also refer them to "F&B, Customer Service, MILES"

cactusjack23 SG

udontknowme

jc -> uni -> nie -> probably sec sch teacher

mistyblue SG

what if you later find out you also don't like teaching and hate kids?

cactusjack23 SG

mistyblue

i dont know

what do most people who end up like that wish they had done?

udontknowme SG

that's why it's always good to have a back up =D

i'm not sure what you cover in your courses. so i'm not sure what you CAN do with it after you graduate...

but hmm...what i meant was...what subjects are you interested in teaching. and there's always if you do really well in poly, you can go straight to uni =P

cactusjack23 SG

The main subjects i guess

maths

english

science

humanities

any of those are fine, they require diff degrees and diff nie courses i think

also it is very unlikely that i will make it to uni after poly, it would be stupid of me to believe that there is a good chance of going uni after poly for me

Karengoob SG

think no sector good now. tourism on the decline. go do nursing or psychology,. they are better prospects

cactusjack23 SG

bump

Isis SG

One of the powerhouse that fuel singapore's economy is tourism. So i guess it isn't bad?

Fantagf SG

TS, then start to plan what you want to do and decide on a course to take.

Someone encouraged me to go for tourism but I think it is not an industry to be in right now.

ditzy SG

Its not right now, how about 3 years later, what's the projection like? Cannot see short term, must see long term, the word is "sustainability".

Don't think you want to be in a company that gives you big fat bonuses this year, then right after tell you, they will cut your pay coz you had big fat bonuses not long ago.