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| There are 4034 users in this career group. They represent 67 different countries. You can see the list of users in this career group by clicking on one of the links below. You can also join this career group simply by selecting your current status and clicking "Add Me." |
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1715 users are currently in this career. |
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39 users are considering this career. |
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284 users left or retired from this career. |
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1996 users have hidden memberships. |
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| (Hidden users have added this career to their portfolios, but have not indicated a publicly visible status.) |
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are 8 reviews of this career. The most recent 3 reviews are listed below. You can see more reviews by clicking on "Read all reviews..." at the bottom of this page. |
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June 23, 2008 |
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I thought I wanted to work on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC until I did it, and then I realized that I had a degree in American Government that I was not going to use because interning in politics is way different than actually working in it full time, and I had no idea what to do next.
So I started off as a corporate concierge (sort of like a hotel concierge but in a corporate office building). It was totally fun and I loved it, but the salary was low ($24,000 per year in DC) and company was totally bottom-heavy so after 2 years, I advanced as far as I could and moved into working for a hotel.
I was a front desk agent and concierge in a 4 star hotel in DC for about 6 months, got promoted to front office manager, then they put me on the overnight shift and I had just married my husband so I never saw him! Definite Con, although I liked the job. At that point I was making about $12 per hour. I moved into the sales department as a coordinator, which was great as well. That paid about $13 per hour but the hours were M-F, 8am-6pm which suited me much better.
After a year doing that, I was promoted to convention services manager, and made about $28,000 per year. Again, loved the job and did it for 4 years (over which time my salary increased to about $32,000). Got pregnant with our daughter and convention services became too difficult due to the long hours and physical demands (helping banquet department set up rooms, carrying boxes...) so I became a sales manager.
Shortly after 9/11/07, my position was downsized so I switched hotel chains and remained a sales manager. At that point my salary was about $36,000. Since then, I have remained in sales and been transfered/promoted three times, ending with me as a senior sales manager for a number of hotels in the DC Metro area with a salary just over $50,000.
I love my job, dealing with groups who come to this area, making sales calls, giving tours of the hotels, and doing the contracting. The hotel business is hard - high pressure, high goals, lots of turnover, and you either love it or hate it. Thankfully, I love it.
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