{"id":82,"date":"2008-11-30T16:09:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-30T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/career-advice\/preparing-your-resume-for-a-tourism-career\/"},"modified":"2019-10-20T08:02:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T15:02:45","slug":"preparing-your-resume-for-a-tourism-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/preparing-your-resume-for-a-tourism-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing Your Resume for a Tourism Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5141 alignleft\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/Preparing_your_resume_for_a_tourism_career.jpg\" alt=\"Preparing_your_resume_for_a_tourism_career\" width=\"234\" height=\"149\" \/>When applying for tourism jobs, you\u2019ll want a professional-looking, well-written resume that highlights your skills and that is tailored to what tourism employers are looking for. First, review general <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/career-advice\/category\/resume\/\">resume advice<\/a> and draft your resume accordingly. By following tips to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/job-search-resume-tips\/\">craft your job search resume<\/a>, you can put together an application that will stand out.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_50 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69f1b15874628\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69f1b15874628\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/preparing-your-resume-for-a-tourism-career\/#Choose_a_Resume_Format\" title=\"Choose a Resume Format\">Choose a Resume Format<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/preparing-your-resume-for-a-tourism-career\/#Highlight_the_Most_Relevant_Details\" title=\"Highlight the Most Relevant Details\">Highlight the Most Relevant Details<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/preparing-your-resume-for-a-tourism-career\/#Include_Keywords\" title=\"Include Keywords\">Include Keywords<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/preparing-your-resume-for-a-tourism-career\/#Get_an_Edge\" title=\"Get an Edge\">Get an Edge<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Choose_a_Resume_Format\"><\/span>Choose a Resume Format<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t previously worked in tourism or if you\u2019re trying to change roles, consider using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/functional-resumes\/\">functional<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/combination-resumes\/\">combination<\/a> resume. That way, you can put the emphasis on your transferable skills. If most of your career to date has been in tourism, stick with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/chronological-resumes\/\">chronological resume<\/a>. This will show your time in the tourism industry and highlight your progression.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Highlight_the_Most_Relevant_Details\"><\/span>Highlight the Most Relevant Details<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pick out the accomplishments that are most relevant to the potential employer. Instead of including a laundry list of all the responsibilities you\u2019ve had, focus on the key problems you solved and the results you delivered. For example, if the restaurant where you worked had a problem with customers leaving without paying, and you were able to implement a solution, you might write something like this: \u201cReduced restaurant losses by 10 percent by introducing a new billing and monitoring system and improving staff training.\u201d Wherever possible, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/using-numbers-in-your-resume\/\">use numbers<\/a> \u2013 doing so shows that you\u2019re results-oriented.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Include_Keywords\"><\/span>Include Keywords<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The tourism industry is broad, and workers in this field often have a wide variety of skills. Think about what skills potential employers are looking for. For ideas, spend some time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/how-to-read-a-job-ad\/\">reading job ads<\/a>. Try to include some of the following terms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bookings management<\/li>\n<li>Communication<\/li>\n<li>Customer service<\/li>\n<li>E-commerce<\/li>\n<li>Event planning<\/li>\n<li>Food preparation<\/li>\n<li>Foreign languages (specify which)<\/li>\n<li>Leadership<\/li>\n<li>Logistics management<\/li>\n<li>Marketing<\/li>\n<li>Mentoring<\/li>\n<li>People person<\/li>\n<li>Planning<\/li>\n<li>Public relations<\/li>\n<li>Safety management<\/li>\n<li>Team work<\/li>\n<li>Training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_an_Edge\"><\/span>Get an Edge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/\">job postings<\/a> for the positions you\u2019d like to have, so that you know what employers want. Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/social-networking-group-finding-a-social-network-group\/\">social networking sites<\/a> to make connections with people who can provide leads and references. And consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/brand-yourself-online-building-an-online-brand-for-yourself\/\">building an online brand<\/a>, so that you can influence employers who look you up on the web. By going beyond what usual job seekers do, you can capture an employer\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When applying for tourism jobs, you\u0092ll want a professional-looking, well-written resume that highlights your skills and that is tailored to what tourism employers are looking for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6707,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82\/revisions\/6707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}