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Questions I Wish You Would Ask Me™- Jennifer Calhoun, CHE MBA
publication date: Sep 30, 2011
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author/source: HospitalityEducators.com Resources
"Questions I Wish You Would Ask MeTM" includes interviews such as those found in our HOSPITALITY CONVERSATIONS,
and and it also allows industry professional the opportunity to share
their perspectives, values and opinions on additional areas and
subjects that may not have been part of the planned discussion. This
segment includes a wide range of hospitality professionals from all
portions of the industry. We ask participants to answer at
least five of the listed nine questions. Their responses will
interest, sometimes amuse and definitely inspire you to consider how
YOU might answer.
In this article, we contacted Jennifer Calhoun, a Founding Associate of HospitalityEducators.com, and former Director of Seminar Programs leader at the Educational Institute of the American Hotel and Lodging Association. Professor Calhoun was honored for her work as director
of the Prince George’s Community College’s Hospitality and Tourism
Institute. She received the 2010 American Hotel & Lodging
Educational Institute’s Lamp of Knowledge Award for Outstanding US
Educator at the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute’s
Summer Summit in June 2010.
She is responsible for leadership, program planning, marketing,
recruiting, and determining the Institute’s goals and curriculum
development priorities.. She is the primary liaison between businesses,
government agencies, and professional associations.
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Where do you vacation the most often? We love Bermuda with it British charm and great beaches
5.
Name your pet service peeve, why and any ideas you may have to
address it
Indifference by service providers, I pay a personal compliment to
them and their attitude usually will change.
6.
Who was the most important mentor in your life and why? My mom, her faith in God that made the impossible,
possible.
8. What is the one piece of
advice you would offer to a graduating student with a hospitality
degree? Develop a plan of action for employment that includes research
about the organization(s) where you would like to work.
9.
What is the one question do you wish someone would ask you in an
interview today?
How would you define success for yourself?
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We have asked dozens of people involved in hospitality businesses around the world to answer up to nine questions in this special section of HospitalityEducators.com.
HospitalityEducators Founding Associate JENNIFER R. CALHOUN, MBA, CHE is currently an Assistant Professor and Director for the Hospitality and Tourism Institute at Prince Georges Community College. She is responsible for leadership, program planning, marketing, recruiting, and determining the Institute's goals and curriculum development priorities. Her responsibilities also includes, identifying staffing, facilities, equipment and supply needs while ensuring high-quality instruction in degree and certificate programs that serves the hospitality and tourism industry. She is the primary liaison in cultivating and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with businesses, government agencies, and professional associations. Contact information:Ph: 301-386-7596 www.jjcalhoun.com| calmor@aol.com |
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