Hotel Sales Manager and preparing for an interview…
I have an interview tomorrow night with another hotel for a SMERFE/Government Sales Manager. It is just want I would want since I do love the SMERFE Manager position. Don’t get me wrong, I like Corporate too but I find that the people are warmer and much more sincere than your typical Corporate Transient Account.
To prepare myself, I made the family eat left overs and I headed on over to take a peek at the hotel. I am not familiar with their market nor am I familiar with the property.
The hotel was hopping. I almost died when I saw two of my tour buses out in their lot…..that I stole and booked their whole series is at my hotel for 2009. Wouldn’t that be ironic if I did get an offer and accepted the position?
The location is okay, my current hotel is a bit farther…believe it or not but the traffic will be much worse. It took me under 10 minutes to get home without much traffic tonight.
I always recommend that if possible that before your interview you should tour the hotel. I checked them out on their website then made time to walk around the property to check it out.
From the moment I walk into a property I can tell how I would do as a Sales Person. I communicate with the staff to see how helpful they are and always I stop at the desk to bug them too. Most of the time I just tell them I am a bride and I stopped in since I was in the area.
I didn’t find the lobby to be a “WOW” and I can see that they are worn. But I also found out that they have completed their first phase of their multi renovation plan. I just got done at my current hotel…for over 2 years of renovations. Gosh, I can’t seem to get a break here….LOL. But at least I’m experienced in dealing with unhappy customers during renovations.
Well, I’ll let you know how my interview goes. We will see.
Good Luck Selling!
Pure Energy
