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 BORED
WITH YOUR
present job? Want to meet interesting people? Handle pressure well?
Think the gaming industry might be an exciting place to make a career
change? If so, Shelly Field's Career Opportunities in Casinos
and Casino Hotels (268 pages, paperbound, $18.95) might make
it easier to sift through the options and help you prepare for the
future.
Field cautions
you not to expect a big salary initially. The big bucks always come
down to who you know (called "juice"), what training and experience
you've had, whether you're willing to accept a low salary and rely
on tips to help things along, if you can accept working odd hours
or various shifts, and how well you get along with people, co-workers
and supervisors.
Once you've
covered those hurdles, the book tell you the details of each job,
alternate titles you might see in regard to the job, the salary
range you can expect, the best geographical locations for the position,
and most importantly, what education or training you'll need (including
experience and qualifications or special skills).
The author,
who interviewed dozens of casino veterans, especially those in the
human resources departments from coast to coast, breaks it all down
for you, by position in a variety of categories. For example, in
the section on casino operations and the gaming area, she profiles
everyone from bingo operations workers and dealers to casino manager.
In the area of marketing, public relations and sales, you'll see
what they're looking for to fill vacancies like hotel publicist,
advertising or promotions coordinator or tour host.
Have law enforcement
training? How about applying for a position as security officer
or in surveillance?
Other sections
look at the hotel area: PBX operator to baggage handler to front
desk or front office manager.
Realistically,
few people move up the promotional ladder quickly unless they show
great talent, great promise or great patience. But a person with
diverse talents can shift about the industry in related fields such
as a stage manager or lighting technician backstage for shows or
productions or for food services such as cooking, serving food and
drinks to chefs, bartenders, bakers.
Human resources
itself has job opportunities, including training manager, benefits
manager, payroll clerk. Hotels have health clubs, retail shops-they
also need help.
The book has
several added bonuses as a resource, including lists of degree programs
by state and where to write. These colleges offer majors in hospitality
administration and management; others focus on hotel and restaurant
management.
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