Where are you going for dinner tonight? What about vacation next year?

All around you, people are working in a dynamic and growing service based field.

The hospitality industry offers a range of career options with opportunities in hotels, restaurants, catering, events planning, airlines, tourism, recreation, cruise ships and theme parks.

One in four jobs is either directly or indirectly connected to the hospitality industry

and the restaurant industry anticipates adding an additional 1.3 million jobs within the next decade.

California Community Colleges are preparing students for employment in this growing field

through courses like hospitality management, menu planning, hospitality law, and more.

Students gain a comprehensive understanding of the industry and are prepared for entry-level and supervisory positions with fast-track management potential.

I 'm looking for people that are not just looking for a job, they 're looking for a career and it can be very diversified type of career.

They can go into a lot of different areas within food service and it doesn't... the culinary side of it is one aspect of it,

the catering is another, but then you can build yourself by having those, doing those,

you can build yourself into general management and working yourself into district manager and on up.

The hospitality industry offers limitless opportunities on a global scale.

Consider a career in hospitality management today.