AIHM HIGHER

Recruiting the Best and Brightest of the Next Generation of Leaders

In my previous post “How to Catch a Star” I introduced one of the biggest driving forces in recruiting, supporting and achieving with the emerging generation of young university graduates. That force: individuality. Today’s graduates want to feel valued for who they are as a person and what they bring to the spaces they occupy. As we saw and discussed in that post, this desire to recognised and respected as an individual and to be invited to thrive by leaning into those points of individuality…well, it’s a basic desire most of us share. 

As an educator, I work with passionate and brilliant young people every day.

At educational institutions like AIHM, we learn as our students learn, because we take a lifelong approach to our personal and professional development. In settings like this you can enjoy a journey of constant discovery and fresh inspiration. In many ways, the emerging generation of future leaders stand out as radically different from those who came before. Academic research studies and the anecdotal experience of professors and others who interact closely with today’s young adults confirm that when it comes to those who are now entering the workforce their aspirations, values and career goals stand in stark contrast to the generations that have come before.

The Muay Thai orchestra plays its rhythmic music. The drummers create an entrancing beat. The resonant sound of the Thai oboe rises and falls hypnotically. The contenders prepare for battle. In one corner, we have Talent. In the opposite corner, Experience readies himself for the match. All through the stadium, spectators get ready to cheer their chosen contender. Who do you think will emerge as the champion?

Student News: Launching the ‘Inside Scoop’

AIHM is proud to attract and foster some of the brightest young minds in the hospitality field. We enjoy a front-row seat, a look into the talents and drive of the future leaders of the hospitality industry. As AIHM’s students take the first steps of their journeys, our faculty and associates are happy to play a role in their development and hospitality education. We get to watch students put their new knowledge into practice and apply it to their own ambitions. A prime example of this sense of initiative, second-year AIHM student Andrew Rohrbach has recently launched his own website called the Inside Scoop of Hospitality. We’re already enjoying his first articles and look forward to many more to come.