The Institute for Tourism Studies Career Day 2013 was held on 1 March at IFT Taipa Campus. The event aimed to provide more information on the employment trends and prospects in the tourism and hospitality industry for graduating students, thus increasing their chances of success in job hunting.

Twenty two organisations with more than 1,000 job vacancies from the tourism and hospitality industry joined the event. These included Club Med, Conde Group Limited, DFS Cotai Limitada, EGL Tours (Macau) Company Limited, Four Seasons Hotel Macao Cotai Strip, Future Bright Group Enterprises Management Company Limited, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Grand Hyatt Macau, Grandview Hotel, Holiday Inn Macau, L’Arc Macau, Lisboa Hotels Complex Macau, Louis Vuitton Macau Company Limited, Melco Crown Entertainment, MGM MACAU, New Yaohan, Sands China, Sheraton Macao, Shun Tak Holdings (Macau) Limited, Small World Experience, Wing On Holidays (Macau) Limited and Wynn Macau.

Representatives from the participating organisations introduced career prospects and positions available in their companies as well as arranged on site interviews for graduating students and alumni. The graduates-to-be and alumni were enthusiastic about the event. Questions regarding employment trends and employers’ expectation were raised and discussed in the fair.

The employment rate of IFT graduates is always satisfactory. A graduates’ employment survey was conducted with respondents of 2010/11 graduates. According to the survey results, 92.2% of the degree programme graduates were employed, 7.8% graduates pursued further studies; 64% of the employed graduates worked in the tourism and hospitality sector, the median salary of MOP11,700.00. The Career Day aimed to be the direct communication platform between students and employers, allowing students to have a better idea about the current job market and maximised their chance of successful job application.