I left a hotel front desk job during the pandemic and have been in a completely different field since, but I miss hospitality and want to come back. Would my gap or career detour make me sound flaky? I feel like I wouldn't be considered, especially because I'm applying for roles with more responsibility than I've had before in hospitality.

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That's the opposite of me . I started multi family hospitality during the start of the pandemic and have since moved up in that industry.

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In this job market, only way to land an interview (let alone a job) is to know someone in the company you want to work for. If you can get to ask interview stage, then see if you can talk about how your past experience, including non-hospitality roles, have prepared you for the next step. Good luck!

You are overthinking it. Good to have an explanation of why you made a switch, but it won’t be something that stands hugely in your way. Highlight the experience you do have, and whatever else you did that gives you a bit of a different perspective now.

I wouldn’t worry too much about it. Go for it and apply for the position you want. They may have questions, just answer with sincerity. Make sure to highlight all of your past experience in hospitality. Maybe they won’t even ask or show concerns about it, who knows?

Leaving hospitality during the pandemic does not make you flaky, it makes you human. Most managers understand that now. If you connect what you learned in the other field back to hospitality skills, the gap can actually work in your favor.

That won’t make you sound flaky at all. Tons of people left hospitality during the pandemic, and coming back shows dedication. Just highlight how your time away gave you new skills that make you even stronger in guest service or management.

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