123 | Hospitality Internships from the Students’ Perspective




Lodging Leaders show

Summary: Last month, I featured Ron Whitfield and Dr. Kate Price-Howard, and we took a deep dive into How to Create an Awesome Internship Program. <a href="http://lodgingleaders.com/119" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to listen to that episode</a>.<br> This is part two in the hospitality internship series.<br> Today’s guests are ResortQuest Interns Jordon Bonner, Nick Delaney, Allison Johnstone and Yaminah Cummings, and their Internship Advocates Ron Whitfield and Dr. Kate Price-Howard.<br> In This Episode, the Interns Reveal:<br> <br> * How they learned about the internships, what attracted them to this opportunity, and whether the information provided was different from their expectations.<br> * What they learned during their internship experience, from job-specific training to hospitality mentoring, and they share what they liked most, and what was most challenging for them.<br> * Whether housing was an important factor, how it worked, how much they paid, and what they thought of the whole roommate situation.<br> * Their future plans, and one of the interns reveals their opportunity to transition to a full-time ResortQuest employee.<br> <br> <br> <a class="avia-button avia-button-fullwidth avia-icon_select-no avia-color-custom " href="https://lodgingmetrics.lpages.co/leadbox/147055673f72a2%3A12cc99794346dc/5671744966754304/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Download the FREE Guide</a><br> <br> 14 Tip for Creating an Awesome Internship Program<br> <br> <br> Resources &amp; Links<br> Previous Episodes<br> <br> * <a href="http://lodgingleaders.com/092-value-added-amenities-kate-price-howard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LL092 | Value-Added Amenities with Kate Price-Howard</a><br> * <a href="http://lodgingleaders.com/096-manager-coach-ron-whitfield/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LL096 | Manager as Coach with Ron Whitfield</a><br> * <a href="http://lodgingleaders.com/119-create-awesome-internship-program-ron-and-kate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LL119 | How to Create an Awesome Internship Program with Ron and Kate</a><br> <br> Mentioned in this Episode<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.wyndhamvacationrentals.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ResortQuest by Wyndham</a><br> * <a href="http://resortquestdestin.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ResortQuest Destin</a><br> <br> Jordon Bonner<br> <br> * jbonner132969@gmail.com<br> * <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jordon.bonner.5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jordon on Facebook</a><br> <br> Yaminah Cummings<br> <br> * yaminahcummings@gmail.com<br> * <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaminah-cummings-aa294176/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yaminah on LinkedIn</a><br> <br> Nick Delaney<br> <br> * tuf42239@temple.edu<br> * <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-delaney-11511512a/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nick on LinkedIn</a><br> <br> Allison Johnstone<br> <br> * ajohnstone@mail.niagara.edu<br> * <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-johnstone-918089136/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Allison on LinkedIn</a><br> <br> Ron Whitfield<br> <br> * ron.whitfield@wynvr.com<br> * <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-whitfield-24179128/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ron on LinkedIn</a><br> * Phone: 850-428-2360<br> <br> Dr. Kate Price-Howard<br> <br> * pricek@troy.edu<br> * <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-price-howard-3ab237127" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kate on LinkedIn</a><br> <br>