Everyone is searching for their own Shangri-La and the word on the street is that they’ll find it when they walk through the doors of this hotel.

Ok, so that might be a tad flippant, but what is certain is that they’ll be in paradise when they check out the cuisine on offer.

The 214-bedroom Shangri-La has five world-class restaurants including Chinese, Vietnamese, Mediterranean and of course, Bord Eau – the chic fine-dining French restaurant that wants to employ your talent.

You would co-ordinate the kitchen - from purchasing to creating menus to liaising with the F&B manager. It’s no surprise, then, that our insider says they will be looking for candidates with a minimum of two years’ experience as a French cuisine sous chef in a Michelin star restaurant or five-star hotel.

This is clearly a great opportunity to work for Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts, which operates 60 glamorous hotels throughout Asia and the Middle East. But you also get the chance to flaunt your talents in Abu Dhabi, an emirate that is fast-emerging as a rival to Dubai – except that observers say it will be better.

Go on …put that filet mignon down and get your application in…

You’d be mad to miss an opportunity like this. Here’s a chance to get blue-chip training at one of the most luxurious hotels in the world. And with tourism now opening up in Cambodia, it’s undoubtedly one of the most exhilarating markets in which to hone your skills.

The first Raffles, of course, is the iconic hotel in Singapore, famous for inventing the Singapore Sling cocktail. Today, the company has grown to a collection of 10 luxury hotels around the globe that provide unusually high service standards.

As an F&B management trainee at the 170-bedroom Raffles in Phnom Penn, you’d gain experience in its six renowned restaurants and bars. So, what qualities do you need to get in? Well, besides confidence, excellent communication skills and good financial acumen, it’s perhaps no surprise that, according to an insider, those of you with relevant F&B experience are more likely to get to the front of the queue.

As a career move, you won’t look back. “We motivate and inspire; invest in our people; and provide an environment for continuous learning to achieve competitive edge,” says your prospective new employer.

What are you waiting for?

These cool, sleek, modern hotels and resorts attract cosmopolitan guests who are clearly allergic to boredom.

Take the new resort in the Maldives. This 112-suite beachside hotel will not only offer access to its own reef and some of the Indian Ocean’s best diving spots, it also has a dedicated sunken ship wreck for the adventurous to explore.

Besides sports and recreation facilities, there are also seven types of beach front and over-water accommodation, a host of restaurants and bars, nightly entertainment, a kid’s club and an exclusive club area.

Clearly, then, the demand from guests alone should keep an IT manager or assistant rooms manager busy and stimulated – not to mention the ambitions of your employer.

The Maldives resort is one of Centara’s first forays out of Thailand and management hints at further exciting career prospects for talented hospitality professionals: “We focus on continuing training and developing our employees to ensure the availability of well-qualified people to meet our growing needs.”

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