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LinkedIn Data Shows Where Hospitality Professionals Of Today Went To School

Dan Peltier

Photo Credit: LinkedIn data shows Florida International University is among the schools with the most graduates in hospitality careers. Flickr / Eduardo Merille

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All good hotel managers or CEOs came from somewhere, and it's more important than ever that hotels recruit and stay involved with hospitality schools so they can have input on how schools should prepare students for 21st century careers.

Before hotel managers and staff were assisting guests with questions on Twitter or giving restaurant recommendations, they were hitting the books in college learning how to best serve the 21st century traveler. LinkedIn data show Florida International University (FIU), Johnson and Wales University, and Cornell University have some of the highest numbers of graduates working in the hospitality industry. FIU has the most, 5,507, Johnson and Wales has 5,491 and Cornell has 5,091 graduates in hospitality careers. The numbers are based on p

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