David BrandCareer Portfolio

• Heavy lifting tasks• Clearing dinner/lunch tables• Setting up rooms (party, ballrooms,

meeting rooms)• Setting up the buffet in a room• Serving food to guests• Data input (bills, payroll, menu editing)• Carry food to elevator and to other floors

of the lobby as well

Type of work

Influence

• Supervisor: Allan Mirrett (commented on my tasks and recommended ways to do everything. Taught me a lot of things I would never learn in school.

• Co-Workers: Trained me doing basic stuff like serving or using the technologies

Equipment/Technologies• Coffee machines/hot water (learned

how to operate)• Document laminator• Color laser printer• Hotel’s software for menu editing• Microphones• Commercial dishwasher• Stage audio/visuals

Job Skills• Improved because of better and

thorough training• Improved because of more work

experience in the field• Better communication skills after

working at the hotel• Organizational skills improved

Learning Outside School• Leadership skills• Problem solving (reasoning)• Serving basics• Setting up rooms• Work with others

4 Most Valuable Learning Experiences

I. Employer/Guest relationships in hospitality

II. Serving basicsIII. Employer/Employee relationship in

hospitality industryIV. Setting up rooms (tables, buffets,

meeting rooms, stage)

Personal Growth • More responsibility in real life

situations (workplace, training stations)

• Base for future experiences of greater significance in my life

• Self-confidence after working with guests at the hotel and getting feedback from all my work.

Impressions to Others• I would say that it was a very

enriching experience in terms of knowledge and work experience. Co-op prepares you for your future career and gives you an idea of what you will be facing day-to-day in your not so far future. It opens up more career paths and it makes it specific, work and be treated as a worker. It’s a serious program, so take it seriously.

Universities• Ryerson University• Any Swiss school • UBC (University of British Columbia)

All of these universities offer Hospitality Management as an Undergraduate program