Career Perception Of Post Graduate Tourism Students

Abstract

Tourism has emerged as a key sector of the world economy and has become a major workforce in global trade. In fact India is the largest democratic republic in the world with immense possibilities of growth in tourism sector, with its vast cultural and religion heritage and varied natural attractions. The present paper describes post graduates’ perception of career in the field of tourism. Implication of this study determines whether the students’ intend to pursue future career in tourism and also help predict their future morale. The study investigated from post graduates perception on the overall image on the tourism industry, their understanding on the career prospects and thus, their attitude towards career in tourism. For the present study the method of data collection was primarily done through questionnaire surveys on first and second year students. Nearly 50 students were selected through random sampling technique. Standardized questionnaire was used in the study developed by Kusluvan and Kusluvan (2007). The results showed that overall the post graduates’ perception are favourable. The findings also indicated that willingness to study tourism, willingness to work in tourism after graduation and work experience are important factors in shaping their image of tourism careers.