The hotel business goes hand in hand with tourism. As long as visitors come to Bermuda, there will be jobs in this field.

There are many jobs involving the hospitality industry and listed below are most of the jobs found at a hotel: Bar Porter/Bar Waiter/Bartender Bell Boy/Porter Chambermaid/Night Maid Chef (Head Chef/Sous Chef/Chef De Partie/Cook) Hotel Manager Front Desk Manager Reservations Manager Head Waiter Hotel Receptionist Housekeepers Maitre d'Hotel Night Auditor Maintenance Engineer Landscape/Gardening Professionals Purchasing Officer Social Director Sommelier/Wine Steward Purchasing Officer Hotels come in different sizes and offer different services that produce hotel jobs.

At White Sands Hotel on White Sands Road, Paget, staff find a happy place to work in an intimate "family atmosphere''.

The family-owned hotel was built in 1953 by Horace Browne. Hs son, Mark, is the current manager.

The hotel stays open year round and has a full complement of staff comprised of Bermudians and others, filling about 25 varied jobs.

The staff are busy yet the atmosphere is relaxed.

Miss Jacqui Ferrett serves as the assistant manager and Mr. Dennis Smith's role is that of reservations manager. They are assisted by the latest hire, Ms Shamika Place, front desk receptionist.

Mr. Browne says: "We have almost no job turnover. We hire people and they stay. We have our `hotel family' since we are a moderate sized facility with forty rooms and three traditional cottages.

"We had a dedicated waitress who made the transition to parlour maid that has been with us for 45 years. Mrs. Ivy Symons has been our breakfast chef for 30 years and everyone, guests and staff, love her food. Some of the chamber maids have dutifully served here for 25 to 30 years.'' Mr. Browne concluded: "Our staff are important to our success here. We care about our staff and our guests.'' AT YOUR SERVICE -- Susan Johnston serves up A delicious lunch, poolside, at White Sands Hotel.

Graphic file name: WS1 LONG CAREER -- Breakfast chef Ivy Symons has been cooking it up for 30 years at White Sands Hotel.

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