PERSONAL CAREER BRIEF

Introducing… Dallas Stewart

A graduate of … Bingham High School

Now working as … An Account Manager, for corporate clients.

For … Christopherson Travel, managing the relationships between CBT and the current clients once sold. We assist with reporting, vendor relationships and discounts, travel policy adherence and day to day needs.

Check out the website … http://www.cbtravel.com

Careers class was her favorite high school class because … she explored various careers and was given the opportunity to choose an occupation to write about.

Dallas’ first job – was a Counter Worker at a fast food restaurant. She also worked as a Bagger at a grocery store.

The worst job?  Fast Food Worker, partly because she didn’t feel she was good at it.

Dallas was recently elected for the Society of Government Travel Professionals Board of Directors of a Travel Management Company; definitely a career highlight.

Advice to students … “Don’t feel like you have to know exactly what you want to be before going to college. I had no idea and felt very overwhelmed. Don’t let work or money deter you from your goal. Find a way and make it happen.”

And more …

• “I earned my BA at the University of Utah in Parks, Recreation and Tourism with an emphasis in Leisure Services Management.
• “Looking back, it [working as a fast food worker] helped me with my next job and learning faster.”

DECA – An association of marketing students. DECA is a student leadership organization that provides hands-on leadership development. Students learn how to develop, price, place, and promote products in the right business setting. DECA builds self-confidence, work attitudes, and communication skills. DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe. DECA gives student the edge at the next level.

Read what is happening in DECA via Twitter. Stay up-to-date with DECA and join the conversation by following DECA on Twitter @DECAInc.

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Utah DECA has approximately 2,000 members in 50 chapters. If you are not a member of DECA, and would like to become a member, talk to your school counselor to get connected with the DECA advisor in your school.

BY: JAMESON OSMOND, DECA STATE PRESIDENT

When I started high school  I was too shy to even attempt anything out of my comfort zone, but I always had an interest in business, so I signed up for a CTE marketing class. The things I learned completely shifted what I wanted to become in life, and gave me focused business experience that I could not have gotten anywhere else. The class was taught by one of my most influential teachers, who saw my desire for the business program, and persuaded me to join DECA. The program’s mission statement says that DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management, and this could not be any truer for me.

I was amazed at how easily I began to learn valuable skills in everything from communicating ideas to starting my own business. I am now the state president of DECA and have taken almost all of the business courses offered. I try to apply the knowledge I have learned as the DECA president in my state, by participating in marketing and promotional activities like the DECA International Career Development Conference.  At the conference, hosted in Salt Lake City, I was able to meet with local senators, CTE administrators, and influential businesspeople throughout Utah. None of this could have been possible without CTE and DECA.

I wish all students would take advantage of these amazing programs. They will prepare students for any challenge, any desire, and any goal they want to achieve. ASPIREHIGHER!

If you are not a member of DECA, and would like to become a member, talk to your school counselor to get connected with the DECA advisor in your school.

Do you like to travel? Do you like to learn about new places? According to the U.S. Department of Labor, travel and tourism is one of the largest and fastest growing industries in the world. In fact, business travel in the U.S. is responsible for over $240 billion in spending and approximately 2.4 million American jobs.

Vacation jobs are often associated with travel, lodging, food, entertainment or leisure. However, in addition to workers in transportation, travel agents, hotel personnel, groundskeepers, and food service workers that might spring immediately to mind, almost any occupation might be a vacation job, given the right setting. For example, cruise ships need Electricians, Retail Workers, and IT Specialists, too. Furthermore, “sustainable tourism” is growing in popularity. Sustainable tourism promotes economic development, cultural preservation, and environmentally friendly tourism in underdeveloped countries. More traditional occupations in tourism and leisure such as Destination Marketing Manager, Resort Activities Director, and even Tour Guides are learning to use new social media tools to draw customers and to provide better service.

Read more about opportunities in tourism and leisure in the Occupational Outlook Quarterly: http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2010/winter/art01.pdf. If you’re interested in working for a cruise line, check out www2.cruising.org/shipboardEmployment.cfm. And if you are a student in travel, tourism, or hospitality, you’ll want to review available scholarships at www.tourismcares.org/scholarships.

Log on to UtahCTE.org and learn about the opportunities in the Career and Technical Education Travel and Tourism Pathway and get started!