CAREER AWARENESS OF TOURISM STUDENTS AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN CAN THO CITY

Abstract

This article aims at providing the surveyed result from 169 undergraduate students studying the tour guidance program and hospitality management program at colleges, universities in Can Tho city, that is to understand about their professional perception in the tourism industry. The analyzed results show that most them are likely to be expressed their passion as following up this industry, and they can work part-time after school. In addition, students in the survey also shared their worries of a job application as graduation, concerning about job experience less, weak skills in foreign communication, no job recommendation from relatives. Throught out the obtained findings, some solution implications are addressed to help tourism undergraduate students enable their professional perception better.