YOUNG HOTELIERS SUMMIT ASIA YHSA 2015

YOUNG HOTELIERS SUMMIT ASIA
YHSA 2015
Beijing Hospitality Institute
Beijing, China
Content
Welcome to the Young Hoteliers Summit Asia 2015 ................................... 3
School delegates ............................................................................................. 3
Subscription of delegates and faculty/staff member ................................ 3
Selection criteria ............................................................................................... 4
Proposed selection process ............................................................................ 4
Further information ........................................................................................... 6
Welcome
to
the
Young
Hoteliers
Summit Asia 2015
The Young Hoteliers Summit Asia team is looking forward to welcoming
you to the 2015 edition and thank you for the interest in this event. In this
booklet you will find the proposed selection process to support you in
determining the most suitable delegates to represent your institution.
School delegates
We would like to invite 2 – 4 student delegates from each school to
attend the summit. If interested, one faculty/staff member is also
welcomed to accompany the students.
Each delegation should therefore be composed of maximum 3 - 5
members.
Subscription
of
delegates
and
faculty/staff member
Once the delegation is selected, we ask you to send us the names and
e-mail addresses of the members who will be attending the summit by
e-mail. Additionally, the chosen delegates and the accompanying
faculty/staff are required to finish the Registration Form and send us
back by e-mail. Please find behind the registration form as attachment.
Please make sure to send us the e-mail with the required information by
28 September, 2015, latest. The same deadline also applies for their
registration form.
Selection criteria
To ensure a comparable level of knowledge among the delegates,
only students in their penultimate or final year of studies can be taken
into consideration for being a YHSA delegate. Furthermore, it is crucial
that both delegates are fluent in English.
While mentioning that academic level is important, it should not be
considered as the only selection criteria. Attitude, professionalism,
leadership skills, creativity and motivation should also be critical factors
in the selection process.
In order to provide a fair chance to the other students please note that
delegates who participated in previous editions of the Young Hoteliers
Summit Asia are not allowed to participate again in 2015.
Proposed selection process
To ensure the best outcome, we expect a relatively equal profile for all
participants. Therefore, we would encourage all schools to follow the
selection process proposed:
Phase I:
Phase II:
Initial selection based on CV
Final selection through interview
and motivation letter
Interested students should be
Students who have been
requested to submit their CV
pre-selected in Phase I should be
accompanied by a motivation
invited for an interview with a
letter. We suggest both the CV
faculty/staff member. Selected
and the motivation letter remain students should be formed into pairs
anonymous for the jury.
and given a hospitality-related
Applications could be reviewed subject to discuss. Following 10
by faculty/staff members with
minutes of preparation, they should
the mission of assessing the
be asked to present and discuss their
following aspects: industry
topics. This phase should enable the
knowledge, professionalism,
jury to assess the candidates’
motivation and creativity.
capacity to spontaneously interact
and work with a randomly-attributed
peer. Presentation skills, as well as
motivation and creativity should also
be assessed. For the interview, we
recommend using the criteria
template below
Interview Criteria
Form
Language skills
Does the candidate

Speak English fluently?

Speak formally?

Avoid grammar mistakes?
Body language
Does the candidate

Manage stress/nervousness?

Have a good body language/adequate
gestures?
Communication skills
Does the candidate

Show confidence while speaking?

Show enthusiasm?

Speak loud enough?

Capture the audience’s attention (eye
contact)?

Avoid vocalizations (“um”/”er”/”ah”)?
Content
Does the candidate

Relate his/her speech to the topic?

Have good argumentation skills?

Raise the key ideas?

Structure his/her speech?

Remain coherent throughout the
interview?

Give concise explanations?

Conclude (review of the main points)?

Give accurate answers to the questions?
Social skills
Does the candidate

Respect speaking time?

Respect when interviewers or colleagues
are speaking?

Show responsiveness to other arguments?
Total score
Student name:
Student name:
Student name:
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Further information
We would like to inform you of the fact that even though the event will
take place from Friday, 23 October until Sunday, 25 October , we
recommend the delegation to be present during the introduction
activities on Sunday afternoon and at the after party on Sunday
evening. Whilst these activities are not mandatory, they are highly
recommended as they offer a great opportunity for students to network
and exchange ideas.
We hope that we have given you clear guidelines with our suggested
delegates’ selection process. Shall this not be the case, or should you
be in need of any further information, please do not hesitate to send an
e-mail to:
Mr. Gilbert Fan
Yhsa-schools@hotmail.com
Fan.xing1@hotmail.com
Closer to the event, the delegates and the accompanying staff/faculty
will receive an information package with the schedule and important
details for delegates at a later stage. Should you require any
information at an earlier stage, please contact Angela in this regard as
well.
Meanwhile, we would like to invite you to like the Young Hoteliers
Summit Asia Facebook, LinkedIn, Weibo and Wechat pages, so you
can already have a foretaste of the summit, and we look forward to
welcoming you at Beijing Hospitality Institute in October 2015.