School of Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management
We'll help you connect the dots to a rewarding career.
With more than 40 companies recruiting at HRTM each year, you're sure to find an internship or job that's right for you. In fact, HRTM achieves 100 percent career placement for students participating in career development activities.
We attribute this success to our vast industry connections, robust career services and focus on helping you secure rewarding internships. The greater Denver area, with hundreds of hotels, restaurants and other hospitality businesses, offers you a myriad of internship opportunities to practice what you've learned in the classroom. Students are also encouraged to pursue internships throughout the US and abroad.
Career Services for Undergraduate Students
The University of Denver's Undergraduate Career Center offers one-on-one coaching, workshops and online resources to help you seek and land a rewarding internship or job.
Career and internship services offered include:
- DU Careers Online: A web-based resource for posting your resume, viewing job and internship listings, and setting up on-campus interviews with interested employers. It also offers a database of potential career mentors. When searching for hospitality jobs or internships, we recommend using the job functions of hospitality, hotel/restaurant, event planning or management.
- Career resources: Information available on career-related topics including salary expectations, company profiles, job banks and more.
- Group workshops: Learn about everything from specific career options to general work skills.
- One-on-one counseling: In free sessions available to every DU student, career counselors offer personalized advice on career exploration, finding internships and jobs and more. Career counseling can include an assessment of your personality, interests, values and skills and how these apply to career choices. For a counseling appointment call 303.871.2150.
- Career fairs: The Career Center hosts career fairs on campus on a regular basis giving student the chance to meet with prospective employers.