So 2010 has begun and the hiring landscape is starting to take shape. Things are looking up for a number of people on the market today as well as for MBA interns at MIT.
MIT MBA’s make the trek to Seattle every year to discuss future employment opportunities with a number of top companies that include Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Expedia to name a few. Everyone agrees that the job market is looking much better in 2010 but there will still be some hiccups along the way.
One issue that was noticed right off the top was the fact that Expedia didn’t even host the students this year as they have in the past. Are they just not entertaining MIT MBA students or is it a broader problem.
Don’t get me wrong, they are hiring entry level positions that turn over frequently but long gone are the days where they couldn’t fill the positions to keep up with the volume of business on their books. This is the same for the other big online travel agents. Travelocity and Orbitz are essentially in a crawl related to their hiring status.
Now, is this indicative of a slow economy or are the big OTA’s just losing market share to smaller more inventive and flexible companies. The type of companies that truly build relationships with their customers and clients may be the ones who are now winning the race.
It was talked about years ago that the buying public would begin to start spending their money with smaller niche online travel agencies as they became more educated on how to find the best deals with the best players online. This may be taking place right now.
Companies such as bookit.com are in a strong hiring position essentially hiring for every area within their company. They are currently looking for Market Managers, IT Developers, Reservationists, etc. They have started to change the game online by creating true relationships with their suppliers as well as their customers thus being able to grow in a soft economy. They do not handcuff their clients in regards to their agreements so they are able to deliver great deals to the buying public.
I would suggest that this scenario will continue to grow. As we, the buying public, begin to fully grasp where the best places are to shop for our trips, etc we will look at more focused, smaller online travel agencies that help create a sense of a relationship with the buyer and supplier.
If you are looking for a job right now in the online travel space, I would suggest looking at smaller more proactive and flexible companies that are dedicated to change and their employees rather than the larger players that need to reinvent themselves.
So 2010 has begun and the hiring landscape is starting to take shape. Things are looking up for a number of people on the market today as well as for MBA interns at MIT.
MIT MBAs make the trek to Seattle, Washington, every year to discuss employment opportunities with a number of top companies that include Microsoft, Amazon and Expedia, to name a few, as well as down the road in California with Google.
Everyone agrees that the job market is looking much better in 2010 but there will still be some hiccups along the way.
One issue that was noticed right off the top was the fact that Expedia didn’t host the students this year as they have in the past. Are they just not entertaining MIT MBA students or is it a broader problem?
Don’t get me wrong, they are hiring entry level positions that turn over frequently, but long gone are the days where they couldn’t fill the positions to keep up with the volume of business on their books.
This is the same for the other big online travel agents. Travelocity and Orbitz are essentially in a crawl related to their hiring status.
Now, is this indicative of a slow economy or are the big OTAs just losing market share to smaller more inventive and flexible companies. The type of companies that truly build relationships with their customers and clients may be the ones who are now winning the race.
It was talked about years ago that the buying public would begin to start spending their money with smaller niche online travel agencies as they became more educated on how to find the best deals with the best players online. This may be taking place right now.
Companies such as Bookit.com are in a strong hiring position essentially hiring for every area within their company.
They are currently looking for market managers, IT developers, reservationists, etc. They have started to change the game online by creating true relationships with their suppliers as well as their customers thus being able to grow in a soft economy.
They do not handcuff their clients in regards to their agreements so they are able to deliver great deals to the buying public.
I would suggest that this scenario will continue to grow.
As we, the buying public, begin to fully grasp where the best places are to shop for our trips, etc we will look at more focused, smaller online travel agencies that help create a sense of a relationship with the buyer and supplier.
If you are looking for a job right now in the online travel space, I would suggest looking at smaller more proactive and flexible companies that are dedicated to change and their employees rather than the larger players that need to reinvent themselves.