Placement is one of the most important reasons to consider Shannon College of Hotel Management. The college's undergraduate hotel management pathway is built around long paid work experience, so students graduate with both an academic award and real hospitality industry exposure.

Placement Structure

The Bachelor of Commerce in International Hotel Management highlights 21 months of paid work placement. This gives students more workplace exposure than many standard classroom-led business degrees.

Placement may include hotel departments such as:

• Front office and guest services
• Food and beverage operations
• Accommodation services
• Events and banqueting
• Rooms division
• Revenue or commercial support depending on the employer
• Supervisory or management-track roles during later placement stages

Why Placement Matters

Hospitality employers often recruit students who can show professional discipline, guest-handling ability and operational awareness. A long placement helps students build those habits before graduation.

For international students, placement can also make the degree easier to explain to employers. Instead of only saying they studied hospitality, students can show actual hotel experience, departments handled and responsibilities completed.

Graduate Employability

Shannon College publicly highlights a 100% graduate employment record since 1951 on the BComm International Hotel Management course page. Students should read this as a strong employability signal, while still checking the latest placement destinations, salary expectations and visa conditions for their own intake.

The college also notes employer contact and recruitment opportunities for postgraduate hospitality students, including recruitment fairs in the final semester of the MSc Business and Hospitality.

Placement Salary Planning

Shannon College's 2026 international undergraduate fee material lists indicative placement salary guidance. It shows an approximate salary for the Year 2 placement and a wider salary range for final-year placement, depending on country, hotel company, role and experience.

Students should treat these as planning figures, not guaranteed income. Actual salary, tax, accommodation deductions, meals and service charge can vary by employer and location.

Best Fit Career Outcomes

Shannon College placement can support students aiming for:

• Management trainee programmes
• Hotel operations roles
• Front office and rooms division leadership
• Food and beverage supervision
• Guest experience and luxury hospitality roles
• Revenue, asset or performance-focused hospitality careers after further experience
• International hotel group careers

Student Checklist Before Applying

Before choosing Shannon College, students should ask:

• Which countries and hotel groups usually take students for placement?
• Is accommodation arranged by the employer, the college or the student?
• What visa or work permission applies during placement?
• How are students assessed while on placement?
• What support is available if a placement is not a good fit?
• How do placement salaries compare with living costs in the destination?