Description
The Voyage Global Leadership Development Program
Voyage: Training tomorrow’s leaders today:
- Marriott International welcomes recent university graduates to experience the career development adventure of a lifetime and a world of leadership opportunities.
- Our global leadership development program, Voyage, propels participants on a mentored, learning-inspired journey to prepare you for a successful career.
- Voyage is a full-time, paid development program. As an associate and trainee, you’ll build upon the skills you developed in school by participating in real world assignments.
About the Journey
- Voyage is an elite, award-winning program that provides a combination of hands-on, discipline-specific training and a leadership-focused curriculum. The program takes place at a Marriott International managed hotel, not a classroom, and is offered in 50+ countries. Voyage is available in the following disciplines:
- Human Resources
- Revenue Management
- Sales & Marketing
- When you join Voyage, you gain access to Marriott’s senior leaders and coaches and have many opportunities to stand out.
- You’ll participate in mini-rotations across the disciplines to learn firsthand how to manage various hotel functions and to connect with current and former Voyage participants through our social collaboration tools.
- Each individual’s Voyage journey is unique, spanning 12-18 months dependent upon your career interests, passions, goals, and location.
- You’ll immediately be immersed in our rich culture and portfolio of global brands to learn how Marriott sets the standard of industry excellence.
The Experience You’ll Gain
- Voyage participants learn by doing! You’ll be fully immersed in the day-to-day operations of a hotel. If accepted into this elite program, you will:
- Cultivate customer relationships
- Be a champion for innovation within the organization
- Get exposure to managing projects & people
- Improve processes & pitch new initiatives through your Voyage project
- Take on special projects that will draw upon all your training
Destination: Marriott leadership
- You’ll participate in management meetings and collaborate with Voyage participants worldwide.
- You’ll be expected to solve challenges, as well as offer ideas and innovative solutions.
- You will also have an opportunity to provide feedback on your curriculum and have an impact on future Voyage hires’ experiences.
- After graduation, you’ll be well-prepared to pursue your passion and take on new challenges.
- Many program graduates are ready to step into a Marriott supervisory or entry-level management role right away, because the program has provided a foundation for future leadership.
Ready to embark?
To become a Voyage participant, you must have graduated from a university or hotel school within the past year. Other qualifications include:
- Bachelors degree or equivalent higher level education required (Associates degree acceptable for Culinary)
- Superior critical-thinking & interpersonal communication skills
- The ability to foster relationships & work collaboratively
- The ability to self-manage & be a self-starter
- A real desire for personal & professional growth
- Work authorization in the country you apply
- Those currently enrolled in a college/university with an expected graduation date within 12 months of the date of application may also be considered.
