Pros
- Compensation is very strong for an entry-level role - Very flexible WFH policies - Very nice, friendly people - Easy to move up if you're willing to relocate - Good job if you like talking to people on the phone a lot
Cons
- Incredibly boring job that doesn't make you feel any level of fulfillment. You'll spend 9-5 calling hotels and begging them for the best rates and room availability. There's not much strategy outside of that. - Lots of recent changes that have made the role even more robotic than it was before. Leadership has removed team leadership positions that previously would allow market associates to gain more experience in other areas such as finance or marketing. Now, they only want you to focus on contacting as many hotels as possible. Quantity > quality. - Very difficult to move up if you're unwilling to relocate. If you don't want to relocate, it's practically seniority-based so you better hope a few people above you leave! (pretty common since there is high turnover in market management) - Not challenging at all, and you won't develop really any technical skills. On most days I'd think "I can't believe I went to college to be doing THIS." - The technology is very poor, so often times it's difficult to do your day-to-day job