Are you looking to start your career with a global hospitality company that has endless opportunities for growth and development? If so, you’ve come to the right place! Welcome to Delaware North – explore the sections below to learn more about an early career with us.

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What will you experience during an early careers program with Delaware North?

Growth

There’s no better way to grow your career through on-the-job experience. This is at the heart of our early careers program, learning from your manager, colleagues and mentors.

Impact

You’ll have the opportunity to bring your new ideas to life during our early careers program. The projects you’ll work on will have a lasting impact across the business.

Feedback

With support from your manager and mentors, you will create a development plan to help you reach your goals. Feedback is essential at every stage of your career to help you be your best.

Connections

Through learning sessions, team building exercises and networking events, you’ll create last connections with team members across Delaware North.

Learning and development opportunities

Learn more about some of the development courses available to Delaware North team members.

Pinnacle 1 – Five to Thrive: helps you enhance your fundamental skillset as a frontline leader. You’ll learn to engage, build trust, and communicate effectively with your team to accomplish your leadership goals.

Pinnacle 2 – Leading for High Performance: A 9-month program designed to enhance the skills of leaders with managerial direct reports. This program includes a comprehensive capstone presentation at the conclusion of the program. Travel is required for this program.

Yes, to Success: this course helps you develop your fundamental skillset as a frontline leader. The course introduces leadership core competencies and behaviors while teaching you how to achieve high performance and continuously delight your team and our guests.

Culinary & Hospitality Excellence for Future Success (CHEFS) CHEFS is a specialized professional development program aimed to establish a standard of culinary excellence across Delaware North. It is designed to enable current Executive Chefs to be certified as Mentors, who develop culinary strength for the company.

Before you apply + interview tips

If you’re considering applying for an internship at Delaware North, make sure you check out our top tips below to help you make the most of your application.

Tailor your resume – customize your resume to highlight the skills and experiences that best match the role you’re applying for.

  • Start by carefully reading the job description and identifying key qualifications
  • Adjust your resume to highlight those skills, whether it’s customer service, leadership, or industry-specific skills
  • Don’t forget to showcase your accomplishments in a way that reflects the impact you made in previous roles

Do your research – learning about Delaware North, the role, and the location you’re applying for can help you speak confidently about how you’re a good fit for the team.

  • In interviews, be ready to share examples of your experience, teamwork, and innovation – values that are core to Delaware North
  • Take time to learn about the venue you’re applying to work at understand the type of guests it serves, major events, and the kind of environment you’ll be working in

Ask questions – an interview is a two-way conversation so come prepared with questions. Ask about the team, the company culture, growth opportunities, or the next steps in the hiring process. This not only shows initiative but will help you decide if Delaware North is the right fit for you.

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