Thursday, December 10, 2009

Courtney Carter '08

Human Resources Specialist,
Guest Services, Inc.


q: What do you do?
a: I'm a Recruiting Coordinator/HR Administrator for GSI, a company based in Fairfax, VA. GSI provides hospitality management services for 250 facilities including museums, hotels, resorts, conference centers, government & business dining facilities, luxury condominiums, senior living, health care, campus dining, specialty retail stores and restaurants. We employ 3,500 team members and serve more than 25 million guests annually.
q: What's your favorite part of the job?
a: Assisting managers in the hiring and firing process.
q: What's the greatest challenge?
a: Living in an area that is very expensive, and missing your friends who live 13 hours away.
q: Do you stay in touch with any other UCF hospitality alums?
a: A few...maybe two or three.
q: Outside work...you're most likely to be seen?
a: In Washington, D.C. ( Georgetown or Downtown).
q: Your biggest accomplishment since graduating, outside your career?
a: Getting my first apartment after college, without a co-signer.
q: How did UCF prepare you for what you do?
a: By completing a Human Resources internship with Rosen Hotels & Resorts for credit, I gained the experience needed to start a career in Human Resources.
q: How could the hospitality program have been better?
a: I thought it was great! Having professors that were in the Hospitality industry was most helpful.
q: A UCF memory?
a: Being a part of the Miss Black and Gold Pageant for Alpha Phi Alpha, and winning Miss Congeniality.
q: Favorite meal in Orlando?
a: Carribean Way with Kiwi at Smoothie King, and a Slovaki at Pita Pit.
q: On your iPod?
a: A lot, but my favorite is Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster.
q: Little known fact about you?
a: I love to dance professionally. One of my hidden dreams is to dance as a back up dancer for Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, or Britney Spears.

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