Internship Testimonials

Want to learn more about an internship with Drury Hotels? Read below to hear from actual Drury interns and their experience as part of the Drury Team!

"My name is Kashmira, also known as 'Kash'. I came across Drury Hotels at a career fair at the Conrad N. Hilton College at the University of Houston. In January 2007, my junior year of college, Drury offered me an internship to help me learn exactly how the industry works. I can tell you for sure that I jumped into the company at the right time - the day our property began renovations. The first 3 months of work, I was positioned by the middle entrance and acted mostly as concierge. Soon after, I began training for front desk. Every single person on the front desk team at the Drury Inn and Suites Houston Galleria property has helped me advance in my career by training me to learn the duties of a Front Desk Agent. I'm thankful to work on such a supportive team. Through the internship program, I have learned a bit about each department and how it works, even getting to work with maintenance for a week! I am lucky to work for a company that is giving me great experience, and to be honest, I've loved every moment of working at Drury. Through the guidance and instruction from management, I can hopefully further my position in this company."

"My name is Roger and I started working at the Drury Inn & Suites Houston Near the Galleria in November of 2007. I'm majoring in Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston and heard about the Drury through Kash. Once I did my homework on how Drury operates, I applied and have liked everything that the Drury chain has offered. This is my first job working in a hotel, coming from about five years of working in restaurants and I absolutely love the atmosphere. I can deal with the general public, and it doesn't matter how I'm feeling prior to going to work, I never leave the Drury in a negative mood. I am the most junior employee by about a year and two months, enabling me to learn the ropes very quickly from those that know the system inside and out. I started in the bar, where I feel most at home and was able to adjust to the change of pace. The bar is my favorite position, due mainly to the fact that I don't know what type of conservation I will have on a day-to-day basis. I was blessed with the gift gab, with which I like to engage the guest whenever possible. I am currently working through my front desk training, fielding the first impression side of the guest's experience and have picked up an excess of knowledge of how to deal with people in the morning, afternoon, and late night scenarios."

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