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Published on: 7/8/2006
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"The last thing you need is someone who sits behind a desk," says Barry Meyer, manager of housing services, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore."You need someone who has been out in the field and has done the work.That's very critical."For example, he used to work at a hotel where he once had to jump in and help one of his housekeepers clean 36 rooms when he was understaffed.
Meyer, who has a bachelor's degree in political science and a MBA, says he "doesn't fall in the mold" because most people who work in housekeeping management for the university do not have college degrees.He says that he thinks degrees often aren't required of housekeeping managers because people, in general, view the job as easy , but it is much more difficult than many people realize.
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"You need to let people know what it is, how challenging it is, the importance of the position and what's involved," Meyer says.