Mark Lacker, a clinical professor of entrepreneurship at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, said that, among jobs that do require college credentials, positions emphasizing innovation will continue to be in high demand.
Kamath said they've found solutions for streamlining conventional parts of the hospitality business — like cleaning rooms or running a food and beverage service — through technology. And that forward-thinking approach could benefit job candidates if a downturn cuts into travel spending and tightens the hospitality labor market.
Wanda Gibson, an assistant dean of the career-development office at Pomona College in Claremont, California, said that, even in the face of negative headlines, it's too soon to start stressing. "What students are really trying to do is weigh the difference between taking an offer for an internship for the summer and taking something that is genuinely of interest to them," he told Insider."It is not unusual at all for students to seek and field offers from different organizations to see which one feels more like them, something they'd be more interested in."