SAID OUEINI
Said is currently in his third year at the Institut. He hasn’t yet professionally taken off, but he is on his way…He already has some serious leads. Experience, projects, ambition, his check list is already complete and his trajectory is almost mapped out !
S.O. : «Everything is linked to my origins: I speak Arab, French and English. I have always loved having guests over, I get along well with people and I enjoy making people happy. When I was thinking about my orientation, I had no other choice… I had to work in this field and this was to no surprise to the people who know me. »
S.O. : «When you are motivated, things becomes simpler. After high school, I was looking for a Hospitality school. Once again, choosing France seemed obvious. After that, things just happened naturally: there isn’t a multitude of good schools, I met Mr. Fleury, the Institut’s Director at the student trade show in Beirut. The outcome was foreseeable: application form, interview and admissions in 2003…
And here I am today, in the third year in Hotel and Restaurant management, class of: Alain Ducasse ! »
S.O. : «I am not at all disappointed in my choice. It’s certain, my profile is more oriented towards the Hotel business, but the program is really complete. Friends of mine who are enrolled in other schools recognize the strengths of my school, which is a much younger school. Seen from the inside, I would say that the institut is picking up momentum, partly due to the quality of the internships…»
S.O. : «In the first one , I was a rotating intern at the Hotel de Paris in Monaco: commis, chef de rang, room service, I tasted a little of everything. Monaco impressed me. It is a prestigious city where everything is magical: it’s Grand Prix, it’s stars… For the second internship, I worked during 4 moths in the Movënpick, a 250-room hotel in Beirut with four restaurants, room service and a private beach. Admitted as the assistant to Director of Restaurants, I got a sense of the responsibilities and most importantly, took the time to ripen my project, now much more clear…»
S.O. : «The concept of « flight catering», is my dream :constant traveling, good money, in short, a lot of criteria that we are all sensitive to (he laughs…) Even if I haven’t given up the idea of doing an MBA in Canada, the idea of entering the profession world very soon excites me! Even more so seeing that this option would represent a real taking off for my career, not just figuratively speaking !
