Obtain a degree in hospitality and tourism management to acquire knowledge and training on the activities which make up the operations of the hospitality industry. Excel in courses, such as human resources, operations of a hotel, marketing, hotel services and the law governing the hospitality industry. This provides you with the background knowledge of the industry and gives you the training on how to evaluate the business.
Conduct a job search on vacancies in the hotels and restaurants in print media or online; companies looking to hire hotel raters require aspirants to have some work experience in the hotel industry. Examples of jobs include: hotel clerks, receptionists, hosts or housekeepers. Acquire experience on the day to day running of the hotel business and the features which make a hotel stand out during your work experience in the hotel by working in a hotel.
Enroll in an internship program in a hotel or a company which hires hotel raters. Observe the activities of experienced hotel raters and what platform they use to determine the standing of a certain hotel. Go through their hotel reviews and learn how to properly write the review of a hotel and ensure your writing is grammatically correct and contains true facts. Take part in editing exercises of hotel reviews in the business to get in-depth knowledge on how to properly write a review.
Conduct an online search of companies and agencies which are hiring hotel raters; include the print media when searching for the job. Send in your resume to the companies detailing your academic qualifications and work experience. Submit copies of previous hotel reviews you conducted and ensure the copies present quality work; request an experienced hotel rater to go through these copies before sending them. Obtain references from the previous hotels you worked with, to boost your standing.