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Executive Chef roles qualify for CPT when your culinary or hospitality program directly integrates professional kitchen leadership into the curriculum. Your DSO must authorize each position before you start, and the work must align with your degree requirements. Hotel groups, restaurant concepts, and catering operations regularly hire CPT students for hands-on culinary management experience.
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As the Executive Meeting Manager you will:
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Always provide the highest levels of customer service to internal partners and external clients.
- Respond in a quick, timely, and professional manner to all internal partners and external customers and deliver clear and concise communiqué that is representative of Concord Hospitality via all avenues of communication.
- Demonstrate excellent time management, self-motivation and proactive planning, and endeavor to be organizationally savvy with a keen focus on detail.
- Satisfactorily maintain existing assigned accounts/segments and work diligently to develop new business for hotel.
- Effectively and efficiently monitor and manage all aspects of the pre-event, event, and post-event details: Track, detail, and communicate the particulars of each assigned event and group - including but not limited to - room blocks, meeting space, special concessions, group history and other reports, cut-off and other key dates, contract clauses, group resumes, event orders and BEO’s, billing details, and other integral aspects of groups and events.
- Be willing and able to attend customer functions as needed.
- Work with internal and external partners to accurately forecast group rooms and F & B revenues, as well as understand the conditions and strategies that will maximize released space and rooms and impact hotel revenues.
- Gain knowledge of hotel’s food and beverage products, pricing, and presentation, and learn about the hotel’s function space, audio visual, and any other details related to event success.
- Consistently attain sales activity goals and individual revenue goals including - but not limited to - proactive and reactive calls, tours and appointments required for this position, as outlined by Concord, your RVPSM, and your supervisor.
- Learn and use digital sales systems and conceptual sales processes (i.e. Delphi, CI/TY, PMS, sales call process, etc.) and understand the hotel’s sales strategies (i.e. Marketing Plan, rates, budgeted goals, etc.). Implement these tools and resources to accomplish individual and team goals and efficiently complete job duties.
- Prepared for and participate in all necessary internal meetings, conference calls, reporting, planning, training, and other communications required for this position.
- Endeavor to work in a unified and collaborative way - one that fosters teamwork - and embody an entrepreneurial spirit that enables one to make the best possible decisions for hotel and achieve the team’s overall goals.
- Own your career development and be an advocate for training and job opportunities that will allow you to continue to hone and develop your talents, skills, creativity, and personal and professional growth.
- Carry out any reasonable requests made by Management and seek to comply with company’s policies and procedures.
BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR CONCORD HOSPITALITY
We offer competitive wages. Full-time associates are eligible to participate in a comprehensive benefit package, which includes medical/dental/vision plans, life insurance, ST/LT disability options, 401K options, tuition assistance, discounted room rates at Concord managed hotels, plus training & development and career advancement opportunities.
WHY CONCORD?
Concord Hospitality invests in its associates by providing training and development at all levels, from interns to executive leaders. Our “Associate First” culture supports and inspires personal development both within the workplace and beyond. Our associates are what our company is built on, and we are proud to recognize them for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence. We value work life balance, diversity, and our commitment to provide the best customer service and quality accommodations in every market we exist. Concord is built on 5 cornerstones: Quality, Integrity, Community, Profitability and FUN! Our associates say it best with our national company cheer heard throughout North America -
“We Are Concord!” We support diversity and inclusion through our mission to be a “Great Place to Work for All."
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
COMPENSATION
- Pay range $54,235.30 - $67,794.13
INTRODUCTION
As the Executive Meeting Manager you will:
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Always provide the highest levels of customer service to internal partners and external clients.
- Respond in a quick, timely, and professional manner to all internal partners and external customers and deliver clear and concise communiqué that is representative of Concord Hospitality via all avenues of communication.
- Demonstrate excellent time management, self-motivation and proactive planning, and endeavor to be organizationally savvy with a keen focus on detail.
- Satisfactorily maintain existing assigned accounts/segments and work diligently to develop new business for hotel.
- Effectively and efficiently monitor and manage all aspects of the pre-event, event, and post-event details: Track, detail, and communicate the particulars of each assigned event and group - including but not limited to - room blocks, meeting space, special concessions, group history and other reports, cut-off and other key dates, contract clauses, group resumes, event orders and BEO’s, billing details, and other integral aspects of groups and events.
- Be willing and able to attend customer functions as needed.
- Work with internal and external partners to accurately forecast group rooms and F & B revenues, as well as understand the conditions and strategies that will maximize released space and rooms and impact hotel revenues.
- Gain knowledge of hotel’s food and beverage products, pricing, and presentation, and learn about the hotel’s function space, audio visual, and any other details related to event success.
- Consistently attain sales activity goals and individual revenue goals including - but not limited to - proactive and reactive calls, tours and appointments required for this position, as outlined by Concord, your RVPSM, and your supervisor.
- Learn and use digital sales systems and conceptual sales processes (i.e. Delphi, CI/TY, PMS, sales call process, etc.) and understand the hotel’s sales strategies (i.e. Marketing Plan, rates, budgeted goals, etc.). Implement these tools and resources to accomplish individual and team goals and efficiently complete job duties.
- Prepared for and participate in all necessary internal meetings, conference calls, reporting, planning, training, and other communications required for this position.
- Endeavor to work in a unified and collaborative way - one that fosters teamwork - and embody an entrepreneurial spirit that enables one to make the best possible decisions for hotel and achieve the team’s overall goals.
- Own your career development and be an advocate for training and job opportunities that will allow you to continue to hone and develop your talents, skills, creativity, and personal and professional growth.
- Carry out any reasonable requests made by Management and seek to comply with company’s policies and procedures.
BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR CONCORD HOSPITALITY
We offer competitive wages. Full-time associates are eligible to participate in a comprehensive benefit package, which includes medical/dental/vision plans, life insurance, ST/LT disability options, 401K options, tuition assistance, discounted room rates at Concord managed hotels, plus training & development and career advancement opportunities.
WHY CONCORD?
Concord Hospitality invests in its associates by providing training and development at all levels, from interns to executive leaders. Our “Associate First” culture supports and inspires personal development both within the workplace and beyond. Our associates are what our company is built on, and we are proud to recognize them for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence. We value work life balance, diversity, and our commitment to provide the best customer service and quality accommodations in every market we exist. Concord is built on 5 cornerstones: Quality, Integrity, Community, Profitability and FUN! Our associates say it best with our national company cheer heard throughout North America -
“We Are Concord!” We support diversity and inclusion through our mission to be a “Great Place to Work for All."
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
COMPENSATION
- Pay range $54,235.30 - $67,794.13
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Get Access To All JobsExecutive Chef CPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does Executive Chef work qualify for CPT as an F-1 student?
Yes, if your culinary, hospitality, or food service management program explicitly connects kitchen leadership to your curriculum. Your school must list the employer and role on your I-20, and your DSO must confirm the work is an integral part of your degree, not just practical experience you're adding on the side.
Can I do CPT as an Executive Chef while enrolled part-time?
F-1 status requires full-time enrollment except during your final semester or an official school break. If you're not in your final semester, you must maintain full-time enrollment while working CPT hours. Part-time CPT authorization exists, but it counts toward your 12-month full-time CPT limit, which affects OPT eligibility.
What documentation does an Executive Chef employer need for CPT hiring?
The employer doesn't file anything with USCIS for CPT. You provide your employer-authorized I-20 showing the CPT endorsement. The employer needs to confirm your start date doesn't precede the authorization date on that document. Most culinary operators also ask for your F-1 visa stamp and passport for I-9 verification through E-Verify.
How do I find Executive Chef roles where employers understand CPT?
Search Migrate Mate to identify food service and hospitality employers with active DOL filing history, which signals familiarity with work authorization requirements. Employers who've sponsored visas before are far less likely to withdraw an offer because of CPT paperwork, compared to independent operators encountering international students for the first time.
Does using full-time CPT as an Executive Chef affect my OPT eligibility?
Full-time CPT totaling 12 months or more eliminates your OPT eligibility entirely, per USCIS rules. Part-time CPT, defined as 20 hours or fewer per week, doesn't affect OPT regardless of duration. If you plan to use OPT after graduation for continued culinary work or future sponsorship, track your full-time CPT hours carefully across all employers and semesters.
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