Work placement at the No. 1 Hotel in Sydney - the Westin Sydney was such a gratifying and invaluable experience for me. I can honestly say that I enjoyed it thoroughly and that I got more out of it than I had ever imagined. In all honesty, I may have been carried away more by the atmosphere and the people rather than the actual jobs we were asked to do, however I did, in particular areas enjoy following the instructions and doing what my supervisors asked me to do. At times like those, I felt quite useful which made me feel a certain sense of satisfaction.

The Westin Sydney is a very large establishment with many branches besides the kitchens departments and even within the kitchens, there are branches including HOT, COLD, PASTRY, MOSAIC and etc. We were all fortunate enough to have a day or...