Hilton Marketing interview questions

A recruiter was used to select and screen potential candidates; background check, language skills, etc. The recruiter made it crystal clear that Hilton prefers to recruit candidates from the Hotel industry. I can confirm that this is indeed the case. No matter how skilled or suitable you might be for the job, it's all about the hotel experience. The interviewer wasn't a marketer but a former hotel director so I guess he had no idea what cross-fertilization means in marketing.