The Best Book on Event Planning Careers
What's in the book?
Founder & CEO of LeConcierge SF shares her inside advice on breaking into the event planning industry.
- Step-by-step guide to building a client base, networking, and succeeding as an event planner.
- Best websites and sources for event planning jobs.
- Sample interview Q&A and common pitfalls.
- Salary estimates and event planning hot spots.
- Sample schedule of a day in the life of an event planner.
Description
The U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics predicts that event planning employment will grow faster than the average career -- 16% between 2008-2018.
With 56,950 jobs held by event planners in 2010, it’s an exciting time to get into the industry.
Whether you are a student in college or an event planner’s intern, you can learn the organizational and communication skills to make your own name as an event planner.
Le Concierge SF founder, Silvia Oppenheim, shows you how she started a successful full-service hospitality service in the San Francisco Bay Area.
She offers her top tips on building your resume, networking, and finding jobs as an event planner.
In this eBook, you’ll find a step-to-step guide to conceptualizing and building your own event planning business.
FAQs
I’m a freshman in college, and I’ve always thought event planning might be an interesting career. Can this book help a student who’s not on the job market yet? The Best Book On Event Planning Careers is not just about finding event planning gigs and starting up your own company. If you’re a college student, this book gives you an insider’s view on what event planning really entails and asks you questions to help you decide if this career is right for you. In a job that values experience over formal education, it’s never too early to start. This eBook will show you the best undergraduate classes to take and top tips for finding internships while still in school. I’m looking to change careers, but I don’t have any experience with event planning. Is there information to help me make the switch? Absolutely! No one is born knowing how to pick out color palettes and arrange table settings. Author Silvia Oppenheim worked many different jobs before starting her event planning business. Communication and organization are key to event planning. Fortunately, these skills can be developed through other jobs, too! This eBook shows you how skills from different careers can actually be assets to event planners. It also shows you how to intern and volunteer at events while currently employed. I didn’t get a degree in event planning or hospitality management. Do I need to go back to school? Event planning is not like other careers where your degree qualifies you to work. Most of the event planners I know don’t have event planning certification. The best training you can find will be through experience. Can you think on your feet? Are you willing to learn on the job? This eBook shows you the skills you need and how to develop them.
Things You'll Learn:
- Responsibilities of an event planner
- 3 things you should know before jumping in (event planning isn’t just cake and cocktails)
- Competition In The Event Planning Business
- Job availability & salary in metro vs. non-metro areas
- 2 ways to stand out & build your client base
- 7 Types Of Event Planning Jobs
- Examples of weddings, fundraisers, corporate events, & more
- Pros And Cons Of Event Planning Careers
- 4 reasons event planning is worth the stress
- How to deal with Bridezillas (and what they look like in real life, not reality TV)
- Event Planner Personality Test
- How to win your clients’ trust & maintain it
- Event Planning Schools And Event Planning Certification
- Best event planning programs (and if they really help)
- How to choose an undergraduate major plus 2 types of classes you need to take
- 3 Jobs Related To Event Planning
- How to build event planning experience through other careers
- Why a diverse resume can help an event planner
- 5 places to look for Event Planning internships & volunteering opportunities
- 6 top tips for scoring internships
- 6 Tips For Finding Event Planning Jobs
- Where to look for your 1st event planning gig
- The most common Event Planning resume & cover letter pitfalls
- The 6 interview questions I always ask (and how to prepare for the unexpected)
- A Day In The Life Of An Event Planner
- Top event planning tips for organizing contacts, schedules, & conversations
- Event Planning Salary And Lifestyle
- Estimated event planner salary ranges & how many hours you work to earn it
- The 4 steps to planning & starting your event planning company
- Networking & marketing tips for new event planners
- Event Planning Tips For Success
Table of Contents Click on the links below to read actual chapters from the book for free!
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Chapter 1: What Is An Event Planner?
- What Is An Event Planner?
- Chapter 2: Competition In The Event Planning Business
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Chapter 3: Event Planning Jobs
- 7 Types Of Event Planning Jobs
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Chapter 4: Pros And Cons Of Event Planning Careers
- Pros And Cons Of Event Planning
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Chapter 5: Event Planner Personality Test
- Event Planner Personality Test
- Chapter 6: Event Planning Schools And Event Planning Certification
- Chapter 7: Jobs Related To Event Planning
- Chapter 8: Event Planning Internships
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Chapter 9: Tips For Finding Event Planning Jobs
- 6 Tips For Finding Event Planning Internships
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Chapter 10: Event Planning Resumes, Cover Letters, And Interviews
- Event Planning Resumes, Cover Letter, and Interviews
- Chapter 11: A Day In The Life Of An Event Planner
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Chapter 12: Event Planning Salary And Lifestyle
- Event Planning Salary And Lifestyle
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Chapter 13: Starting Your Own Event Planning Company
- Starting Your Own Event Planning Company
- Chapter 14: Event Planning Tips For Success
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Chapter 15: Pulling The Pieces Together
- Conclusion: Pulling The Pieces Together
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