Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

From small, high-level, high-stakes get-togethers to association regional and national meetings of every size. .” “ “Attendees get the most value from in-person learning opportunities when they incorporate demonstrations and hands-on activities.” That’s my job, and I have a great track record.

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Attendease

JUNE 20, 2023

It’s easy to get bogged down doing so many repetitive tasks. Thus, it’s important to get your landing page right the first time. Offer seamless registration experiences Smooth online event registration means that your attendees feel the fun vibe of the event right from the get-go. There’s a better way!

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 19, 2024

and I thought that would be a perfect job—I could travel around and see beautiful places.” “We traveled every summer to different parts of the U.S., and I thought that would be a perfect job—I could travel around and see beautiful places.” And of course, her career is one of many things to be thankful for—and proud of.

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Travel Education Meetings Meeting Planning 98

GEVME

MARCH 3, 2022

A virtual career fair is an online event for recruiters to meet candidates they think fit the bill for a particular job. One such platform that allows you to fully customise is GEVME where you get extensive features to host a results-driven and impactful virtual career fair. Hosting a virtual job fair is not the easiest.

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EventMB

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Meeting planning has always been a pressure-cooker of a job, but the challenges of the pandemic may be creating a mental health crisis for many event professionals. Getting mental health support is crucial, but where and how can event professionals get it?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 21, 2024

Get ready to change everything about how you think about your job! On this episode of What One Thing? JT Long, vice president and content director of Smart Meetings, has an insightful conversation with Edward Perotti, an award-winning meeting designer and principle of EP Events and Experiences. Don’t Miss a Podcast Drop. episodes here.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 22, 2024

Not all job burnout is the same. It can negatively impact health, job satisfaction, and the success of events. When employees get overloaded with work, they think PTO or a vacation will remedy the problem. Understanding the nature of your work-related stress is an important step to dealing with it.

Management 105

Management Technology Meetings Event Planning 105

Eventory

JULY 26, 2018

Finally, we discuss the traits of job fairs and networking sessions in order to give you a glimpse of the relevant features of these recruitment methods. First, you need to create comprehensive job descriptions. They should include such aspects as a detailed description of job responsibilities and working conditions.

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Events Technology Meetings Retail 292

Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Planning events and getting paid for it is the right career path for me. Getting into Event Planning I get asked all the time how do I break into the event planning business. How do I get experience so I can get hired? In the past a lot of planners learned their talents and expertise on the job.

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EventSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The Basics Name: Mark McEwan Company: McEwan Group Years in Business: 40+ So how’d you get started? At that time, I just needed a job and a paycheque so I found an open position. When did you get your first big break? How has the job/profession/industry changed since you first started? What do you find most rewarding?

Retail 62

Retail Hotels Meetings Events 62

Expo Pass

JULY 11, 2022

And we’ll be the first to say it was a high-pressure job to begin with. But what’s the job like now? Truth – event planning might be the only job that can take you wherever you want to go in the world, literally, and help you reach your career goals at the same time. There’s no way around that. There’s tons of events right now.

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EventSource

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Basics Name: Natalie Stanbra Company: Oliver & Bonacini Catering Director of Event Sales: National Director, Event Sales Years with the Company: Number So how’d you get into the events world? When did you get your first big break? – as the demand surged once we were able to get back to events. Have we met?

Food and Beverage 62

Food and Beverage 2012 Travel Meetings 62

Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Now don’t get me wrong, selling and being awarded the piece of business is no easy task. But when the file gets handed over to event services, that’s when the nitty-gritty gets underway. This template is an ideal blueprint to get you underway. That’s when things are just heating up.

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EventMB

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The post 9 Ways to Get Job-Ready for the Event Industry Recovery by The Vendry appeared first on [link]. Some might argue that professional development is a waste of energy right now, but there has never been more reason to adapt. Events are changing and so are the demands on event professionals.

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Events 226

ePly

APRIL 2, 2024

Planners need to be able to network with related professionals in their industry to really get ahead. Organized: All the details of an event can get jumbled together, and this is true even for those who are exceptionally detail-oriented. Core traits, like organization, communication, and problem-solving, are really just the beginning.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

A near unanimous number of members from the Culinary Workers Union Local 226, the largest labor union in Nevada, and the Bartenders Union Local 165 have voted to authorize a strike on the Las Vegas Strip, following tens of thousands of hospitality workers casting their votes at Thomas and Mack Center on the University of Nevada’s campus.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Rather, I’m just making a case for those who get into it for all of the wrong reasons. Have you ever had a family or friend (who aren’t in the industry) say to you: Oh your job is so glamorous, you get to travel to all these exotic locations, etc. You really do have to love planning parties and events to get into this industry.

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Event Management Management Travel Events 75

Endless Events

DECEMBER 1, 2022

One thing percolating in the back of my head is job descriptions,” she says. “One One thing percolating in the back of my head is job descriptions,” she says. “I I just started a new job five months ago, and I was looking at a lot of job descriptions. Defining the Roles: Event Marketer vs. Event Planner.

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Event Marketing Marketing Events Financial 117

Planning Pod

APRIL 9, 2020

In addition to businesses furloughing / laying off employees, eliminating jobs and closing their doors, millions of people have found themselves in totally uncharted territory – facilitating e-learning for their children, adjusting business practices and working from home.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This means everything from the basics, like making sure you’re getting enough sleep, to actions that take a little bit more effort, but have a big impact, like scheduling time to reflect and practice gratitude every day. When you hear the term “wellness,” what comes to mind first? Incentives? A group spa treatment as a meeting break?

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2023 Food and Beverage Tourism Hospitality 98

PCMA Convene

MARCH 11, 2024

That led him to working in the music industry during college — odd jobs at venues and for artists like Jason Mraz. When a full-time job didn’t pan out, Whitney switched to plan b — law school. At that point in my life, I never knew anyone in a wheelchair. I just figured my life was kind of over,” Whitney said.

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ePly

APRIL 18, 2024

Relationships are made here, frequently resulting in collaborations, recommendations, and even job offers. For event professionals seeking to thrive in a dynamic and competitive industry, association participation can unlock many opportunities. You have access to a multitude of information specific to the community you work in.

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Education Speakers Management Marketing 126

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Women’s Bean Project is a nonprofit organization hiring women who have been unsuccessful in finding employment and provides a personalized program for each individual to bolster their self-esteem and learn life and job skills they can utilize anywhere they go. We want her to be able to replicate the job search when she leaves.”

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 28, 2023

Its new report looks at potential recruits’ impressions of meeting and incentive careers, their job-selection priorities, and how they’re looking for work. Its new report looks at potential recruits’ impressions of meeting and incentive careers, their job-selection priorities, and how they’re looking for work.

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Meeting Planning Meetings Insurance Travel 98

MeetingsNet

APRIL 15, 2022

New MeetingsNet research, which will be released in full on May 3, found that nearly 46 percent of planners said that their job has become much more stressful since the Covid pandemic began in March 2020, with another 43 percent saying their job has become somewhat more stressful.

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2020 Events 128

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

So much so, that AI may be beneficial in the long run to the industry and the job market. “We “We’ve learned that we’re not back to normal; we’re well past it,” says Dominguez, “Everyone’s hitting record attendance, and I think that’s a variety of things. To me, ChatGPT is to AI what Bitcoin is to blockchain. Make sure it works for you.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The challenge with these, you can build a booth, but you have to be able to show aircraft at the same time, because most people who are buying a private jet want to actually see and get on and touch a private plane,” she says. The way that we all get our data now is online. Lamont’s roots at Bombardier run deep.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

There are limited jobs available for entry level positions, with modest salaries and limited vacation time. When reality hits one tends to think back on your education and wonder “What did I get myself into?” Previous Related Event Planning Standards Articles: Are Meeting and Event Planners Happy in Their Jobs?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2021

A recent survey found that the problem is only getting worse, with no end in sight. The outlook is also grim on the employment front where a disappointing November jobs report revealed that the leisure and hospitality sector is still missing nearly 8 percent of jobs. Save Hotel Jobs Act. Big Impacts.

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Hotels Food and Beverage Hospitality Travel 105

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2024

Then came the pivotal question that changed the course of the dialogue and my perception of workplace culture forever, “If you’re this excited today, I bet you were equally as excited to start your last job, right? What aspects of your last job, which initially excited you, led you to leave and be in this room today?”

Hospitality 95

Hospitality Hotels Management Meetings 95

EventSource

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Basics Name: Jian Magen and Page Magen Company: The Magen Group Years in Business: 23 So how’d you both get started? We had to find a venue, get tickets, figure out music and then get people to come. Once you get over this hump the rest is all based on the work you put in. We were like “ We can make money?

Fashion 62

Fashion Banking Financial Venues 62

The Planner's Lounge

APRIL 19, 2024

I get up between 530 and 6 am. I get the kids ready and off to school by 730am, and then I head back home with the cutest, most terrible coworker in the world, my 4-year-old. Then I devote some brain power to my personal/family goals for a bit until it is time to get my other four children from school. Absolutely not.

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Events Event Planning Management Meetings 98

MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Hiring and job hunting is often an extracurricular activity of the conference experience. It’s not news that many organizations cut their meeting staffs drastically during the pandemic, nor that the “Great Resignation” of 2021 saw millions of people leave their jobs in search of more money, more flexibility, and more happiness.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Data from more than 800 corporate, association, and agency planners reveals trends in pay, hours worked, time off taken, job satisfaction, and other work elements. When it comes to taking time off, planners seem to have an inability, either employer-imposed or self-imposed, to get away from their work.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2023

It is a well-known fact that those working in events have one of the top five most stressful job occupations. So, it should follow that a job like that deserves significant compensation, whether as an independent or in-house, not to mention respect. Before we discuss the results, let’s pause on that first paragraph.

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Arlo Training & Events Software

MARCH 24, 2024

With the outsourcing and offshoring of manufacturing jobs, local factories closed. Scott and his family witnessed mass job losses and the subsequent struggles of the people around them. That is ultimately what led me to get my teaching degree, and my first career as a high school teacher”, says Scott. Says Scott.

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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Have you considered taking your love of party planning and translating that into a dream job? But where do you find the event and party planning jobs? Consider these stores as a great way to get introduced to the requirements of the job and to get training for later in your career.

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