EQ: What is most important on being a successful event planner?
A: In order to become a successful event planner one has to have hands on experience either in internships or volunteering with professional event planners.
[This will help one learn how events are planned and learn the steps to making a successful event;following a timeline and set schedule. As well as to get contacts in the event planning industry and referrals and start a career on the right foot.]
Q: What possible evidence do you have to support this answer?
A:
- "If I'm hiring someone to work for me as an event planner and I get two people both same age and one has a college degree in hospitality management with no experience, and the other one that has a college degree and has one or two experiences. I will hire the one with the experience. Clients will also look for personality but will go with experience most of the time." - Dr. Fawaz.
- "I will say if you have more experience clients tend to trust you more." - Natalie Octa
- "Having experience beforehand with a company will open many doors for you and put your name out there when you finally decide to open your own business. You get the feeling for actually working for an event planning business." - Natalie Octa
- "Intern first or get a part time job doing event planning to see if you really, really enjoy the job. You need to enjoy doing event planning if you want to become a full time event planner." - Natalie Octa
- "The most important education for this type of job is experience." - Martina Wyatt
Q: What sources did you find this evidence and/or answer?
A:
- First Interview- Dr.Fawaz Al-Mood
- Second Interview- Natalie Octa
- ARTCL: Wyatt, Martina. "Career Profile: Special Events Coordinator."
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