6 IMPORTANT 6 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS QUESTIONS TO ASK TO ASK BEFORE BEFORE BECOMING AN BECOMING AN EVENTS EVENTS MANAGERMANAGER

Are you thinking about a career in events management?

Here are 6 questions you need to ask first…

1. DO I HAVE THE RIGHT QUALITIES FOR A CAREER IN EVENTS MANAGEMENT?

If you have the right qualities, you will be able to become successful as an EVENTS MANAGER.

These qualities These qualities are:are:

These qualities These qualities are:are:

• Pro-active• Energetic• A people person• Creative• A quick thinker• Able to take initiative• Adaptable • Able to work under pressure • Able to multitask

2. WHAT SKILLS DO I NEED TO BECOME AN EVENTS MANAGER?

Besides personal qualities, you will also need to develop certain skills to work in events management:

• Decision making• Time management• Conflict management• Leadership• Marketing skills• Budgeting

• Decision making• Time management• Conflict management• Leadership• Marketing skills• Budgeting

Fortunately, these are all things you can learn when you take a Skills Academy course in events management

3. DO I NEED A UNIVERSITY DEGREE TO BECOME AN EVENTS MANAGER?

NO. A Degree is not crucial. Skills, knowledge, and experience are more important.

NO. A Degree is not crucial. Skills, knowledge, and experience is more important.

As long as you have good training, then you can start getting experience and start building a career.

Skills Academy’s Events Management Courses will teach you all you’ll need to know to be able to work in events management.

4. WHAT ARE THE DOWNSIDES TO A CAREER IN EVENTS MANAGEMENT?

You should know what you are getting yourself into.

Events Events management management means:means:

• Hard work• High levels of stress• Working irregular hours• Working over weekends• High levels of responsibility• Having to work with tight budgets

5. WHAT ARE THE UPSIDES TO A CAREER IN EVENTS MANAGEMENT?

Events Events management management can also: can also:

• Be highly satisfying• Allow you to travel a lot• Be challenging and stimulating• Be well paying • Give you the opportunity to meet and work with amazing new people

At the end of the day, this is a profession in which you can express your passion and really enjoy what you are doing.

6. ARE THERE ENOUGH WORK OPPORTUNITIES IN EVENTS MANAGEMENT?

Events management is a large and ever growing field.

If you have the right training and some experience, there will always be work for you.

There are also There are also a lot of roles a lot of roles you can fill:you can fill:• Events planner• Events director• Events co-ordinator

There are also There are also a lot of roles a lot of roles you can fill:you can fill:• Events planner• Events director• Events co-ordinator

You can even You can even use your skills use your skills for:for:• Wedding planning • Project management

SO IS EVENTS MANAGEMENT THE RIGHT CAREER FOR YOU?

1. You need certain qualities to fit in

this

profession

2. You need skills, training, and

experience

3. You don’t need a university

degree

4. It is a job in which you need to

work

very hard

5. But it is also a very rewarding

profession

7. And there are plenty of job

opportunities

So if you think this is the right career for you…

You can call us on this number to find out more about studying EVENTS MANAGEMENT from home through Distance Learning:

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