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| Employment and career options in Event Management | | | Vijay GarG
Event Manager is a management professional who is an expert in managing/organising the event of high magnitude successfully.
Event management has become a very sort after career option in recent past. The best thing about event management as a career is that it does not require much investment and offers a lot of independence and flexibility. Although no formal degree or qualification is required to be an event manager but certain traits are definitely required in the person opting this career ie. the person should have a genuine passion for conducting events, have a very good organising ability and be flexible to work for long hours.
Within last few years or so event management has become the most profound form of advertising and marketing. It is being considered as one of the most glamorous and thrilling profession among today’s younger generation. It provides an opportunity for unleashing one’s creative potential to a very high degree. It demands a lot of hard work and effort but at the same time offers enormous scope for the building of one’s career. But on the other hand, this profession is such a profession which demands high perfection, hard work and high level of patience.
Young people with desire and capacity for hard work can get both money and satisfaction and rise to top positions very quickly in this profession. But to reach such high positions one should have to work hard and should have the requisite basic knowledge concerned with this field. For this, there are short term and long term courses available which one has to undergo.
Event Manager Eligibility
Educational Qualification
Bachelors degree in any discipline preferably with social sciences, liberal arts and humanities are required to take up a course in this field.
Event Manager Required Skills
To become an efficient Event Manager the aspiring candidates must possess some or all of the following given skills:
An event manager must have excellent organisation skills to handle a mega event in an efficient manner.
He/ She should be able to handle a number of tasks at the one time.
Good communication and personal skills are a must to handle the team organising an event.
A creative approach to problem-solving is needed for times of crisis in managing an event.
The ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines is another skill required to become an excellent event manager.
Good negotiation, sales and marketing skills will help an event manager to organise an event successfully and profitably.
They must have organizational skills, team spirit and leadership skills to handle the events in a proper manner.
How to become an Event Manager?
The aspiring candidates have to follow the given steps to become an Event Manager.
Step 1
After getting Bachelor’s degree the aspiring candidates have to join MBA course in the related field. Interested candidate has to appear in MBA Entrance Tests like CAT or GMAT conducted by the various institutions/Universities etc. providing 2 years of MBA postgraduate degree courses. Apart from this, there are also short-term certificate courses. However, some colleges also give admission on the basis of % of marks obtained in the qualifying class.
Step 2
After completing this 1-2 years of course in which one has to go through all the major aspects like public relations principles and techniques, public relations management and administration, including organizational development, communications, and implementation one can join some event management company or start his own business of event management by tying up with the organization who are in the same filed.
Event Manager Job Description
The job description of event managers involves visualising concepts, planning, budgeting, organizing and executing events such as fashion shows, musical concerts, corporate seminars, exhibitions, wedding celebrations, theme parties, product launching etc. of every level.
Event Manager Career Prospects
Enormous employment opportunities are available for Event managers in private as well as public sector organisations. Career opportunities in this field would depend on an individual’s area of specialization. Event Managers can find employment in the corporate sector, public sector, government agencies, tourist agencies, hotels, banks and other financial institutions, private consultancy firms etc.
Besides they can be engaged by an individual to manage their parties, marriages or any other religions events they are planning to take on. Nowadays they can find work even with individuals like political figures, models and film stars who want their rallies, concerts or shows to be organized with full professional way. |
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