Finding your dream job or internship as a college student can seem tough and overwhelming. No need to worry, the following links will more than prepare you.The information below will give you job route options, where to look for jobs or internships and tips from the planning experts on landing an internship.
Job routes
You may be wondering what your job options are as an event planner or where this job field can take you. Check out this informative article from Eventplanning.com on all the different career routes the event planning field can go:
The Bureau of Labor Statistics defines the duties of different types of event planners in this next link. It's beneficial to learn the different types of event planners, and what they actually do.
Internship Help from the pros
Event planning is a unique industry. You may be wondering what event planning companies are looking for on your resume when you apply for jobs and internships. Below is a two part video series from a successful Wedding Planner, Alison Howard. She gives great information on what to include on your resume. She even tells you what to expect in a wedding planning internship. Watch her informative videos and check out her company's Facebook page which is linked below. Also linked for your convenience is her e-mail address, if you have any further questions.
Looking for an internship? here's where to start.
If you are wanting an internship in the event planning field but aren't sure where to look, a great question to ask yourself is: who would I want to work for? If you aren't sure of well-established event planners in your area, check out the links below. The first article displays the top event planner in every state according to Fox News. The second gives a list of top 10 event planners to follow that was curated by Eventup, an online event planning resource. The final link is a site called Intern Match that makes it easy to browse internships you might be interested in different fields of study and locations.
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