How do you know if a career in event management is right for you?

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Organizing events is tough and being an event planner requires you to be always responsive, creative and super organized. Here are 5 warning signs that you might not be cut out to be an event manager and event planning isn’t for you.

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VIDEO NOTES
In this video we discuss why events may not be your thing.

Being #eventprofs is tough. It’s important that you go into it with all of yourself, with creativity, passion and and with the certainty that things will almost definitely not always go as planned

We are leaders, we have charisma, we are obsessed with organizing things. We are the last to leave the room and the first to open it the day of the event. We never look stressed and always reflect a positive image. We eat stress for breakfast and we are not scared of pressure.

So let’s look at the top 5 reasons why event planning may not be for you.

You can’t get things done
If you find yourself procrastinating time and time again. Events are probably not for you. If you’ve planned events you know how responsiveness is important. If your team asks what to do with those lanyards, there is no ‘I will let you know’. You are required to make micro decisions every minute and the sum of those decisions is your event! No time for “I have no time.”

2. You are scared of tech
Events today are a lot about tech these days. From making smart AV decisions to selecting the mobile app for your conference. You should be an expert of all things social media, livestreaming, snapchatting, facebooking.

If you are not willing to understand the basics of technology, you will struggle a lot. This is not a job for you.

3. Chit chatting
Event planning may not be for you if you’re finding yourself coming across as very annoying to not only the attendees, but also vendors, speakers, and basically anyone involved with the event. Overly communicating and instructing people at or attending an event is the wrong way to approach communication. There’s no need to send email updates on a daily basis (unless your client or someone on your events staff asks for updates every day), so be sure to be mindful of people’s inboxes when typing away and pressing send.

4. You get tired easily
There is no work around this one. One thing we all share is a reserve of energy that keeps us going. We keep going and going. We don’t know what being tired means. We can relax the day after the event, although really the first thing we think about when our event is over is ‘When is the next one going to be?’

5. You are not a good listener
Making decisions for your event involves having great listening skills. If you don’t get what your client is talking about, you will not get things right and your event will be a mess.

Experienced eventprofs don’t assume they know everything. They listen to their team, their vendors, their venue. Event planners know that listening means making better decisions.

So, in conclusion...

Being an Event Planner is a super rewarding career but it can be tough.

These are the top 5 reasons why event planning may not be for you, so if you identify with any of these traits you may want to consider an alternative career path.

If you are ready for the challenge then “go for it” and good luck!

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