Two months to go before the
school year ends, now you are gearing up to realize your dream and enter the
event management industry.
First thing first, you are
not applying to gain or learn. You are applying to help the company. This is
the number one error of applicants.
We are not hiring you
because we wanted to teach you. We are hiring you because we need help.
So for me, when an applicant
emphasizes that he or she is applying because of the learning opportunity that
the job provides, it is a red signal for me. It means I don’t hire the
applicant or has no chance of progressing to the final interview before he or
she is hired.
Now that you know this, it
is time for you to prepare in answering some of the basic questions asked in an
interview by event management companies in the Philippines or for that matter
in other parts of the world.
Event Related Questions
- How
has your education prepared you for a career as an event professional?
- Why do
you want to work for our event management organization?
- What
type of event management are you most interested in? Corporate events?
Social events?
- What
experience do you have with promoting events (through ads, social
networking, etc.)?
- Do you
love talking to people?
- What
is the biggest event (based on budget or number of attendees) you have
ever organized or involved with?
- Describe
a time when you had to deal with an unexpected problem during an event —
how did you resolve the issue?
- Have
you handled difficult partners, teammates, clients and suppliers? How have
you dealt with them?
- Are
you comfortable working long and/or unusual hours?
- Do you
love working alone or with a team?
- If
ever you are hired, what will be your most important contribution to the
company?
- How do
you see yourself after five years?
The questions above are some
of the basic questions asked during interview. Being prepared is the key. At
the same time, showing how passionate you want to be part of the event
management company matters.
There are few event
management companies that operate big in the Philippines. But some companies
have in-house events department. At the same time, you can also apply to hotels
and restaurants, they have events department.
The industry is exciting and
has room for new blood, but to be part of the event management industry you
need to show the energy and alertness during the interview process.
Having said this, I hope
this article helps. See you soon.
- Wednesday, March 22, 2017
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