START YOU CAREER IN EVENT MANAGEMENT TODAY!

The Complete Step by Step™ Guide to Finding Work in the UK Events Industry So you want to work in event management? Who can blame you? A career in the events industry is one of the most exciting and satisfying careers out there. Whether you’re organising a conference, party, festival or awards ceremony there are few things as rewarding in life as seeing it all come together. But the truth is you’re not the only one. And competition is fierce. Finding work with limited or no experience requires a strategic, targeted and well researched approach.

The Complete Guide to Finding Work in the UK Events Industry provides a step by step approach to finding your first/next event industry job, and is written by professional event organiser, writer, and online publisher Tariq El kashef.

In the last ten years, Tariq has worked on a multitude of events in more than 20 countries. From festivals, to trade shows, sports event, incentive tours and large scale corporate functions. He has produced articles for several industry publications, completed a Masters Degree in Event and Exhibition Management, and even found time to edit and publish a leading online resource for event industry professionals.

In addition to providing professional insight and advice, The Guide includes heaps of useful resources, reviews of courses, associations, templates, and a directory of contacts for literally hundreds of potential recruiters.

WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR?

• Anyone considering a career in event management (school leavers, graduates, and professionals looking for a change)
• Existing event professionals looking for a new role, or work within a new industry sector
• Anyone considering undertaking an event management course – Read this before you sign up!

WHAT DO YOU GET?

A well written, easy to understand E-book with the following chapters:

• Introduction
• Industry Overview – Target your search, know your sector!
  
• • Conferences
  • Incentives
  • Trade shows
  • Challenge Events
  • Charity/Not for profit
  • Festival/Music
  • Corporate
  • Experiential
  • Sports Events
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• Roles and functions – Logistics, production, marketing etc
• How much can you earn? Salary expectations and guidelines from the latest UK industry research
• Qualifications, courses and training? Do I need to study? Do employers even care? Latest research plus reviews of various universities, colleges and training providers.
• How to get experience? Guide to finding an internship
• Industry bodies and associations – which ones are worth joining? How can they help me?
• Industry events and networking – which events should YOU be attending?
• How to write an events CV and cover letter
• Interview guide
• Specialist recruitment agencies – Who they are and how they can help? Directory of all UK event recruitment consultants
• Industry Job boards – Directory of all event industry jobs boards?
• Websites and publications – the most useful resources online and in print

BONUS MATERIAL

• Event employer directory – contacts for more than 500 event management companies and organisations grouped into industry sub sectors such as corporate, charity, conferences, trade shows, exhibitions and more!
• CV templates designed specifically for the events industry
• Cover letter templates for finding work or placements
  

HOW CAN YOU GET THIS VALUABLE TOOL?