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How To Prepare For A Career In Event Planning

Endless Events

Some choose to start their own companies once their network is big enough. . Event planning is a viable career for those who study: Marketing, PR or mass communications, Hospitality or hotel management, Business administration, Human resource management. Build A Powerful Network Of Event Profs. But how do you get started?

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Master’s student portrait: Alexandra Marinova and her passion for HR

EHL Insights

In an exciting new series of our Alumni Network Podcast we chat to EHL graduates who embarked on a bachelor’s adventure at EHL and then pursued master’s degrees across the globe.

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Think Event Technology Is Still a Man’s World? Think again. 

Smart Meetings

“Our recruitment efforts after the pandemic have been a way for us to ‘build back differently’ and we’re doing that by being proactive about diversifying our workforce,” said MaryBeth Costello, vice president of talent, learning and corporate human resources at Encore. Inspired yet? Williams Sr. Staying positive is key.

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8 Ways to Put Your Event Content to Work

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For instance, California human resources association PIHRA invited speakers and sponsors of its 2022 California HR Conference, held in May in Anaheim, to write guest articles for PIHRA News, which resulted in several pieces that resonated with the audience, such as “Return to Work and COVID-19.”.

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Filling in Staffing Gaps With the Right Talent

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The industry’s rate of burnout has also been the highest of any industry, according to a 2019 survey conducted by Paychex, the human resources company. Adding to the challenge: The hospitality industry loses workers at the highest rate of any employment sector.

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Marriott Plans to Win War for Talent by Emphasizing Culture

Smart Meetings

The human resources team is back in colleges talking about the benefits of the hospitality industry and some new perks, Pallotta shared. On the top floor is an associate growth center where leadership development programs, skill development, new hire orientation, and networking events will take place.

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Inside WorldatWork’s Speaker Coaching Program

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When Courtney Mesmer, CMP, DES, CES, became vice president, events, at the human resources organization WorldatWork®Total Rewards Association two years ago, her primary assignment was to modernize the organization’s annual meeting. It is imperative that it’s built in.”