Event managment jobs require you to have many skills. Planning and arranging different events can be a lot harder than you might think. You have to be able to work on your own and meet deadlines. You should also have very good communication skills because when you plan a large event you will be talking to many different people in order to get the event organized before the deadline.
If the event you happen to be planning is a wedding then you will probably spend a good deal of time on the phone with a lot of different people from florist to caterers. When you plan a wedding you may have to deal with these people for quite a while depending on how far away the wedding is scheduled.
You will be the one responsible for making sure the flowers arrive on time and in good condition. You will also be the one responsible for making sure the food ordered from the caterer is at the reception on time and is in fact the right food the couple requested.
It is also important that an event manager know how many people to expect for the event they are planning. It does not matter what type of event it is the planner has to know how many people will be attending so they know how many seats to arrange for, if food is being served they have to know how much food to have prepared. So you see event managment jobs are not all fun and games.
There is in deed quite a bit of work involved. At times you may even be responsible for planning several different events at one time. If you are thinking about getting in to this field of work it may be a good idea to try to find work with someone already in the field. This can help you get experience and a good reference for your future employers.
Some people that work in event management are wedding planners, sports event planners, and even business planners. A business planner will plan events for the company they work for from meetings and learning seminars to grand openings events for the company. There is many opportunities in this line of work. However it is probably best to do something you enjoy.
If you prefer to work in a business environment then working for a business planning their events is probably more your speed. Most companies hire from within the company for this job so their are not very many advertisements for this kind of work.
If you like to work with new people and do different things then you may want to plan weddings or fashion shows. Weddings and fashion shows need event planners and this will give you a chance to meet many new people and do a lot of different things. If you want to work planning weddings this could be something you could do as a side job from home or a part time job. You could also work full time from home or rent an office. If you can not afford this you could work for another wedding planner.