Meeting, Convention, & Event Planners
Also called: Convention Services Manager (CSM), Conference Planning Manager, Conference Services Manager, Catering Manager
What they do:
Coordinate activities of staff, convention personnel, or clients to make arrangements for group meetings, events, or conventions.
On the job, you would:
- Monitor event activities to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and laws, satisfaction of participants, and resolution of any problems that arise.
- Confer with staff at a chosen event site to coordinate details.
- Inspect event facilities to ensure that they conform to customer requirements.
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
- administrative services
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- looking for ways to help people
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include
leading, making decisions, and business.
leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Dependability
- Initiative
- Achievement/Effort
- Stress Tolerance
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Project management software
- Certain Software Certain Registration
- Microsoft Project
Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Microsoft Outlook
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- Oracle software
Education
bachelor's degree or
associate's degree
usually needed
associate's degree
usually needed
Job Outlook
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$46,020
per year, on average
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