How to Become an Event Planner Intern
Event planning is an exciting and fun career that encompasses a broad variety of industries. If planning parties and events for the film, fashion, music and arts world sounds exciting, a career as an event planner might just be perfect for you. To obtain a job as an event planner you must first gain some experience through an event planner internship. Learn tips and strategies to become an event planner intern so that you can fulfill your ultimate goal of becoming a professional event planner who is always in demand.
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Assess your skills. Do you have the right skills necessary to pursue a job in event planning? If not, you might need to brush up and gain some experience so that you do. You will need to have exceptional communication skills and be comfortable working with groups to collaborate and share ideas. Multitasking is a must, and most event planners need strong computer skills. You have to be very well-organized since you will be planning major events and will need to ensure that everything stays on schedule. You will also need to be cheerful, friendly and optimistic. You will also need to know how to research information online.
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Find local event planners in the Yellow Pages, and call them to see if they have internship programs. You can also search online for event planner internships. By simply typing in "event planner intern" on Google, you can pull up hundreds of pages of companies that offer event planner internships. One great website to look into is the University of Dreams. They have an entire page dedicated to companies searching for event planner interns.
Another way to find event planners is to attend weddings, family reunions and professionally planned events. You can always ask the host whom he hired to plan the party. This is a great way to find companies that might not be listed in the Yellow Pages.
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Expand your experience. If you don't have any event planning experience whatsoever, you can help land an internship by first volunteering for charity organizations to assist in putting together their events. Although you won't get paid, you will gain valuable experience and it will look great on your résumé.
You should also start networking with people whom event planners normally do business with such as florists, caterers and venues. Already knowing people in these areas of business will help you when planning events yourself. You also need to familiarize yourself with the tools of the trade, so become an expert on any type of organizational tool you can get your hands on, including day planners, Blackberries and computer software.
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Prepare your résumé and cover letter. Include a special category titled "Skills" to highlight the skills you have that are necessary to event planners. Also discuss any experience you have in the field. Accompany your résumé with an attention-grabbing cover letter. Write a unique cover letter for each internship you apply for and describe why you are interested in the job. Emphasize any relevant work history and education experience, but don't make it too long. It should be concise and to the point and at the same time be convincing enough to persuade the event planning company to hire you.
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