Party Planning Jobs and Industry Careers
Outlook in the World of Party Jobs
Party jobs include wedding planning, event
coordinator, caterer and many other lucrative and enjoyable employment
situations. After months or even years of effort spent preparing for
these jobs the fear sets in. Don’t be alarmed! When a recession
hits--people still celebrate all of life’s most important occasions
and the party industry is unbelievably resilient. Good economy or bad
economy people still need your services.
Caterers for instance may find employment working
for large companies or can simply take the plunge and go it on their
own. Wedding planners can similarly operate their own businesses or may
find cruise lines or resort hotels offering jobs.
Who’s Out
There?
There are many different companies involved in the
party planning industry across the country looking to hire active and
creative individuals for their businesses:
Party Companies:
(312) 421-6666
They’ve handled previous
events such as the Toyota Employee Gala in Chicago’s Millennium Park,
the Field Museum Annual Gala and the Make-A-Wish 20th
Anniversary Gala.
(212) 696-4076
This company has headed up
the party planning for Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, the ESPN Season
Launch and even the ‘King Kong’ Movie Premiere.
(214) 741-4211
This Lone Star State based
party planner has handled events ranging from only 25 guests all the way
up to parties for President George W. Bush.
(818) 783-6112
This extraordinary party
planning company has produced award-winning events as featured by its
incredible number of 29 Gala Awards.
(704) 455-8888
They’ve handled the Bon
Jovi pre-race Concert at the Daytona 500, the Food Lion Speed Street
Festival and the Gala Award-winning NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge.
Those who have just gotten out of school can also
look to the companies that are hiring for ideas about the directions
they want to go in seeking out their college degrees.
These companies hire a variety of people with degrees in a wide
range of areas.
What Kind of
Education Should I Get?
You can find education in the world of party
planning at plenty of local colleges.
It just takes a little creativity to decide which area you’d
like to focus on and find the degree that fits:
Degrees for
a Party Industry Career:
Degree: Meeting and Event
Planning Certification
This is a 23 credit
program designed to prepare students to manage and coordinate events
ranging from weddings to corporate retreats and conferences. It’s not a full degree but prepares the individual for a
career in event planning.
Degree: Bachelor’s of
Public Relations
Students in this program
can learn how to develop a public relations campaign, write short news
stories for publication and even process and develop photos for the
public. This is a program
that provides the individual skills needed for the promotion and
marketing of a big event.
Degree: Bachelor’s of
Science in Restaurant and Resort Management
In this program you’ll
learn how to operate food and lodging facilities, which is especially
important for managing the catering side of a party-planning career.
Degree: Bachelor’s of
Science in Hospitality Management
This is the all around
preparation course for anyone interested in party planning and catering.
Hospitality Management prepares you for the business side of
running a party planning business, as well as providing excellent
costumer service to clients.
Bachelor’s Degree of
Restaurant, Culinary and Catering Management
A program specifically
designed to teach the student to plan, supervise, and manage the
preparation of foods and beverages for an event as well as purchasing,
storage of, and cost control of food and business administration.
So with resume carefully honed and interview suit
cleaned and pressed where do you start applying? Start with local
advertisements on www.specialeventsite.com
or www.employmentnews.com
for the obvious opportunities. Occasionally, local newspapers do have
advertisements for perfect jobs so don’t overlook the obvious. For
example, the state’s jobs service does pan out much of the time.
What Party
Industry Jobs are there?
There are a variety of positions in the party
planning industry you can go out for with different companies. Following are some of the different kinds of positions you
can expect to find in the party planning field:
Positions:
These are just a few of the many careers you can
find in party planning. Retailers,
which hire party specialists, can often be found on www.SnagAJob.com
as well as restaurant job postings. Bakers and florists may find
suitable work environments on this well organized hourly wage-earners
specialist web site. Most jobs on this one require little or no
specialized training so don’t hesitate to give this one a quick look.
Call companies directly when their web page gives
contact information. For really good positions, go to the effort of
sending out those resumes. Sometimes the cost of postage is an
acceptable expense in the search for the right Party Planning career
