Interview Preparation

Do you have any tips to help prepare for an upcoming special events coordinator interview?

Are there common interview questions that come up again and again?

i need help on this one too

The most common questions are really logical pertaining to the industry, e.g.

Are you able to travel
Do you mind working long hours and over weekends
Can you work well under preasure and are you a team player
Are you good at making decisions
What sort of exposure and experience do you have

Event organising requires a lot of attention to detail, there are 4 basic areas with numurous sub categories, these are:

Human Resourses, Production, Hospitality and Security.

A big plus is to have been exposed to an Event that included Marketing. You must be a good all rounder having knowledge of elements such as Video pre and post production, technical knowledge, multi media design, scaled layouts and technical dimensions etc......the list goes on and on.

You must have excellent computer and communication skills and if anything the secret is to ensure that all you suppliers are briefed correctly and that they are all comfortable with the times specified to complete deadlines.

Good communication is vital when dealing with Clients, allow yourself some extra time when receiving requests for certain items and ensure that the suppliers deliver a few days early, that way you can still send info before the time, making you look good.

Always under promise and over deliver - works for me!

I had my first stage interview last week.
Questions such as "what areas do you believe would let you down as an events co-ordinator" were what tripped me up. We all think about our positive attributes but be prepared with a negative about yourself which can easily be turned around into a positive comment.

Hi, I have an interview on friday at Holiday Inn as a event coordinator. Is there any questions that i should be aware of and what kinds of questions can i ask the employer i don't want it to be just one sided. Thank you.

THE WORD OF MOUTH WOULD BE A BETTER SOLUTION TO CONTACT ME AND AS A RESULT I WILL BE ABLE TO CAN START WORKING ON YOUR COMPANY AFTER AN INTERVIEW WITH YOUR COMPANY

Icarus in Johannesburg, South Africa said: The most common questions are really logical pertaining to the industry, e.g.

Are you able to travel
Do you mind working long hours and over weekends
Can you work well under preasure and are you a team player
Are you good at making decisions
What sort of exposure and experience do you have

Event organising requires a lot of attention to detail, there are 4 basic areas with numurous sub categories, these are:

Human Resourses, Production, Hospitality and Security.

A big plus is to have been exposed to an Event that included Marketing. You must be a good all rounder having knowledge of elements such as Video pre and post production, technical knowledge, multi media design, scaled layouts and technical dimensions etc......the list goes on and on.

You must have excellent computer and communication skills and if anything the secret is to ensure that all you suppliers are briefed correctly and that they are all comfortable with the times specified to complete deadlines.

Good communication is vital when dealing with Clients, allow yourself some extra time when receiving requests for certain items and ensure that the suppliers deliver a few days early, that way you can still send info before the time, making you look good.

Always under promise and over deliver - works for me!

Thank you for this! I am in college now hoping to become and event planner and this helped me choose some classes. =)

As an event coordinator, I was with my employer for over 10 years so I felt pretty rusty when it came to being in an interview. I researched interview questions and prepared my response and it really helped me out. Here are some oracle developer job interview questions. Good luck!

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