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The Complete Guide to Careers in Special Events:Step Toward Success!
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The step-by-step process in Careers in Special Events will help event planners showcase their skills. It shows them how to create a unique and creative approach with a proven plan. Industry professionals provide insight and advice on gaining the appropriate skills, making contacts, networking, and using knowledge to ace job interviews. Various Action Steps are featured throughout the pages, as well as exercises to reinforce concepts. The Practice Activity at the end of each chapter helps measure progress and identify areas of individual focus. Samples of cover letters and thank you notes in addition to dining etiquette when interviewing over a meal are also presented to give event planners all the tools they’ll need to succeed.
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Gene Columbus was a Disney executive for more than three decades. As former manager of entertainment staffing for Walt Disney World, Gene hired thousands of entertainment and special events professionals. Later, he served as general manager for Disney's convention and resort entertainment, putting on large-scale special events and convention shows.
Today, Gene is an associate professor with the University of Central Florida's Conservatory Theatre, and acts as visiting professor at Temple University's Event Leadership Executive Certificate Program.
He is a member of the National Speaker's Association and is much sought after as a motivational speaker and trainer.

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Chapter 1: Confirming Special Events as Your Career.

Chapter 2: So Many Opportunities in the Special Events Industry.

Chapter 3: What's So Special About the Special Events Industry?

Chapter 4: Learning: In School and/or On the Job.

Chapter 5: Skills That Make You Marketable.

Chapter 6: Target Companies: Where to Find Opportunities.

Chapter 7: Creating a Résumé and Writing the Cover Letter.

Chapter 8: Effective Interviewing.

Chapter 9: The Follow-Up.

Chapter 10: Learning from the Best.

Chapter 11: Life-Long Learning.

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