Monthly Archives: November 2011
Event planning checklist: AV equipment
The exact amount and nature of the technical hardware you will need for your event will vary. It’s definitely a good idea to engage an audio-visual company before going too far down the process. We find that a checklist is a great way to get the creative and planning juices flowing. Use our equipment checklist [...]
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Event planning checklist: Choosing a venue
We find it’s helpful to have some good checklists to structure your thinking and to help start the planning process. A live event can be a significant undertaking though and needs some real planning and project management.
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Ten of the strangest interview questions
To give you food for thought in your interview preparation, we’ve collected some of the more outrageous interview questions reported by candidates and posted online. Some are attempts to test lateral and strategic thinking, some are just plain odd.
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Events job ads: What the recruiter is actually looking for
How do you find out what an events job ad is really about? Like every industry, events job ads seem to have a language all of their own. When you’re preparing for an interview, it’s important to have a clear understanding of the skills, experience and attitude that the recruiter is looking for. We recently [...]
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How to choose a keynote speaker
Aside from the technical aspects of your event planning, you might have started thinking about the keynote speaker. A keynote speaker can add a great deal of polish and credibility to your live event.
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Job tip 25: Tough interview questions: “What salary are you seeking?”
One of the toughest interview questions to navigate is “What salary are you seeking?” James Walton of Live Recruitment outlines the best ways to prepare for this key question. By the time your interviewer asks you about your salary expectations, you’ve probably had quite a productive interview. There are a number of reasons to ask [...]
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Positive outlook for UK events sector in 2012
The organisers of the UK Venue Show and Event Production Show say that thereβs βa positive outlookβ for corporate and municipal events in 2012. Ocean Mediaβs poll of over 3,000 visitors indicated an increase in budgets for 2012βs UK-wide event programme. Respondents highlighted corporate event budgets rising 10 per cent year on year: a surprise, [...]
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How to filename your CV
What’s your CV called? It might seem a weird question but it’s vital that you get this right, so here’s an insider tip. We regularly get CVs with filenames like Β MyCVversion7.doc Β …or, worse… Β CVrough.doc Β …or, much worse… Β CVversion10(notmentioningSmiths).doc Β We don’t know what happened at Smiths, but you can be [...]
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Job tip 24: Interview questions: “What would your boss say about you?”
Hereβs the 24th in our regular Tips of the Week slot: short pieces of information and comment from members of our highlyΒ experienced events recruitment team. We want to make your job hunting easier! Check the blog each Friday for the latest update. James says… More on interview questions: “What are three positive things your last [...]
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