Event Planner Question:

► How has your education prepared you for a career as an event planner?
► Why do you want to work for our event planning organization?
► How do you assess the success of each of your events?
► What type of event planning are you most interested in? Corporate events? Social events?
► What experience do you have with promoting events (through ads, social networking, etc.)?
► What are some of your favorite ways to enhance an event on a budget?
► What is the largest event (based on budget or number of attendees) you have ever planned or assisted with planning?
► Describe a time when you had to deal with an unexpected problem during an event - how did you resolve the issue?
► Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a difficult client. What was the result?
► Describe a time when you had difficulty staying within the budget for an event.
► Tell me about a time when you had to manage multiple events at once. How did you multitask to complete both events successfully?
► Imagine a company is planning an ad campaign to portray itself as a young, fresh and cool brand.
► If you were hired to organize their launch party, what sort of venue would you consider selecting?
► Imagine I am a client asking you to host an event for me; what kinds of questions would you ask me?
► How will you develop relationships with vendors in a new city?
► Are you comfortable working long and/or unusual hours?
► Do you think being an independent worker or a team player is more important as an event planner?