Anonymous
02/04/2025 16:59
Subject: College for a party planner?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A warning about event planning as a career, it is like the restaurant/ wedding/ service industry and that it is very much Friday Saturday, Sunday busy times and low pay. Most event planners burn out or have kids and drop out.
A better long-term career plan for an extrovert like that is sales, which works for any kind of business, but can be much more 9-to-5 and better paid. For that you can major in business, or if you’re not stem oriented, psychology, or something generic, with a business minor.
I say this as a hospitality executive, who would never council someone who is going to college to major in hospitality or event planning. Too limiting. Also, it is a female ghetto.
Corporate event planning (conferences, symposiums, etc) are much more Mon-Fri.
Corporate also has in house needs. I’m not an event planner but I manage all the board meetings for my organization which includes planning 3 day meetings at hotels across the country. My colleagues handle larger events including a Gala.
True. I’ve worked for several F500 and we always had an events team do the major conferences both internal and external. Keep in mind that if the company hits rough times, conferences are the first things on the chopping block. The events are expensive, upwards of 7 figures, and the costs are easy to cut (easier than staff for example). Also even in large F500s these teams are small, maybe up to 10 people, with contractors doing the rest so it’s very niche. Pro sports teams do a lot of events community stuff etc. That’s another place to look for employment.
Anonymous
02/04/2025 16:36
Subject: College for a party planner?
Anonymous wrote:A warning about event planning as a career, it is like the restaurant/ wedding/ service industry and that it is very much Friday Saturday, Sunday busy times and low pay. Most event planners burn out or have kids and drop out.
A better long-term career plan for an extrovert like that is sales, which works for any kind of business, but can be much more 9-to-5 and better paid. For that you can major in business, or if you’re not stem oriented, psychology, or something generic, with a business minor.
I say this as a hospitality executive, who would never council someone who is going to college to major in hospitality or event planning. Too limiting. Also, it is a female ghetto.
Corporate event planning (conferences, symposiums, etc) are much more Mon-Fri.
Corporate also has in house needs. I’m not an event planner but I manage all the board meetings for my organization which includes planning 3 day meetings at hotels across the country. My colleagues handle larger events including a Gala.
Anonymous
02/04/2025 16:18
Subject: College for a party planner?
A warning about event planning as a career, it is like the restaurant/ wedding/ service industry and that it is very much Friday Saturday, Sunday busy times and low pay. Most event planners burn out or have kids and drop out.
A better long-term career plan for an extrovert like that is sales, which works for any kind of business, but can be much more 9-to-5 and better paid. For that you can major in business, or if you’re not stem oriented, psychology, or something generic, with a business minor.
I say this as a hospitality executive, who would never council someone who is going to college to major in hospitality or event planning. Too limiting. Also, it is a female ghetto.
A better long-term career plan for an extrovert like that is sales, which works for any kind of business, but can be much more 9-to-5 and better paid. For that you can major in business, or if you’re not stem oriented, psychology, or something generic, with a business minor.
I say this as a hospitality executive, who would never council someone who is going to college to major in hospitality or event planning. Too limiting. Also, it is a female ghetto.
Anonymous
02/04/2025 15:08
Subject: College for a party planner?
Anonymous wrote:This IS a career and a college major - Hospitality. Try Cornell for this, it's one of the best. Also UNLV, USC, Central Florida (sponsored by...Disney).
Cornell. Bingo.
Anonymous
02/04/2025 15:07
Subject: College for a party planner?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:USC or Cornell Hospitality.
Being a Californian, I don't understand USC's attraction, cost ( $96k a year) and don't value its academics, however, it does have a "small business" major. On the other hand, a relative shilled out $400k to attend and is only a real estate agent (very low access bar in CA).
You’re the same poster throwing shade at USC on every thread. We get it, you didn’t get in and didn’t have the money to attend.
Uh. No. Never posted before but anyone from So Cal will tell you USC stands for "University of Spoiked Children" and that nothing has changed to make us change our view. I would never let my kids apply for it. UCLA or Cal, yes. USC hell no
No one cares about your opinion. Stay on topic.
Anonymous
02/04/2025 14:44
Subject: College for a party planner?
Our friend's daughter majored in hospitality at Boston University. She's now an event planner at Ritz Carlton.
Anonymous
02/04/2025 14:22
Subject: College for a party planner?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:USC or Cornell Hospitality.
Being a Californian, I don't understand USC's attraction, cost ( $96k a year) and don't value its academics, however, it does have a "small business" major. On the other hand, a relative shilled out $400k to attend and is only a real estate agent (very low access bar in CA).
You’re the same poster throwing shade at USC on every thread. We get it, you didn’t get in and didn’t have the money to attend.
Uh. No. Never posted before but anyone from So Cal will tell you USC stands for "University of Spoiked Children" and that nothing has changed to make us change our view. I would never let my kids apply for it. UCLA or Cal, yes. USC hell no
Anonymous
02/04/2025 14:13
Subject: College for a party planner?
I’d go where event planing on a large scale actually happens. LA Miami and NYC. Cornell hospitality is the best of all of them but how much event planning - not hotel running - but actual event planning happens in Ithaca? Go to NYU USC or UMiami, get connected with the people who do the pre Grammy parties, the pre Met ball, etc etc volunteer if you have to, make connections, and keep going. No one in event planning cares that you went to an Ivy.
Anonymous
02/04/2025 14:03
Subject: Re:College for a party planner?
Anonymous wrote:Ole Miss
The Grove!! And best Greek life in the nation!
Ole Miss needs more party planners!