The Importance of Technology When Trying to Find a Job in the Events Industry

Finding full time employment after graduating from university is a contemporary issue affecting a lot of graduates. However I believe that technology plays a vital role in the route to successfully finding a job in the events industry.

Acquiring technological skills is crucial in today’s age. Employees seek candidates to obtain a substantial amount of technological skills from using software to social networking. Therefore ranging from general employment skills such as IT and computer literacy, to specialist skills. Below is an example of an events and programme coordinator job role which states “With strong IT skills”.

 

Therefore it can be argued that the skill of using technology effectively is not something that you can hide away from, if you want to work in the event industry. Employees see that having high  IT skills is a necesity.

However although it is mandatory to aquire IT skills I believe that within the context of “The importance of technology when tryin to find a job in the events industry” using technological platforms to find job applications is essential . The internet is full of job recruiment websites: Prospects, Indeed Jobs, Total Jobs and Gurardian Jobs. However new developmnets in technology are seeing a platform for events related jobs. For example Your Event Job is a new serivce that brings together “the right person for the right job”. 

However an alternative platform to finding employment within the events industry is through the social networking site Linked In. The professional networking website has 250 millions member in over 200 countires. Linked In provides people with access to jobs, news and updates.  I believe that Linked In is an effective platform to find a job as many emlpoyees adveristied through this social networking site and is updated regularly. 

Overall I believe that the contemporary issue “The importance of technology when trying to find a job in the events industry” is specifically concerned with the candidate’s level of technological skills.  However I feel that the most important factor is the individual’s ability to use technology effectively to find employment.  With reference to social networking sites such as Linked In, there is an opportunity for those with an understanding of technology to seize an opportunity. Therefore I believe that if an individual is using the Internet to find a job and specially using a professional networking platform they are at advantage to those who are just using generic recruitment websites.

After conducting research on Linked In (a professional networking website) the author found that companies such as “HolyCow!” specialise in events management and social media. “HolyCow” helps companies to implement creative branding through everything they do from customizing a Facebook Page or branding a large event. Therefore events companies would externally utilize the services provided by “HolyCow!” This resolves a contemporary issue within events using social media, as events are not constantly run, therefore could be seasonal or annually. Therefore it would not be cost effective for an event manager to employ a ‘social media manager’ if they are not needed all the time, as this would be costing the company money through paying their salary.

Source: http://www.linkedin.com/company/holy-cow