In general, the Event Planner is responsible for: planning, executing, and coordinating logistics all phases of conferences, trade shows, sales and marketing programs, customer and company events, regional and national special events etc. The Event Planner acts as a project manager for events by working with internal marketing teams, field marketing, and sales to meet the needs and demand of company brands, products and solutions or customer satisfaction. Below are a few job interview questions for the Event Planner that were created by our HR team.
Event Planner Job Interview Questions
As an Event Planner you will be responsible for managing all aspects of an event. Tell us the most challenging event you have had to plan? What made it challenging and what was the end result?
Have you had experience organizing a fund raising event? If so, describe how you created a plan with timelines and workback schedules for the fund raising project launch? What were some of your roles as an Event Planner? Did you complete all the tasks on your own or with a team?
On many occasions Event Planners are do not see I to eye with either the client, team member or customer. Describe a situation when you were faced with a difficult person or group and what you did to overcome the challenges and build good rapport? How do you build and maintain good rapport when planning events with a client?
When planning an event how do you measure your success and the success of the event? In your opinion what type of individual makes a good event planner? What makes you a good event planner?
What has been the largest event you have had to plan as an Event Planner? How did you successfully launch an event working with senior managers and VP External Relations to align messaging and events with campaign goals and timelines?
Scenario: As the company’s Event Planner you have been given the task to organize and plan a nationwide fund raising event that needs to be completed in 3 months and with a allocated budget. The company can not afford to go over this budget. What steps do you take to start planning the event? How do you ensure that the event is completed in time and on budget?
Event Planner can be called by MANY job titles. Here are some job titles related to the Event Planner:
- co-ordinator, conferences
- co-ordinator, conventions
- co-ordinator, social events
- co-ordinator, special events
- conference and meeting planner
- conference co-ordinator
- conference organizer
- conference planner
- conference services officer
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- convention co-ordinator
- convention planner
- convention planning services officer
- event co-ordinator
- event planner
- exhibition co-ordinator
- festival organizer
- meeting co-ordinator
- meeting planner
- organizer, special events
- planner, conventions and special events
- planner, special events
- program planner, special events
- social events co-ordinator
- special events co-ordinator
- special events organizer
- special events planner
- special events program planner
- trade show organizer
- trade show planner
