{"id":12310,"date":"2017-09-19T07:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.qceventplanning.com\/?p=12310"},"modified":"2017-09-19T07:00:03","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T12:00:03","slug":"5-ways-event-planning-certificate-cant-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/5-ways-event-planning-certificate-cant-help","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways Your Event Planning Certificate CAN&#8217;T Help You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your event planning certificate can do a lot of things\u2014like look amazing on your resume\u2014but there are quite a few things it <em>can\u2019t <\/em>help you with. Want a brighter smile in 28 days? Nope! Help you become an internationally renowned flamenco guitarist? Forget it! Need to learn Latin before meeting your boyfriend\u2019s family in a week? We wish you luck! But while we can joke and jest all day, there are some legitimate things that an event planning certificate can\u2019t help you with even if you\u2019re using it in the field of planning. Ready for a rude awakening? We know you aren\u2019t, but here we go!<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/5-ways-event-planning-certificate-cant-help\/#1_If_you_cant_stand_people\" >1. If you can\u2019t stand people<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/5-ways-event-planning-certificate-cant-help\/#2_If_you_want_to_make_a_6-figure_profit_in_your_first_year\" >2. If you want to make a 6-figure profit in your first year<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/5-ways-event-planning-certificate-cant-help\/#3_If_you_cant_stick_to_a_deadline\" >3. If you can\u2019t stick to a deadline<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/5-ways-event-planning-certificate-cant-help\/#4_If_you_like_predictability\" >4. If you like predictability<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/5-ways-event-planning-certificate-cant-help\/#5_If_being_creative_isnt_your_shtick\" >5. If being creative isn\u2019t your shtick<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_If_you_cant_stand_people\"><\/span>1. If you can\u2019t stand people<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you don\u2019t like being around people, well, we\u2019ve got some bad news for you\u2014event planning is a super social career! It doesn\u2019t matter if you get straight A\u2019s in our courses or if you\u2019ve taken four or five specialization courses to amp up your resume\u2014if you can\u2019t communicate with people, scoring an event planning job will be incredibly difficult!<\/p>\n<p>Much of your time is spent meeting with clients, coordinating with vendors, and of course attending events to make sure everything goes smoothly. You need to be ready to work with all sorts of people on a day-to-day basis. Unless you think an event planner certification can help you become more social (personally, we don\u2019t), this may not be the career path for you.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12314 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.qceventplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Event-planning-certificate.jpg\" alt=\"cheers at wedding\" width=\"672\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Event-planning-certificate.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Event-planning-certificate-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_If_you_want_to_make_a_6-figure_profit_in_your_first_year\"><\/span>2. If you want to make a 6-figure profit in your first year<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We don\u2019t want to burst your bubble, but if you think this is true, you may be flying too close to the sun.\u00a0Don\u2019t get us wrong\u2014many wedding and event planners run successful, profitable businesses\u2026 but it takes a ton of work to make it to the top.<\/p>\n<p>The first year in the job market can be especially hard. Unless you somehow manage to snag a celebrity client straight out of the gate, expect to start from the very bottom and work your way up slowly, but steadily. Make sure that you take every opportunity you get to network and maintain good relations with people. Your start-up costs can be hefty\u2014website design and other business overhead\u2014but being friendly, honest, and kind to everyone you meet can accelerate your business\u2019 rate of growth like no other.<\/p>\n<p>You hear it time and time again, but hard work really does pay off!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_If_you_cant_stick_to_a_deadline\"><\/span>3. If you can\u2019t stick to a deadline<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We don\u2019t just mean deadlines set by your client. You also have to be able to set your own deadlines and follow them closely! If you\u2019re not adept at working independently, you\u2019ll find yourself struggling to pull an event together.<\/p>\n<p>You have to be able to get organized and keep to schedule! The knowledge you gained from your event certificate training will inform you that trying to find a vendor for a 200 person event with only two weeks to spare isn\u2019t enough, but if you\u2019re a slacker, you might trick yourself into thinking it is!<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t a 9-to-5 job where you can clock in 8 hours each day and be done. Your event planning certificate can help you land those clients, but be prepared to spend every hour you\u2019re on the job working to make sure they don\u2019t regret hiring you! Expect to work some long days here and there, as necessary.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12313 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.qceventplanning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Event-planning-schedule.jpg\" alt=\"Creating an event planning timeline\" width=\"672\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Event-planning-schedule.jpg 672w, https:\/\/www.qceventplanning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Event-planning-schedule-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_If_you_like_predictability\"><\/span>4. If you like predictability<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Every seasoned event planner knows that this job is one of the most stressful, dynamic, and rewarding careers out there. This doesn\u2019t mean that you have to hate structure and having a right way to do things. It would be absolutely nuts if there was no structure whatsoever for what you\u2019re doing!<\/p>\n<p>Through your event planner training and practical experience, you\u2019ve determined the best way to approach a potential vendor or find the right lights that would work best for an intimate event. The unpredictability comes from all the different people, companies, and shifting contexts you\u2019ll find yourself in. Sometimes a projected timeline just can\u2019t be followed &#8211; and that\u2019s okay. This is where your ingenuity and creativity step in.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t think you have it in you, your best bet is to drop everything right now and go get a desk job! This career isn\u2019t for the faint of heart.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_If_being_creative_isnt_your_shtick\"><\/span>5. If being creative isn\u2019t your shtick<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Speaking of creativity, you really can\u2019t get away with being a Boring Barry if you want to succeed in this industry. Creativity can be nurtured but it\u2019s rarely easy to teach, even if you\u2019ve got months of event planner training behind you!<\/p>\n<p>Some components of an event can\u2019t be forgone\u2014like a podium for key speakers at a product launch-but with those aspects of an event set in stone, you have tons of wiggle room to be inventive. If you think that being original is to simply change the tablecloths from a burgundy color to a navy blue color, then you may struggle to keep a client who specifically requests \u201ccreative\u201d event planners.<\/p>\n<p>Go to conferences, network, work with imaginative people, make sure you\u2019re constantly exposing yourself to new ideas. You won\u2019t believe how well that creativity rubs off on you!<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><i>Check out which other exciting careers can benefit from an <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.qceventplanning.com\/2017\/04\/careers-go-event-planner-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">event planning certification<\/a>!<\/i><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking of becoming an event planner? 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