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Career references: Building your cheerleading squad

November 2, 2016 by Dawn Rasmussen Leave a Comment

Career references: Building your cheerleading squad

You should mindfully list people that provide a full-spectrum, in-depth assessment in broad brush strokes of who you are, how you operate, what you do and how you do it.

Filed Under: Career advancement Tagged With: career advice, references

Career confidential: How to turn failures into pure gold   

September 12, 2016 by Dawn Rasmussen Leave a Comment

Career confidential: How to turn failures into pure gold   

Failure is not something we are taught to embrace. It’s something that we have to deal with because this is life, and life is full of failures. But what smart careerists do to handle failure is something akin to taking hay and spinning it into gold.

Filed Under: Career advancement Tagged With: career advice, failure

The 33 skills meeting and event planners need to succeed

June 27, 2016 by Kristi Casey Sanders 40 Comments

The 33 skills meeting and event planners need to succeed

Did you realize there are 33 essential skills you must master to be an efficient and effective event organizer? Here’s a preview of PYM’s newest educational series.

Filed Under: Career advancement Tagged With: business, Business Event, career advice, event management, event planning, Event Planning Process, Event Professional, getting started, marketing, mbecs, meeting logistics, meeting planning, Meetings Events, planning meeting, professional development, Professional Meeting, project management, stakeholder management

Road rules for name-droppers

March 4, 2015 by Terry Matthews-Lombardo, CMP Leave a Comment

Never pretend a connection exists. Rely on your network to provide solid introductions and authentic referrals, and then always pay the kindness forward.

Filed Under: Being professional Tagged With: career advice

Did you like 2014? Yea or nay, let’s talk …

December 22, 2014 by Terry Matthews-Lombardo, CMP Leave a Comment

I like to do some reflection during the final week in December. Here’s my process; maybe it will work for you, too.

Filed Under: Finding inspiration Tagged With: career advice

100 people in 100 days — and thousands of stories

December 4, 2014 by Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM, Leave a Comment

A few months ago I decided to meet 100 people in 100 days. I hit a few bumps, but overall I’m better for the effort.

Filed Under: Networking and lead-generation Tagged With: career advice

When the event planner is an attendee: 5 smart steps

September 18, 2014 by Terry Matthews-Lombardo, CMP Leave a Comment

When the event planner is an attendee: 5 smart steps

Decide in advance what your goals are in attending an event, and how you can best achieve them.

Filed Under: Being professional, Career advancement, Networking and lead-generation Tagged With: business etiquette, career advice, career management and professional development, event manager, event planner, meeting planner, professional development

Why should I attend this meeting?

August 11, 2014 by Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM, 1 Comment

Why should I attend this meeting?

Do your homework before clicking the “register now” button. Your time is money. Invest it wisely.

Filed Under: Event marketing and PR, Networking and lead-generation Tagged With: attend, career advice, decision to attend, professional development

Meeting 100 new people in 100 days. Join me?

July 14, 2014 by Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM, 1 Comment

The slower pace of summer makes networking significantly more rewarding.

Filed Under: Networking and lead-generation Tagged With: career advice

4 simple steps for setting, achieving your goals

January 31, 2014 by Terry Matthews-Lombardo, CMP Leave a Comment

The steps to a good, achievable goal include realistic dreaming, specific actions, a time frame and self-discipline.

Filed Under: Finding inspiration Tagged With: career advice

To work smarter, set SMART goals

January 13, 2014 by Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM, 4 Comments

A SMART goal is: Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic and Timely. A SMART goal has a built-in plan associated with it, so you can get to work and map your progress from Day 1.

Filed Under: Finding inspiration Tagged With: career advice

Networking: Put social strategies to work for you

October 21, 2013 by Terry Matthews-Lombardo, CMP 4 Comments

Networking: Put social strategies to work for you

Preparation and following a plan can take the sting out of meeting colleagues for the first time.

Filed Under: Career advancement, Networking and lead-generation Tagged With: business etiquette, career advice, networking, sales advice, social networking

Vacation is a great way to improve at work

September 23, 2013 by Christy Lamagna, CMP, CMM, CTSM, Leave a Comment

Our job is to be committed to providing the best experience we can no matter what the budget.

Filed Under: Travel tips Tagged With: career advice

Event planning: Promising? Yes. Glamorous? No.

September 7, 2008 by China DeSpain Freeman Leave a Comment

“Glamorous.” “Exciting.” A great job for the “young and the restless.” “A paid vacation.” If this sounds like the event planning industry to you, you must have been reading the rash of articles appearing in Glamour, Yahoo! and CNN/Money.com lately. But, those on the inside beg to differ: Event planning can be exciting, but it’s not always glamorous, and it’s certainly no paid vacation…

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