This has to be the question that I am asked most frequently and the answer really depends on your age and experience.

Yep, those two old chestnuts but read on because I might be able to shed a different light on what appears to a standard, if not glib, answer.

If you’re looking into further education there are a number of 3 year degree courses available and if you are doing one of these I would strongly recommend you consider being an intern throughout your entire course be it paid or unpaid. Imagine you leave university with both a degree and 2-3 years work experience under your belt? this is such a huge advantage. I see a constant stream of university leavers stuck between a rock and a hard place as they have no ‘experience’ and are over looked by employers as the market is saturated.

Events degrees are run at the following universities. Bournemouth, Bucks, Birmingham and London to name but a few.

If you’re aged somewhere between 16 and 24 and want to get straight into the market place and 3 years of university debt does not appeal to you. Consider being an apprentice. You work (and are paid for) 30hrs a week and your course framework is built around the job you are actually doing – making assignments so much easier to complete. The pay isn’t great but your gaining invaluable experience and if you’re not taken on by the company you have been the apprentice to, you are more attractive to potential employers because of your ‘on the job’ experience.

Check out www.apprenticeships.org.uk

If you’re already in the market place and on the career ladder recruitment agencies can help. However many of my clients, all seasoned events organisers in their own roles, within positions in marketing, PR or as executive PA’s would love to switch to an events position but find the salary drop just too much to bear.

Salaries in the events industry are equivilant to retail salaries. So you really have to do it for the love! There are specialist recruitment agencies for this industry such as Reagan & Dean and Live Recruitment and they are certainly worth talking to.

Lastly don’t forget social media too! LinkedIn obviously but twitter feeds and Facebook pages often have jobs posted on them.

If you’ve read this far it just remains for me to say, you seem keen, which is a great advantage in this industry – good luck with your search!