Event management

I am in SYBCom and I want to explore the field of event management. I don't know much about the field professionally, but I have worked on a few events in college. How should I proceed for my further education? I have looked up the list of institutes and I know about the courses, but I'm confused. Also, is there a possibility that I can work fixed hours in the field? My parents are not agreeing to me working late hours after I finish studying. – Nisha Singh

Dear Nisha, You must have already checked, there are a few institutes which offer diploma courses in event management while you are in your undergraduate programme. These provide an overview of the field but don't really offer an work opportunities in events. If you are sure that you want to pursue this field, I would suggest that you opt for a programme after you graduate. The postgraduate programme offers a lot of exposure and many chances to work on different kinds of events. You will get first hand experience of all the events and what is expected of the professionals in this field. In that sense you will be able to decide what sort of work you want to do in future.

You need to understand that you can't determine the timings of the events on your own. Different kinds of events are conducted on different timings and you have to adjust to those timings. You can't choose which event to work on or which not. So you need to talk to your parents and figure out what they feel.