Same same but different

How often when recruiting for a new person for your business would you consider someone with similar experience from another industry?

As recruiters, we are given a brief to fulfil and then try as best we can to tick every box on the clients wish list.

It doesn't happen often enough but it certainly does happen that the person you least expect to be 'The One' can be the best person for the job.

A fresh set of eyes can bring a lot of new creative ideas which can lead to you putting on an amazing event or leading to new revenue streams.

Bringing on someone new to the industry can be daunting to a business owner as there is a certain amount of risk involved so you should be putting measures in place to ensure your investment is going to work.

These measures being the training required to give them the industry knowledge so they can apply the skills you hired them for. In a candidate short market, it's these risks that can add real value to your business and ultimately the industry as a whole.

I'm not saying take anyone off the street but by being open minded enough to consider hiring someone different, yet 'same same' could make all the difference.

Ben Carnegie
Business Manager
inPlace Recruitment

Event & Exhibition Manager - Sydney

Manage one of the Events industry's most prestigious and well known Exhibitions

• Highly professional, Sydney based organisation
• A thoroughly experienced team to lead
• Remuneration based on experience

Your chance to join a large events agency that is really going is here! Don't start at the bottom, this time go straight to the top! If you've got 10 years in the events industry in a managerial role then we want to hear from you!

This ever growing and changing annual event will have you in contact with all walks of life from the events industry. The purpose of the role is to drive sales and marketing strategy for the program whilst also creating a community around the annual event so it's not only going to be focused on only the few days for the event but to also create a forum for industry colleagues to network, share ideas, & learn. This will also give those that cannot attend the actual event the opportunity to still be involved. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Overall delivery of the program 
• Strategic Sales & Marketing planning, Budget management and operations management.
• Social campaign management
• High level staff management & delegation.
• Maintaining brand integrity.
• Monitor and manage sales team to ensure targets are being achieved.
• Brainstorm, devise and implement new event strategies. 

Reporting into the Head of Events & Exhibitions, this project will be quite autonomous and so candidates will require a self motivated, driven and proactive work ethic. 

Apply online and attach your resume in a Word Doc.

Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Ben Carnegie on (02) 92785100 or 1300 inPlace, quoting Ref No 9375.

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