Hi karthik, Event management is a very lucrative career option because in country like India where events like marriage are great extravagant affairs and the people are ready to spent really huge amounts in it and some times the cost even goes to crores and hence an proper management is required of the various activities other wise cost over runs from the budget and lead to consequences. You can pursue mass communication from a good college/ university. During the 2nd or 3rd year you will be made to learn the different aspects event management. You are also given an opportunity to do internship during the same course of time. After the completion of the course, you may either join a job or start your own venture. Salary is a function of various factors -
- (i) the institute where you have completed your graduation from a top institute will command a higher salary.
- (ii) Your work experience - organization and type of work profile
- (iii) city - a metropolitan city will have higher salaries as compared to smaller cities and towns.
- (iv) Your current organization - i.e. where you will be joining - an MNC usually has higher salaries as compared to other organizations.
- (v) Your work profile i.e. Manager/ AVP, etc.
Thus one cannot allocate a figure. We would suggest you to design a proper resume of your qualifications and experience. Maybe you can take help of professional resume writers. Services are available through various online job sites like naukri.com, monster.com, bixee.com etc.
After that register and upload your resume on these online job sites for job. These sites keep you informed about various shortlisted jobs matching your profile through e-mail. You can also do a manual search of jobs, matching your profile on these sites. Float your resume to placement consultants and acquaintance for locating job openings.
You can visit career section on websites of various companies and post your resume. We would also recommend you to explore the option of Resume Services on naukri.com . As part of this services your resume will be designed professionally as well as sent to some specified number of clients.
Thus increasing your resume visibility and job prospects. We would also advise you to join a personality development and communication skills workshop, as these are very important in day to day job performance. Hope this information helps. Please feel free to revert. Wish you luck.
