Career & Leadership
Student Insight Series: Exploring Career Paths Into the Events Industry
Are you excited about a career in events and hospitality, but worried about the current pandemic-instigated slowdown in the industry? The events business is still the place to be with many career paths you might not yet know about. Hospitality is the #5 employer of all major industries and is more than just wedding planning.
3 Ways Event Professionals Are Using Clubhouse
Event professionals are joining Clubhouse, an audio-chat app, to connect with one another and new audiences.
‘Returnships’ and Other Job Search Strategies During the Pandemic
Returnships may open some doors for women returning to the workforce during the pandemic. Plus, here are three tips to keep in mind while job searching as the health and economic crisis persists.
News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas
We get it, you’re busy. So, the Convene editors have curated the latest tips and trends in the world of work for you. Take a look at what caught our eye this past week.
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.
11 Predictions for the Business Events Recovery
In a LinkedIn post, Kerry L. Kerr, senior director, global accounts for HelmsBriscoe, offers her view on the near future of the business events industry.
Tokyo Olympics Chair’s Comments About Women Spark Age-Old Debate
Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, recently resigned amid controversy over comments he made that women talk too much during meetings. Research proves that he couldn’t have been more wrong about who speaks the most.
News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas
We get it, you’re busy. So, the Convene editors have curated the latest tips and trends in the world of work for you. Take a look at what caught our eye this past week.
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.
5 Questions About Returning to the Office
There is still much uncertainty about when most people who have been working from home during the pandemic will be able — or asked — to return to their offices. Here’s how to approach the subject with your team.
Getting Comfortable With Uncertainty
Not being sure about future plans is something Convene editor in chief Michelle Russell has come to embrace during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why It’s So Hard to Collaborate — And How Teams Can Get Unstuck
We often want to blame our colleagues when things don’t go well, but it makes more sense — and is more effective — to adjust the underlying systems, says organizational design expert Ali Randal.