Articles tagged “hiring”

Many worry AI will take their jobs — the events industry included. But a surge of high-paying roles at the companies leading the AI race tells a different story.

Event agencies are becoming targets for misclassification of workers, and contractors who feel they should be classified as employees are pushing back. 

As Boomers leave the workforce in record numbers, more companies are promoting the benefits of retaining mature employees. But are they walking the talk?

Many senior women meeting planners and department heads are better at ‘making it happen’ than promoting their value to the C-level. Their jobs could be at risk because of that.

Companies are leaning heavily on “just-in-time” talent, hired for tasks like sourcing or registration, or to spend a couple of weeks doing site inspections or hotel contracting.

Layoffs have battered the meetings industry, with event tech hit especially hard. This is our guide to patching up the rupture and carrying on.