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Events coordinator CV: example and template

This example is for events coordinators at conference hotels, congress centres and event venues, and for reception and sales staff who want to handle conferences and banquets.

The employer wants to know how many events you coordinate, for how many guests, how you work with the kitchen, technicians and the client and how you keep the budget and details on track. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: events coordinator

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Dominika Wrona

Events coordinator

Sopot +48 123 456 789 dominika.wrona@example.com

Professional profile

Events coordinator with 5 years of experience at a conference hotel with 9 meeting rooms. I coordinate about 160 conferences, training events and banquets a year for 20 to 600 guests, from agreeing details with the client to running the day itself. 38% of clients came back with another event within a year.

Work experience

Events coordinator

04.2021 - present

Conference hotel, 9 meeting rooms, Sopot

  • Coordinating about 160 conferences, training events and banquets a year for 20 to 600 guests.
  • Agreeing details with the client: programme, room set-up, menu, equipment and rooms.
  • Event sheets for the kitchen, waiting staff, technicians and reception.
  • Running the event on site and solving problems as they come up.
  • Settling accounts with the client, 38% of clients returning with another event within a year.

Receptionist

06.2018 - 03.2021

Conference hotel, Gdansk

  • Check-ins and bookings for conference groups.
  • Helping run events.
  • Contact with international guests.

Education

Bachelor's degree, tourism and recreation

2015 - 2018

Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport

Skills

  • Coordinating conferences and banquets
  • Room set-ups and event running orders
  • Working with the kitchen and technicians
  • Quotes and settlements with clients
  • Hotel system and group bookings
  • Serving international guests

Training

  • Business events training, 2022
  • Sales negotiation training, 2023

Languages

  • English: C1
  • German: B1

Additional information

  • Available at weekends and in the evenings

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write an events coordinator CV

Professional summary

Write which events you coordinate, at which venue, how many a year and for how many guests. Add a result, for example returning clients or event ratings. A hotel is looking for someone who keeps on top of details and calmly solves problems on the day.

Receptionist with 2 years of experience at a conference hotel. I handle group bookings and help run conferences and banquets. I speak fluent English and am looking for work as an events coordinator.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the number and type of events, guest numbers, agreements with the client, event sheets and running events on site. Show results, for example returning clients. Add languages if you serve international clients.

Weaker: Organising events.

Better: Coordinating about 160 conferences, training events and banquets a year for 20 to 600 guests.

Weaker: Clients.

Better: Agreeing details with the client: programme, room set-up, menu, equipment and rooms.

Weaker: The team.

Better: Event sheets for the kitchen, waiting staff, technicians and reception.

Skills worth listing

List event coordination, room set-ups, work with the kitchen and technicians, quotes and systems. In your soft skills show calm, attention to detail and client contact.

Professional skills

  • Conferences and banquets
  • Room set-ups
  • Kitchen and AV
  • Quotes
  • Hotel system
  • Languages

Personal skills

  • Calm
  • Attention to detail
  • Client contact
  • Organisation
  • Flexibility

Training

List events, sales and guest service training. Add meetings industry certificates with the year, if you have them.

Events coordinator CV with no experience

Describe work at reception, in hospitality or organising events during your studies. Show that you work well under time pressure.

Add languages and weekend availability. Many hotels start people as conference department assistants.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A conference hotel looks for handling many corporate events, a wedding venue for banquets and talking to couples, and a congress centre for large congresses and work with organisers. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

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Questions and answers

What should an events coordinator put on a CV?

The venue, the type and number of events, guest numbers, agreements with clients, work with the team, results, languages and availability.

How does an events coordinator differ from an agency event manager?

A hotel coordinator runs events at one venue, while an agency event manager creates events in different places and is responsible for the concept.

Do foreign languages matter?

Yes, hotels often serve clients and guests from abroad.

How do you show results on the CV?

Give the number of events, client ratings and the share of clients who come back.

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