{"id":1158,"date":"2016-12-05T05:53:43","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T05:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=1158"},"modified":"2025-09-19T12:26:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T10:26:04","slug":"events-management-good-career-faqs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/events-management-good-career-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Why event planning and management is a good career | FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 21st century is an exciting time to join the ranks of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/products\/uct-events-management-online-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">event management industry<\/a>, as event managers are being called upon to develop and stage missions of events globally each year. 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