Aimee Rootes
Graduate, Advanced Diploma Business (Marketing) major in Event Management

Aimee’s thoughts on her time at APM are below:

1. What made you choose to study at APM?
   
   APM offered the business approach to event management, rather than the hospitality side. They offered a range of subjects and topics that were directly linked to event management. APM also offered a six month internship where I could gain experience and learn first hand about the things that I would be learning……..and it wasn’t in Dubbo!
   
   
2. What were you doing previously to studying at APM?
   
   Completing my HSC.
   
   
3. What did you enjoy about the course you studied?
   
   The subjects were all very practical. You had alot of creative licence with your assignments and the smaller classes meant you were able to have one on one meetings and tutoring with the lecturers.
   
   
4. What was your goal when you enrolled at APM?
   
   To survive a year in Sydney, graduate with a distinction average and to be employed within 3 months of graduating.
   
   
5. What is your current job title, company name and job description?
   
   I am the Events Coordinator at a conference and publications company. My role involves coordinating the logistics of each conference from delegate registration, speaker liaison, venue and supplier coordination through to post event administration.
   
   
6. Describe what your current role involves?
   
   My job involves managing the delegate registration process, liaising with speakers and delegates and also running the event onsite.
   
   
7. How did you find your current job?
   
   The APM website! All in alphabetical order and so easy to look through!
   
   
8. What were the most successful aspects of the APM course?
   
   The assignments where I was able to invent my own company and products!
   
   
9. What advice do you have for other APM students hoping to break into your field?
   
   Experience! Get as much of it as you can!
   
   
10. Did you find it easy or hard to get a job after you graduated?
    
    I found it relatively easy. I applied for two jobs before Christmas and I had interviews for them both. I chose this job as it was going to be more hands on. I have been trained in all aspects of event management and I am now running my own events.
    
    
11. What other career goals or aspirations do you have?
    
    I would love to move into large music events and festivals sometime in the future. I think that would be an awesome job!
    
    
12. What other initiatives have you taken to help your career?
    
    Show initiative to learn new things, work hard, asked a lot of questions, always contributing to the teams efforts and showed a lot of dedication to my job.