Where are you mainly based:
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Please specify country
Are you:
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How old are you:
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20 years old or younger
21 to 25 years
26 to 30 years
31 to 35 years
36 to 40 years
41 to 45 years
46 to 50 years
51 to 60 years
Over 60 years
Are you:
Employed
Self-employed
Freelance
What is your highest level of education:
Do you have any of the following qualifications:
Please select all that apply
Event management degree
CIM
NVQ in Event Management
Post Graduate Event Course
CMM/CMP
None of these
Which part of the events/C&I industry do you work in:
Please select your one main area from all 3 columns of options
Exhibitions
Corporate in-house events team
Event services
Hotels
Agency event management
Charity or public sector
Venues
Conference & incentive travel agency
Not for profit/Association
Venue-finding agency
Production company
Sport/Music/PR
Commercial conferences
Experiential agency
Other
Please specify in the box below
Which part of the events/C&I industry do you work in:
Please select all that apply from all 3 columns of options
Exhibitions
Corporate in-house events team
Event services
Hotels
Agency event management
Charity or public sector
Venues
Conference & incentive travel agency
Not for profit/Association
Venue-finding agency
Production company
Sport/Music/PR
Commercial conferences
Experiential agency
Other
Please specify in the box below
What type of events are you personally involved in:
Please select all that apply from all 3 columns
Exhibitions
Outdoor events
Sporting events
Conferences
Parties
Team building/Motivation
Seminars
Corporate hospitality
PR events
Product launches
Incentive travel
Other
Please specify in the box below
Within which industry sectors do you run events/incentives? (If applicable)
Please select all that apply from all three columns
Finance
FMCG
Other
Pharmaceutical
Professional services
Not Applicable
IT
Automotive
Public sector
Leisure
Please specify in the box below
Are your events:
Please select one only
Which best describes your level of seniority:
Please select one only
Do you work mainly in:
Please select one only
Sales
Marketing
Logistics/Operations/Event Management/Production
Are you involved with overseas events:
Please select one only
Yes my events are predominantly overseas
Yes but most of my events are in the UK
No I do not work overseas
Not applicable
What is your company's annual spend on events:
How many employees are there in your company:
To what extent has your company's work force changed over the last 12 months:
Increased
About the same
Decreased
And how do you expect the company's work force to change in the coming 12 months:
Increase
Stay the same
Decrease
How many years have you worked in the events industry in total:
Please enter in total number of years i.e. 5 years as 5
And how long did you work in the events industry before going freelance/self-employed:
Please enter in total number of years i.e. 5 years as 5
Do you intend to move jobs:
Please note this information along with all information in this survey is totally confidential. At no point is anyone able to link your responses to your identity
Within the next 6 months
6 - 12 mths
1 - 2 years
2 - 3 years
3 - 4 years
4 - 5 years
5 years +
I do not intend to move jobs
Don't know/Not applicable
Please select ALL the reasons for why you left your last company:
Please select all that apply from all three columns
Promotion in new job
Better package
Company culture
Job dissatisfaction
Redundancy
Working relationship with colleagues
Long hours
Career break
Working relationship with management
To join the events industry
Company relocation
Other
No career prospects in last company
Commuting time
This is my first job within the events sector
Please specify in the box below
And which of these was the MAIN reason for why you left your last company:
Please select one only from all three columns
Promotion in new job
Better package
Company culture
Job dissatisfaction
Redundancy
Working relationship with colleagues
Long hours
Career break
Working relationship with management
To join the events industry
Company relocation
Other
No career prospects in last company
Commuting time
Please specify in the box below
Please select ALL the reasons for why you left your last company (to become freelance/self-employed):
Please select all that apply from all three columns
Job dissatisfaction
Redundancy from last company
Working relationship with colleagues
Long hours
Company relocation
Working relationship with management
To join the events industry
For a greater variety of projects
Career break
No career prospects in last company
Flexibility/work-life balance
Commuting time
Earn more money as a freelancer
Company culture
Other
Please specify in the box below
And which of these was the MAIN reason for why you left your last company (to become freelance/self-employed):
Please select one only
Job dissatisfaction
Redundancy from last company
Working relationship with colleagues
Long hours
Company relocation
Working relationship with management
To join the events industry
For a greater variety of projects
Career break
No career prospects in last company
Flexibility/work-life balance
Commuting time
Earn more money as a freelancer
Company culture
Other
Please specify in the box below
How good are the prospects for promotion within your company:
Excellent
Good
Average
Poor
Hopeless
Which of these do you agree with:
My best chances of promotion are to stay with my current company
Promotion means moving to another company in the events industry
Promotion would mean leaving the events industry
Not applicable
Does your company offer training:
Never
Regularly
On an ad hoc basis
Too much
How many training courses have you been on in the past 12 months:
Please select all that you do when looking for a new job:
Please select all that apply
Word of mouth/networking
Twitter
Non-industry online job boards
Recruitment consultant
LinkedIn
Other internet
Contact companies directly
Facebook
Other
Newspapers/trade press
Industry online job boards
Please specify in the box below
And which of these is MOST EFFECTIVE when looking for a new job:
Please select one only
Word of mouth/networking
Twitter
Non-industry online job boards
Recruitment consultant
LinkedIn
Other internet
Contact companies directly
Facebook
Other
Newspapers/trade press
Industry online job boards
Please specify in the box below
How do you get your freelance/self-employed work:
Please select all that apply
Previous contacts
Telesales
Social media
Word of mouth/networking
Through recruitment agencies
Other internet
Direct mail
Newspapers/trade press
Other
Please specify in the box below
In order to produce the most accurate picture of current salaries in the events industry we would be grateful if you would type in your exact salary.
Please write in your current annual salary before any overtime, bonuses or profit share:
Please type in £'s i.e. £15,000 as 15000
Please write in how much you expect to receive as commission or profit share in the next twelve months:
Please type in £'s i.e. £1,000 as 1000
Commission
Bonus
Profit share
Did you receive the bonus/commission that you expected to earn last year:
Yes
No
Not applicable
Do you receive any of the following:
Please select all that apply
Company car
Medical insurance
Company pension contributions
Commission
Share options
Sabbaticals
Flexible working hours
Bonus/profit share
None of these
Please rank the top 3 following benefits in order of importance to you:
(1 being most important, 2 being second most important and 3 being the third most important)
Company car
Medical insurance
Company pension contributions
Commission
Share options
Sabbaticals
Flexible working hours
Bonus/profit share
And which is the least important:
Please select one only, please ensure you haven't selected the option in your top 3
Company car
Medical insurance
Company pension contributions
Commission
Share options
Sabbaticals
Flexible working hours
Bonus/profit share
None of these
Please rank the top 3 which motivate you at work the most.
1 being most important motivator, 2 being second most important and 3 being the third most important.
Money
Promotional prospects
Job title/seniority
Increased responsibility
Creativity of projects
Personal development
Recognition from your peers
Recognition from your boss
Recognition from your clients
Training
Working environment
Variety of projects
Flexible working
Has your salary been reviewed in the last twelve months:
Yes
No
Please type in the approximate percentage salary increase/decrease you received in your
last
review:
Please enter as a whole number i.e. 5% as 5 or -5% as -5, if you received a freeze please type 0.
%
OR
If you cannot calculate your % salary change please type in your previous salary and we will do the calculation for you!
What percentage salary increase/decrease do you expect to receive over the
next
12 months:
Please enter as a whole number i.e. 5% as 5 or -5% as -5, if you expect a freeze please type 0
OR
If you cannot calculate your expected % salary change please type in your expected future salary and then we will do the calculation for you!
If you have had a salary freeze, when do you expect this freeze to be lifted:
Within the next 6 months
6 - 12 mths
1 - 2 years
2 - 3 years
3 years +
Don't know
Not applicable - I have not had a salary freeze
Please write in your current freelance/self-employed daily rate:
Please enter in £'s i.e. £500 as 500
Have you seen any changes in the types of contracts you are being awarded as a freelancer/self-employed:
Yes
No
If so, in what ways:
How does your current average daily rate compare to your daily rate 12 months ago:
Please select one only
Significantly higher than 12 mths ago
Slightly higher than 12 mths ago
Much the same as 12 mths ago
Slightly lower than 12 mths ago
Significantly lower than 12 mths ago
Have the contracts you're awarded increased in size/decreased in size or remained static in the last 12 months:
Increased in size
Remained static
Decreased in size
Is your freelance/self-employed work mainly:
A variety of days for different clients throughout the month
Short to mid-term contracts (1-6 months working every day)
Longer term contracts (6 months or more with one client)
Other
Do you think you are being paid what you are worth:
Yes
No
Not sure
On average how many hours a week do you actually work.
Please write in numerically (i.e. 35):
And on average, how many weeks in a year do you actually work:
Please type in numerically (i.e. 25)
How many days annual holiday do you receive in total (excluding bank holidays):
Please type in numerically i.e. 20
Do you work:
Full-time
Part-time
Not applicable
Do you:
Work from home
Work from the client's office
Work both from home and the client's office
Do you receive:
Overtime payments
Time off in Lieu
Both of these
Neither
Which of the following social media do you personally engage with:
Please select all that apply
And which of these do you use for work purposes:
Please select all that apply
Which of the following do you use social media for:
Please select all that apply
Networking
Keeping up-to-date with the industry
Keeping in touch with former colleagues
Keeping in touch with current colleagues
Industry gossip
Promoting your event
None of these
Does your company have a social media marketing strategy to promote events:
Please select one only
Yes, on a basic level
Yes, at an advanced level
Not really/No
Will your company be involved in any Olympics related events or promotions:
Yes
No
Do you think the Olympics will have any effect on the events that you/your company are involved in:
A positive effect
No effect
A negative effect
If so, why/how:
Where do you see the greatest potential for growth in the events industry over the next 2 years:
Please type in the box below
What are the 3 best things about working in the events industry:
Please type in the box below
FINALLY, what are the 3 worst things about working in the events industry:
Please type in the box below
Would you like to receive a copy of the summary results of this survey:
Yes
No
Would you like to enter the prize draw for a two night break at the Tiara Park Atlantic Hotel in Porto (including breakfast on both mornings, dinner on one night (excluding drinks) and flights).
Terms and conditions
subject to availability, excluding bank holidays, Dinner excludes drinks
Yes
No
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Event, ESP Recruitment and Zing Insights would like to thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.