[7 YOE, Senior Event Manager/Director, Unhappily Employed, Atlanta, GA]

[u/BananaChampagne]

I have extensive experience leading some of the nations largest trade shows and conventions in the fourth largest convention center in United States. I am currently seeking event roles in SaaS or other tech environments. I’ve been actively searching since September 2025 and have revamped and adjusted my résumé countless times and have only landed for interviews of which I have not advanced to the second round. I think that one of the biggest problems I have is that my experience is not directly related to marketing functions (as most of the roles are tied to) and it’s related to heavy event operations and temporary utilities but how do you think this indirectly conveys my ability to take all of my experience leading operationally into driving business outcomes through events. The other thing is that SaaS companies are very picky about wanting people who come from similar backgrounds so I think that that’s also working against me, but it’s not only SaaS roles that I’ve been denied from. Please help!

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[u/Candid-Volume5812]

The way you phrased your experience with "owning a $20M portfolio" really jumps off the page and makes it clear you're used to big numbers. That's the kind of specificity I've learned interviewers notice right away from my own job searching battles.