What to Consider Before Diving into a Fashion Career - Style Nine to Five

What to Consider Before Diving into a Fashion Career

Glitzy garments, glossy magazines and lavish living aside, fashion is an excellent industry to base your career in with incredible occupational prospects. All things considered, however, there is more to the fashion profession than meets the eye. Before you make that leap into what you believe to be your dream job, it’s worth it to […]

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Remote Jobs - Style Nine to Five

5 Hot Remote Jobs

Remote work has become a more accessible option in the past two years. Moving forward, even as companies head back to the office full time, remote work will continue to be a mainstay for workplaces and workers who need it. It’s an attractive option for many reasons: it cuts down on commute time, allows workers […]

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2022 Workforce Changes - Style Nine to Five

2022 (and Beyond!) Workforce Changes

The workforce is changing despite people’s pleas for a return to normalcy. This is a good thing, though – as businesses open up more, people attempt to move back to their offices and life resumes, we’ll begin to see changes in the workplace that offer only good for employees. Here are four workplace trends that […]

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4 Retail Skills You Can Take to Future Jobs - Style Nine to Five

4 Retail Skills You Can Take to Future Jobs

In between jobs right now? Don’t have all the skills you’d like? Consider working retail. Stocking shelves and customer service may not be what you studied in university or what you want to end up doing in the long term, but retail can be a lucrative and beneficial path, especially for those who want to […]

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5 Ways to Develop Fashion Knowledge and Skills Free of Charge - Style Nine to Five

5 Ways to Develop Fashion Knowledge and Skills Free of Charge

Learning is a lifelong activity, but going to fashion school to be taught everything you want to know, or to update your knowledge gets really expensive really quickly. Thankfully, there are so many ways to assimilate new information that is readily available and won’t cost you a dime! Yes, you read that right; here are […]

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5 Executive Level Interview Questions and How to Prep - Style Nine to Five

5 Executive Level Interview Questions and How to Prep

Executive-level interviews are the biggest job interviews you could possibly have. It’s not as daunting as it sounds, though – if you’ve got years of leadership experience and plenty of industry knowledge to back up your skills, it can go over smoothly. As with any job interview, catalog your own experiences, learn everything you can […]

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4 Career Lessons to Learn from Gen Z

Gen Z is now the group that’ll be implementing changes in the workforce for years to come. You may not have seen any big shifts yet, but there are definite work trends popping up that Gen Z is behind. Despite being the youngest and least-experienced group of people in the workforce, they have plenty of […]

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Essential Fashion Industry Skills for 2022

It’s 2022 and an industrial revolution is upon us! Now more than ever, sustainability issues and a surge in remote work arrangements triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic have reshaped how fashion professionals operate. Succeeding through these changes means sharpening up on existing skills and embracing new ones. Here are some core skills that will be […]

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What To Do If Your New Job Isn’t What You Expected - Style Nine to Five

What To Do If Your New Job Isn’t What You Expected

Feeling burnt out because your new job wasn’t what you applied for? Maybe you were excited about all the responsibilities the job posting listed, but now that you’ve got the position, you aren’t being entrusted with any of them. Or maybe they either underestimated or overestimated the qualifications that were required to do this job. […]

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The Right Way to Include Soft Skills in Your Application

Some sources say cut soft skills from your applications completely, others say to include them. It’s all very confusing – what do hiring managers actually want to see? Well, soft skills aren’t completely useless. Plenty of jobs want to see evidence that you’re capable of certain soft skills, and some may even have them listed […]

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