Becoming a Fashion Designer with Téjahn Burnett

Jamaican-Canadian footwear designer Téjahn Burnett has built a successful fashion label from the ground up. Founded in 2018, Téjahn Burnett is a high-end footwear line that has sparked the attention of Elle Magazine, Chatelaine, Marie Claire and more! Specializing in women’s high heel boots and hand-crafted sandals, Téjahn joins us to discuss launching your fashion line, […]

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Is Interning Worth It?

Internships can teach you more than a classroom ever could. Think of an internship like the bridge connecting your education to your career path. An internship is where you sharpen your skills and eliminate your weaknesses before moving into the field of your dreams. Not only that, but interning will look great on a resume […]

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Making a Career of Fashion Journalism

Journalism is one of those areas that will never go out of style! While print may be getting slowly phased out by digital visual content, humans will always turn to written accounts to document and share their stories. Writing is both a great skill to have and an irreplaceable creative outlet. It simultaneously allows you […]

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2021 Job Seeking Year in Review: What We Learned

Stepping into a New Year means that it’s time to reflect on the past one. The job market became particularly competitive in 2021, and there were plenty of lessons to be learned about job hunting along the way. Let’s recap and see how to put this new knowledge to use while searching for jobs in […]

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3 Behind-the-Scenes Fashion Design Jobs

The road to success in fashion is paved with creative risks, and although when we think “fashion design,” the first job that naturally comes to mind is “fashion designer”, there are so many more routes to the same destination. These alternate routes are equally rewarding and can be quite specialized, making use of multiple skills. […]

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5 Things Every Resume Must Have

Work experience, skills list, a professional title – you’ve got all the basics down, but it still feels like your resume is missing something. But, if you have all the usual things in place, what could it possibly be? A resume requires more than just the basics to truly get the attention of the hiring […]

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How to Write a LinkedIn Connection Request

It’s easy to send a LinkedIn connection request with no message, but that makes it just as easy for the person on the other end to decline that request. You’re not showing any interest in them or any reason for them to want to connect with you, and as a result, there’s a good chance […]

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5 Ways to Shake Up Your Career in the New Year

Feeling stagnant at work? Can’t find work at all? The new year is fast approaching, and this is a great time to make some changes in your career journey. Here are five different things you can do to make some changes to your career path in 2022 – maybe they’ll land you a few steps […]

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5 Ways To Maximize Your LinkedIn Presence - Style Nine to Five

5 Ways to Maximize Your LinkedIn Presence

LinkedIn may not be the first social media platform you open when you wake up, but it can certainly help you get you where you want to go in your career. When you begin to be more intentional on LinkedIn about who and how you’re connecting with others, you’ll reap the rewards and get closer to creating a career […]

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6 Career Lessons I’ve Learned as a New Grad - Style Nine to Five

6 Career Lessons Learned as a New Grad

This past year has come with many challenges, especially for a recent graduate ready to start her career. On one hand, it has been at times discouraging and frustrating but on the other, I have learned so many career lessons that I will take with me into the future. As I reflect, I can share them with […]

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