Getting into fashion marketing can feel like a Catch-22: You need fashion marketing experience to get a fashion marketing job, but how do you get that experience if no one will give you the opportunity? As a fashion industry recruiter, this is a challenge that Style Nine to Five Founder, Christie Lohr, sees often. The […]
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We’re going behind the scenes into Style Nine to Five’s Office Hours, where Founder, Christie Lohr, meets with fashion job seekers to answer their real-life questions. Today we’re talking all about how to land a fashion job when your experience comes from other industries. Let’s dig in for Christie’s advice on how to make a […]
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It might not be the glamorous fashion office job you envisioned, but working retail is often the first step in a successful fashion career—and it’s one of the best ways to build essential industry skills. Whether you’re aiming for a career in buying, merchandising, PR, or brand management, the sales floor is where many fashion […]
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Our societal and educational model has us deciding what we want to do for the rest of our life at such a young age. We pick a University major as young as our teen years and spend years honing the specific skills for that industry or occupation. The fact is though that people change— our […]
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The Devil Wears Prada put it best, “A million girls would kill for that job.” The fashion industry is one of the most difficult industries to break into, because to paraphrase Meryl Streep’s character from the iconic fashion film, “Don’t be ridiculous, everybody wants to be us.” Fashion is glamorous, creative, exciting and seemingly everyone […]
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If there’s one type of job everyone should do at least once in their life, it’s a customer service job. There are loads of skill-building opportunities, which is why so many people work in retail, sales, hospitality, or support at some point in their career. No matter what job you go into next it’s pretty […]
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Being a parent is one of the hardest jobs out there. When you’re re-entering the workforce after taking a parental leave, you shouldn’t be shamed or miss out on job opportunities with employers who don’t see that you’ve spent your time away from your career working so hard. This means making edits to your resume […]
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Rejection is hard, but we’ve all been there! If you’ve been turned down by a few companies, it’s important that you pinpoint the reasons so you can improve on your interview skills. When you’re told that they’re going in another direction, it’s so valuable to follow-up with the interviewer to thank them for the opportunity […]
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Are you switching fields or just getting into the workforce and have limited experience? The interview process can be daunting because how do you pull from experience when you don’t have any? Fortunately, plenty of skills are transferable, and even when working in another industry, you most likely have acquired some of the skills employers […]
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Getting your break in the fashion industry is not always as easy as it may seem, and it may feel especially difficult when you don’t have any formal education or training in fashion to fill the requirements of your dream job and compete against graduates. Being a corporate escapee myself, when I took the leap […]
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