Professional Practise - What have I been doing for my intern?

I've had a lot of fun interning for a third year. It interests me because it's work that we'll be doing in two years time, so having an insight at this stage is really inspiring. It also has prepared me for what is expected at third year as a communications student.

My intern specialises in styling and that's something I've really been interested in for a while. Getting first hand experience from another, older university student was really exciting and engaging. We had many meetings about what sort of things she would be doing for the rest of her project, all of which interested me. We met quite a few times and I helped her with several things relating to her project. Her photo shoots was the thing that I really enjoyed helping with as she is really good at showing you what's expected when being a stylist and giving art direction.

Professional Practise - How to find an internship/job

(Always engage with Linkedin)

How to set up a new business: creativeskillset.org

Where to upload your portfolio: artsthread, issuu
(Less is more, only showcase best work)

Be sure to pre-interview research -
-Thorough research into the company and for the position you're applying for.
-They always ask, 'who are our competitors?'

Teamwork:
-Be sure to do collaborative projects - FAT (fashion, architecture, textiles)

Places to find jobs:

• fashionworkie.com 
• ukfashionintern.com
• Fashion Heaven
• Industry Journals
• Graduate Job Search

Recruitment consultants:

• http://www.hudsonwalker.com/
• http://www.talismanfashion.com/
• http://www.fashiontherapy.com/
• http://www.freedomrecruit.com/
• http://denza.co.uk/
• http://www.indesignrecruitment.co.uk/
• http://www.fashionheaveninc.com/

Where to stay:

• Generator hostels

Professional Practise - Personal development plan

My plan -