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WORKSHOPS
   

We offer the following three New York fashion industry workshops as individual sessions or one combined session customized with your selection of topics. We also offer fully customized packages tailored to your specific needs.

1. Exploring a Fashion Career

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Introduction to the New York Fashion Industry

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 Is the Fashion Business For You?
·   Industry Culture
·   Identifying Your Job Category
·   Internship Basics

2. Starting Your Fashion Career

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Overview of the New York Fashion Industry

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Careers in the Fashion Industry

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Develop a Personal Branding Statement

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Résumé and Interview Guidelines

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Creating and Promoting a Portfolio for Designers and Non-Designers Alike

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Job Search Resources

3. Advancing Your Fashion Career

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Networking Your Way to Your Dream Job

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How to Win at Office Politics

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From Getting Fired to Getting Fired Up

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Continuing Education & Workshops

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Organizations, Associations & Councils
APPROACH
We present our nationwide, fashion industry career workshops in the following capacities:

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In high schools, colleges and universities as part of the curriculum or working around existing class schedules to accommodate matriculating students

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At networking functions and other events

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At learning institutions

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For various fashion and career related organizations and associations
AUDIENCE

Our workshops are geared toward the following audiences:

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High school and college level students who are exploring a fashion career

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College level students who want to learn the ins and outs of the fashion industry

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Recent graduates or career changers trying to break into the fashion industry

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Fashion industry executives interested in advancing their careers in the field
WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE
·   Vivid personal accounts of real life work experiences from workshop facilitator
·   Exclusive insider tips not heard anywhere else
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Key information specifically designed to assist in navigating the New York fashion industry market and its competitive intricacies
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Provider of one-on-one career consultations with our managing partner, a 15 year fashion industry veteran
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Managing partner is the author of the soon-to-be released companion book The New York Fashion Industry Survival GuideTM
CREDENTIALS

is the premiere fashion career advisor offering services stemming from her fifteen years experience working in the fashion industry for such luxury design firms as Polo Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs and J.Mendel. Click here for her complete biography.

   

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