Jobs

Fashion job agencies

Fashion & Retail Personnel

Fashion & Retail Personnel recruit for fashion jobs throughout the UK and across the globe. Recruiters for a number of blue chip retail multiples and numerous fashion brands, fashion suppliers, fashion manfacturers and fashion designers.

Fashion Monitor is the leading provider of contacts, news and events within the fashion industry and job search. There’s fashion and beauty media, fashion and beauty brands, fashion and beauty prs, creative agencies.

Drapersjobs.com Simple, online website with hundreds of fashion jobs in the South, and all over UK, covering most aspects of the industry including design, production, wholesale and retail. Whether you are just starting your career or an experienced fashion professional, they will have a range of jobs to suit. Simple site to use for those seeking fashion related jobs and those employing. Featured recruiters, careers advice, CV help and mobile site.

Retail Week drapers.com jobs are in association with Retail Week

Retail Jeweller drapers.com jobs are in association with Retail Jeweller

Henry Fox Recruitment Specialists recruitment agency for fashion services in London , and selected regions including Sussex.

Quest Search & Selection Established recruitment agency within the retail and FMCG sector, having a presence in most fields of fashion commerce.

Freedom Recruitment International and national recruitment agency covering some of the most prestigious brands worldwide.

Jobs Retail co uk 1000′s of jobs on Jobsretail.co.uk the retail jobs specialist job portal.

Interns Abroad Website for students seeking internships abroad

*Fashion Sussex cannot be held responsible for the content of third party websites.

Students can start building a professional portfolio on LinkedIn when in their final fashion year, or before, using this professional medium for job hunting and professional contacts ensuring profiles are kept up to date.

The use of free social media sites such as LinkedIn with dedicated online recruitment pages have grown dramatically over the past 2 years. www.linkedin.com This use of online social media is overtaking previous ways of traditional methods of recruitment offering dedicated job pages, help and advice, searching by regions and job product.

Internships, Work Experience, Mentoring

Recent new Government initiatives propose asking for CVs without the name or the school details of candidates in order to remove the risk of discrimination during the application process along with updated proposals outlining work experience, internships and mentoring.

Businesses can sign up to -

support communities and schools to raise aspirations through, for example, reading and mentoring schemes or encouraging their staff to go out to schools and inspire pupils about their careers;
open opportunities up to all young people by advertising their work experience places through schools, online and in other public forums, rather than just giving places to informal contacts;
make access to internships open and transparent, with financial support such as providing expenses or accommodation, or by treating the internship as a job that can be paid under national minimum wage law; and,
recruit fairly and without discrimination, using application forms that don’t allow candidates to be screened out because they went to the wrong school or come from a different ethnic group (including through using “name-blank” and “school-blank” applications where appropriate).

Several Sussex colleges and universities have dedicated departments searching for employers to recruit students.

If your firm could accommodate a student for a week, two weeks, four weeks or a longer period of time, then consider contacting the appropriate departments. Even if your firm is small, a one-to-one basis working experience is as fruitful experience for both concerned.

Student Employment Co-Ordinators for Creative Industries Contact details

Sussex Downs College – Call 0845 2302007 / 01323637637

City College Brighton & Hove – Call Jean Travis on 01273 667788 / mob 07595 279922 / email jt@ccb.ac.uk

Brighton & Hove University – Call 01273 642855

Apprenticeships

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City College Brighton & Hove offer apprenticeship placements by employers for those students aged between 16 – 24 years of age.

If you feel your fashion or related creative firm could participate in this scheme, contact City College Brighton & Hove Apprenticeship Co-ordinator on 01273 667788 x 303 or visit the website. City College offer a full back up service and support for the employer.

Universities

University of Brighton- Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Arts, Faculty Office, University of Brighton, Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 0JY

Courses available:

· BA (Hons) Fashion Design with Professional Experience (Four year course with sandwich year)

· BA (Hons) Textile Design for Fashion with Professional Experience (Four year course with sandwich year)

· MDes Fashion with Business Studies (Undergraduate Masters) (Four year course with one term in industry)

· MDes Textiles with Business Studies (Undergraduate Masters) (Four year course with one term in industry)
The University of Brighton has produced talented artists and designers to follow in the footsteps of past graduates including the legendary Biba designer Barbara Hulanicki, Julien MacDonald – voted British Designer of the Year 2001 – and Gresham Blake, Brighton’s modish tailor to the stars.

More recently, University of Brighton graduates have established a range of new, innovative companies, including the cutting edge lingerie brand Ophelia Fancy and the ethical recycling fashion label Goodone. Two printed textile design graduates have created the fashion label Draw in Light and a woven textile design graduate is developing the textile consultancy Dash and Miller, specialising in the design and production of woven fabrics for the fashion and interior industries.

Many University of Brighton graduates go on to have successful careers in the fashion and textile industry, both in the UK and overseas, in addition to those who start their own businesses.

Local businesses are tapping into this wealth of talent in design, fashion and arts through our internship scheme, which involves students and graduates working with local companies and enterprises.

Employers can benefit from offering an internship. Contact Hilary Miller, The Industrial Liaison Manager, School of Architecture & Design, The Department of Fashion & Textiles – Work Placement Programme & Industrial Liason Manager. Call Hilary on 01273 643969 or email H.Miller@bton.ac.uk

Or contact Katherine Hope, Internships Officer at the University of Brighton Careers Centre on 01273 642855, emailcareers@brighton.ac.uk or go online atwww.brighton.ac.uk/careers/employers

Colleges

Northbrook College - Department of Art, Design and Media

The University Centre Worthing at West Durrington, Littlehampton Road, Worthing BN12 6NU

Courses available:

· BA (Hons) Fashion Design (Three year Honours Degree Course)

· BA (Hons) Textile Design (Three year Honours Degree Course)

· BA (Hons) Fashion Media & Promotion (Three year Honours Degree Course)

· BTEC Art and Design ( one and two sixth form courses)

· BTEC Graphic Design ( one and two sixth form courses)

· BTEC Fashion and Textiles ( one and two sixth form courses)

Courses are validated by The University of Brighton

Northbrook College has one of the largest and longest established Art and Design departments in the south, offering education at both university level and sixth form level. It was formed from the former West Sussex College of Art and Design (founded in 1912). The Art and Design courses are now based at the University Centre Worthing at West Durrington, where the campus is shared with students of performing arts.

Contact telephone 0845 155 6060 email enquiries@nbcol.ac.uk http://www.northbrook.ac.uk

Sussex Coast College - Art Media and Design

Sussex Coast College Hastings, Station Approach, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1BA

Courses available:

· Foundation Degree – Fashion Design ( 2year course)

Contact 01424 442222 email studentadvisers@sussexcoast.ac.uk http://www.sussexcoast.ac.uk

City College Brighton & Hove – Art & Design

City College Brighton & Hove Pelham Street Brighton BN1 4FA

· Pattern Cutting Introductory (September 2011)

· Pattern Cutting Intermediate (January 2012)

Contact Course Information 01273 667759 email info@ccb.ac.uk

CV Tips

Sell yourself! You will be competing with lots of others
Make sure your CV is relevant to the position you are applying for
Start with your contact details and follow by education and qualifications
Then follow with your work experience with the most recent at the top
Follow on with any personal information
Finally references

Avoid coloured paper which is difficult to scan and upload onto a database
Keep it to 2 pages maximum – only go onto a 3rd page if really necessary for additional relevant information
Ensure that the content is factual and accurate
Know what you have included before an inteview by re-reading beforehand
Profile briefs – Keep your personal profile brief and relevant to the position you are applying for. Profiles are very common on CVs nowadays – generally not given that much weight
Have 1 CV for each position you apply for – it should be specifically tailor-made for that role
Write it in the 1st person, not the 3rd – this is your CV about you
Make sure you get the permission of anyone you are including as a referee
Ensure that referees are your previous employers and remember to include their contact details

Each CV should be accompanied by a covering letter, which should be written specifically for the position you are applying for.
When writing your CV and letter always try to think what the employer will want to know and what they will be looking for from you in relation to the role.

Preparing for an Interview

Check you have read the job advertisement and description if sent before the interview and ensure you meet the requirements detailed and have a positive answer for any areas you do not fully meet.
Research the company online website, it’s products, services, staff, culture, clients and competitors.
Ensure you know the correct name and position in the company of your interviewer.
Read carefully what procedures the company are going to use for the interview; some companies have one-to-one interviews, others panels or assessment centres.
Make sure you know where you are travelling to for the interview and plan the route and estimate time it will take.
Copy your CV and any additional documents reuqested and have to hand.
Dress appropriately checking the culture of the office too – wear smart attire and ensure your shoes are shiny and well kept.
Read over your CV and make sure you know what you have written.
Focus on positive achievements when asked questions.
Do not speak over your interviewer or interrupt and give a strong handshake when arrival.
Prepare answers for any more negative aspects that you believe may be asked.
Prepare your questions in advance, about the company ethos, department roles in the future years, challenges in this role in the future?
Do not ask what the salary and benefits benefits will be initially.
If the interviewer has not explained, then ask what the follow up procedure will be.

After the interview
If there are points that you felt were not entirely well answered and on reflection could have answered a question in a better way or failed to get an important point across, follow through with a letter thanking the interviewer for their time and reiterate your suitability for the post.

Successful
Ensure you have the job offer in writing before resigning a current post.

Unsuccessful
If you are unsuccessful in your interview, it is worth asking for feedback. Interviewers and their supporting departments are very busy but most medium and larger sized businesses now have post interview feedback options.

Interviewing Candidates

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