Attending the information exchange was extremely useful, the chance to look at others work is always inspiring, and finding out information on where I could be going on placement in a few years is motivating.
Talking to Elizabeth Rong a student who interned at Alexander McQueen, I found that her time there was entirely unpaid, and having used the majority of her time tidying the studio she felt that she wasn't actually developing a great deal. Elizabeth spent her mornings mounting information and the rest of the day making sure everyone had what they needed. Although the experience wasn't considered the most useful it was however influential as it will now be on her CV and work in her favour for future jobs.
General advice given was that her organisation seemed to be the thing which impressed them most, keeping all documents in a wallet and presenting them professionally. Suggesting that having a friend to share the experiences with is beneficial because of the amount of pressure you are under as an intern. This placement was found by simply applying when the position was available.
Laura Millward was another student who interned for a valued name within the industry, this was Rankin where she spent time assisting the stylist on photo shoots, she would be called back when needed.
Interning also for River Island as a designer Laura gained more experience and was given the opportunity to work on the Chelsea girl collection. It is also motivating to know that she has the stability of a job at the company ready for when she finishes studying, her work there was partly paid and based in London, however having family contacts helped to get her the placement.
General advice given was that her organisation seemed to be the thing which impressed them most, keeping all documents in a wallet and presenting them professionally. Suggesting that having a friend to share the experiences with is beneficial because of the amount of pressure you are under as an intern. This placement was found by simply applying when the position was available.
Laura Millward was another student who interned for a valued name within the industry, this was Rankin where she spent time assisting the stylist on photo shoots, she would be called back when needed.
Interning also for River Island as a designer Laura gained more experience and was given the opportunity to work on the Chelsea girl collection. It is also motivating to know that she has the stability of a job at the company ready for when she finishes studying, her work there was partly paid and based in London, however having family contacts helped to get her the placement.
Holly Jones is a student who worked as an intern at Topshop and quickly realised that design wasn't the area for her. Moving on to many styling jobs Holly worked alongside award winning stylist Susie Coughtrie as a freelance stylist, thoroughly enjoying the experience. Working on music videos, photo shoots and even being asked to feature as an extra this experience was something I found myself interested in.
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