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Exploring VF Corporation internships: Insights from the interns

An internship is the first step on a career path, and it is crucial for students and recent graduates to enter the working environment on the right foot. For VF Corporation, it is particularly important that their interns have the best experience possible. Through this interview series, different aspects of the company will be showcased, with...

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Discover Fashion Internships Worldwide with FashionUnited

Are you ready to dive into the vibrant world of fashion? Whether you're looking to gain experience locally or globally, FashionUnited is your go-to platform for finding the perfect internship to kickstart your fashion career. FashionUnited offers thousands of internship opportunities with top fashion companies and designers across the globe....

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LIM College to introduce paid internship policy

In a bid to dismantle workforce barriers for students, New York’s LIM College has introduced a new policy that would require compensation for internships and co-operative work experiences at minimum wage or above. The rule applies to companies offering in-person, remote and hybrid internships and experiences, with the policy to be phased in over...

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How to work in fashion with no experience

Fashion is a trillion-dollar industry and continues to grow around 5.5 percent annually according to reports conducted by McKinsey and Deloitte. Fundamentally a creative industry, working in fashion is never boring and there is also a wide range of career options available. From the more traditional roles such as fashion designer and editor to...

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Fashion Minority Alliance launches internship agency

Fashion Minority Alliance (FMA), the London-based non-profit organisation, has launched an internship agency to go alongside its talent directory platform. The internship agency and the talent directory platform both were created with the aim of making equal opportunities in creative industries for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC)...

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How to intern and study at the same

Many of those looking to work in the fashion industry consider interning to be a must, but how many could intern and study at the same time? Gaining experience through interning will no doubt be impressive on a CV and will also enhance your workplace skills but if you are unable to take time off to intern, why not try completing some essential...

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What are the most common mistakes interns make?

Undertaking an internship or work experience placement provides an opportunity to learn, grow, develop and understand fully the career path you might want to pursue. As an intern in a specific department you are usually thrown in at the deep end with lots of room to flourish and shine but, like every new starter, there is plenty of room to make...

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6 Fashion internships worth applying to

Autumn is a busy season in the fashion industry with fashion weeks, store openings, and companies on the lookout for undergraduates eager to build a career in fashion. According to Fast Company and Forbes, the current undergraduate generation values working for brands that support a social reason such as female empowerment or sustainability....

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How to go from intern to employee - your first job in fashion

Undertaking an Internship seems to be the norm as a stepping stone to a job in so many industries these days. This is undoubtedly the case in the fashion world judging by the number of advertisements for roles and from speaking to graduates applying for their first job. We don’t have to like it but it appears this is the reality. But what...

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Saint Laurent to support new couture training program

London - Luxury fashion house Saint Laurent has partnered up with two leading French fashion schools to develop and support a new couture training program. The new training program, set to last six months, sees Saint Laurent working with the Institut Français de la Mode and the École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, according to...

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Saint Laurent to support new couture training program

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Mind The Gap: Classroom Learning Versus Internship

Internships are compulsory now on graduates’ resumes if they hope to nudge ahead of the competition in a tough job market. The theory is that the experience should provide students with a means to apply what they learn in school to a real world setting. But is there a gap between classroom learning and on-the-job experience? What exactly are...