Let's get down to business. These are 3 of the most common questions I get during my one-to-one client sessions.

1. Why are fashion companies rejecting my application?

Don’t take it personally. There might be other reasons why you are not getting selected, and not all of them are about your resume.

Nevertheless, it’s ALWAYS advisable to review your assets:

• Your resume

• Your LinkedIn

• Your cover letter

• etc.
  

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• Resume review by email: 19€ (here)

• Personal Branding session: 49€ (here)

• Webinar: How to polish your fashion resume (27.02 at 11 a.m. in Spanish) 6.99€

2. Should I accept any offer and then try to grow within that company to the role I really want?

My answer would be NO.

You will probably get burnt out in a position you don’t like or that’s beneath your experience, and you will end up quitting that job and in the same situation.

Sometimes the lack of positions in our desired area make us nervous. I know. I have been there.

Think about this:

• A lot of positions are not posted online

• There are more positions to come up in the future (new head counts, people leaving their jobs etc.)

• There might be confidential positions available

Which means:

• Only hiring managers/HR/specialized recruitment agencies would know what they need in the near future

Try:

• Contact people who are working in the company of your dreams on LinkedIn, send them a kind message with your career aspirations, and… who knows? A lot of positions are filled with referrals

• Contact recruitment agencies that work for the fashion industry; they might be looking for someone like you
  

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• Fashion Career Orientation session: 49€ (here)

3. I have experience in other industries, but I want to work in fashion. How can I start?

1. If you want to work in the same role but in fashion (e.g., if you are a Graphic Designer for another industry and want to transition to Fashion)

• Start by crafting a good portfolio

• In your free time, build Fashion-related work that you can add to your portfolio

• Read job descriptions and extract the skills and requirements companies are asking for. Check what you have and what you need to improve

• Make an action plan to acquire the requirements you are missing

• Read/learn/take a course about your role in the industry

• Connect with professionals on LinkedIn with the same title you want to have and ask for advice

• Attend specialized networking events and meet people - a lot of people get the job by referrals, as I mentioned before
  

1. If you want to transition careers

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Let me know in the comments if you have any questions!

Love,