This episode the LCF Graduate Futures team, in collaboration with UAL Careers and Employability, catch-up with LCF Alumni about their careers paths so far. We will explore what life is like after graduation, what skills current students and graduates should look to develop and knowing where to begin your career journey after graduation. We will be joined by Clara Finnigan, Project and Community Manager at If You Could Jobs, Elle Binns Creative Manager at 8th Dial and Jade McSorley Co-Founder of LOANHOOD, who will be sharing their insights about starting your career in the creative industry. 

• Visit LCF Graduate Futures to find out what we do: www.arts.ac.uk/fashion/lcf-student-careers 
• Sign up to LCF MY_Jobs: www.lcf-my-jobs.arts.ac.uk/signin
• Email graduate.futures@fashion.arts.ac.uk for a full audio transcript.

Careers in Fashion: Career Pathways with LCF Alumni

Nina Van Volkinburg interviews MA students at Fashion Business School, London College of Fashion, University Arts London to discover the focus of their final major projects. All Fashion Business School students are required to complete a final major project in their final year, with a focus on fashion business.
 
We are joined by Kiran Ali, Melanie Wijesinghe, and Fernando Cortés Martinez from the Fashion Business School, London College of Fashion, who outline their research capturing an industry in flux. Our discussion focuses on the use of immersive technologies in luxury fashion e-tail, the well-being of the apparel sector’s female garment workers and how clienteling is implemented in the Spanish fashion luxury industry.

LCFMA22: Nina Van Volkinburg in conversation with Fashion Business School graduates

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In this episode, the Graduate Futures Placements Team are joined by guest speakers and LCF students Sam Thelwell, studying BA Fashion Design Technology: Menswear and Yoonsoo Lee, BA Fashion Buying and Merchandising. They will be sharing details about their experiences before and during their placements abroad in Paris and Sweden. If you are interested in doing a placement abroad, as this podcast can inspire your journey. We will explore how to prepare for a placement abroad, the potential challenges and how to manage life outside of work.

• Email graduate.futures@fashion.arts.ac.uk for a full audio transcript.

Careers in Fashion: Placements Abroad

In the first episode of Careers in Fashion: you will hear from London based freelance garment technologist, Zuzanna Mieszek about working life post-graduation and the best strategies for job searching. An LCF Alumna, Zuzanna has worked in UK and internationally, with brands such as Rapha Racing Limited, Mountain Warehouse and Apparel Africa.
 
• Visit LCF Careers to find out what we do: www.arts.ac.uk/fashion/lcf-student-careers
• LCF Careers LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/lcfcareerslinkedin
• LCF Careers Live: http://bit.ly/LCFCareersLive
• Email graduate.futures@fashion.arts.ac.uk for a full audio transcript.

Careers in Fashion: Job Search Strategies with Zuzanna Mieszek

Careers in Fashion: goes backstage at the LCF Careers Fair speaking with Ralph Lauren, Reserved, H&M, Liberty London and The Dune Group about how you can improve your interview technique. Listen to feedback from major brands and students who attended the LCF Careers Fair 2018. 

• Visit LCF Careers to find out what we do: www.arts.ac.uk/fashion/lcf-student-careers
• LCF Careers LinkedIn: bit.ly/lcfcareerslinkedin 
• LCF Careers Live: bit.ly/LCFCareersLive
• Email graduate.futures@fashion.arts.ac.uk for a full audio transcript.

Careers In Fashion - Interview Skills

Hear directly from final year design students currently studying at LCF. Millie, Chloe and Georgia all completed the Diploma in Professional studies placement year, undertaking international work placements. Find out exactly what is involved in the placement year work load, how to manage moving abroad and top tips on the application processes. The information included will be of use to anyone considering undertaking a placement year or short term work experience. 

• Visit LCF Careers to find out what we do: www.arts.ac.uk/fashion/lcf-student-careers
• LCF Careers LinkedIn: bit.ly/lcfcareerslinkedin
• LCF Careers Live: bit.ly/LCFCareersLive
• Email graduate.futures@fashion.arts.ac.uk for a full audio transcript.

Careers in Fashion: Industry Experience

Careers in Fashion goes backstage at the LCF Careers Fair speaking with Harrods, Reiss, Zalando and Kurt Geiger about the value of professional development and steps you can take to improve your skills and stand out from the crowd when applying for work.

• Email graduate.futures@fashion.arts.ac.uk for a full audio transcript.

Careers In Fashion - Professional Development

In this episode we are joined by experienced fashion recruiters Stephanie Finnan and Sacha Milazzo Mercier. We discuss the importance of soft skills and why they matter in the workplace. Career planning whilst at university to ‘get ahead’ and the future of recruitment practices. This is a great listen for students, graduates and alumni exploring their career opportunities! 

• Read about UAL's Creative Attributes Framework: https://www.arts.ac.uk/about-ual/teaching-and-learning-exchange/careers-and-employability/creative-attributes-framework
• Visit LCF Graduate Futures to find out what we do: www.arts.ac.uk/fashion/lcf-student-careers
• Sign up to LCF MY_Jobs: https://lcf-my-jobs.arts.ac.uk/signin
• Email graduate.futures@fashion.arts.ac.uk for a full audio transcript.

Careers in Fashion: Soft skills and career planning with fashion recruiters

London College of Fashion, UAL is a world leading centre for fashion education. Our podcasts are led by LCF students, alumni, academics, researchers and associates, spanning a range of fashion related subjects.

Careers in Fashion: Career Pathways with LCF Alumni

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