Year 3 Work Placement Presentations and Discussions

As the Level 6 students on Fashion Communication with Business had just completed their one year work placements we engaged in a group presentation, activity and discussion drawing on their experiences where we had the opportunity to ask questions for them to answer and for them to give us their advice. Although I’m a first year student, I believe it is important to discuss this and give the idea some thought as my upcoming summer might be an opportunity to delve into these various areas of Fashion Communication to gain experience in before I commit to a few places for a whole year that I may not be as interested in when it comes to it.

Personally, I was curious in how much help we get from the tutors in finding a place, which is what my question was to ask the Level 6 students; their reply is that it’s very independent however if we’re completely struggling they will try their hardest to help us which for me, sounds ideal because getting a job should be independent, I wouldn’t get this help when I graduate so it would be good practice to try this for myself.

The discussion was useful as it gave me an insight into the life of an intern and gave me a different perspective of the different areas I could explore within Fashion Communication when I graduate. Following on from this session, I would like to explore further into PR/communications for a fashion brand or for an event because of how the skills and experience used for these roles relate to what I have briefly explored before. The Level 6 student speaking to us had worked for a company that I had as well so it was exciting to see her perspective on the brand from the area of the company that she worked in compared to me.