My Placement Journal

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INTRODUCTION

FOR THE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING MODULE, WE WERE ASKED TO CARRY OUT A 152 HOUR PLACEMENT IN AN AREA OF THE INDUSTRY THAT INTERESTS US THE MOST, HELPING US GAIN AN AWARENESS OF OUR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, FUTURE DIRECTION AND CAREER PLANNING WITHIN THE FASHION INDUSTRY. THIS MODUEL WILL EQUIP US WITH SKILLS NEEDED FOR WHEN WE FINISH THRID YEAR AND BEGIN OUR CAREERS IN 2023! THROUGHOUT THE MODUEL WE WERE ASKED TO KEEP A REFLECTIVE JOURNAL TO INCLUDE SKILLS SUCH AS: CV WRITING, OUR ONLINE PROFILES, COVER LETTERS AND ALSO OUR INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES. THIS MOUDEL WAS SUPPORTED BY OUR INDUSTRY LEADER JENNIFER HODGSON, WHO HAS BEEN AN ENORMOUS HELP IN REFINING OUR SKILLS AND GIVING US HER WISDOM FOR WHEN WE TAKE OUR FIRST STEPS INTO INDUSTRY. THE AIM OF THE MODULE IS TO DEVELOP A CRITICAL AWARENESS OF OUR DEVELOPMENT IN RELATION TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. WE WILL DEVELOP NEW SKILLS AND ATTITUDES FIRST INTRODUCE IN OUR COURSE OF STUDY WITHIN A PROFESSIONAL WORK ENVIRONMENT AND TO REFLECT OUR FUTURE DIRECTION IN TO THE INDUSTRY.

DILIGENT FASHION MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION HONOURS STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER WITH A CREATIVE FLAIR FOR DESIGN AND A PASSION FOR DISCOVERING NEW WAYS FORWARD IN THE MODERN FASHION LANDSCAPE. I

AM AN ORGANISED INDIVIDUAL WITH AN ENTHUSIASM FOR CONCEPT CREATION, SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT AND EVENT MANAGEMENT. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN EXTREMELY DRIVEN BY THE VISION OF THE FINAL RESULT AND STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE WHEN IT COME TO MY WORK, AIMING TO ACHIEVE A PROFESSIONAL OUTCOME ALWAYS. HAVING BEEN BROUGHT UP IN THE LAKE DISTRICT, SURROUNDED BY HORSES, I HAVE LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION. NOT BEING AFRAID TO GET MY HANDS DIRTY, I ALWAYS ADAPT TO ANY JOB GIVEN AND LOVE TO TAKE ON NEW CHALLENGES.

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BEFORE I STARTED TO APLLY OR EVEN LOOK FOR A PLACEMENT I MADE US THAT ALL MY SOCAIL ACCOUNTS WER UP TO DATE AND DISPLAYED MY BES WORK TO INDUSTRY. SOCIALS ARE ON OF THE BEST WAYS TO SHOW INDUSTR YOUR WORK. ITS A FREE UP TO DAT PORTFOLIO WHCIH CAN BE SHARE EASILY THROUGH A QR CODE WHIC YOU CAN ATTACH TO ANY DOCUMEN

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LINKED IN IS ALL ABOUT CONNECTING AND INTERACTING WITH POSTS WITH OTHERS IN INDUSTRY. YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY COULD COME FROM! IVE USED THE MOST OF LINKED IN LEARNING, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF GAINING AS MANY CERTIFICATES AS POSSIBLE IN ROLES AND SUBJECTSWHICH INTEREST ME AND HELPS ME STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD WITH THE INITIATIVE TO LEARN SKILLS IN MY OWN TIME.

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FOR MY FIRST CV THIS WAS A BASIC OUTLINE OF WHAT I NEEDED TO INCLUDE. HOWEVER, I BELIEVED IT WAS QUIET BORING AND NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS TO VIEW MY SOCIAL PORTFOLIOS. WHEN TALKING TO OUR INDUSTRY MENTOR FOR THE PROJECT SHE COMMENTED ON HOW IT WAS A GOOD SOLID CV HOWEVER, I COULD INCLUDE A WEBSITE LINK TO A PORTFOLIO WEBSITE. THIS WOULD MEAN ID HAVE TO BUY A DOMANE NAME AND INVOLVE WEBSITE DESIGN.

FIRST COVER LETTER I WANTED TO ENSURE THAT MY CV AND COVER LETTER WERE LINKED TOGETHER AND YOU COULD CLEARLY SEE HOW THE TWO WERE TOGETHER. INCLUDING KEY CONTACT DETAILS AT THE TOP, HOWEVER THESE LINKS WEREN’T ACTIVE MEANING THAT THEY COULDN’T BE EASILY ACCESSED BY THE EMPLOYER. I ADDED A SIGNATURE AT THE BOOTOM AS I BELIEVED IT BROUGHT A HUMAN TOUCH TO A DIGITAL COVER LETTER AND ALLOWED MY PERSONALITY TO SHOW THROUGH.

WORK CLEVER DIGITAL CV

FOR MY WCD CV I WANTED TO AIM IT MORE TOWARDS THE COMPANY TO SHOW INITIATIVE AND HOPEFULLY BE MMORE SUCCESSFUL IM MY APPLICATION PROCESS. I INCORPORATED THEIR COLOUR THEME AND ENSURED MY CV WAS UP TO DATE AS A WHOLE, INCLUDING A QR CODE FOR EASY ACCESS TO MY SOCIAL PORTFOLIOS. HAVING LITTLE TO NO EXPERIENCE IN THE INDUSTRY I DECIED TO INCLUDE WHY THEY SHOULD CHOSE ME AND WHY I CHOSE THEM. LOOKING BACK THIS CV SEEMS MORE LIKE A COVER LETTER THAN A CV.

FINAL CV

G N I H C T A C E MORE EY THIS IS MY FINAL CV. IT INCORPORATES MORE OF MY PERSONALITY AND MAINTAINS THE SAME FORMAT FROM THE FIRST CV. HOWEVER, THIS TIME I HAVE ADDED MY SOCIAL QR CODE AND HAVE ADAPTED MY EXPERIENCE TO SEEM MORE APPEALING TO INDUSTRY. I HAVE PLACED MY INDUSTRY MENTORS AT THE TOP AS I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT MAKES ME STAND OUT FROM OTHERS APPLYING.

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FOR MY PLACEMENT I WAS OPEN TO ALL OPPORTUNITIES AS I DIDN’T KNOW WHICH DIRECTION, I WANTED TO GO IN YET. I KNEW MY KEY STRENGTHS WERE IN THE CREATIVE SIDE RATHER THAN THE BUSINESS / MARKETING SIDE OF THE INDUSTRY. I ASLO HAD A STRONG CREATIVE PORTFOLIO TO SHOW INDUSTRY AND BELIEVED THAT THIS WOULD HELP ME SECURE A PLACEMENT.

LOOKING FOR MY PLACEMENT ...

DESPITE MY CREATIVE SKILLS I HAD AN INKLING THAT I WANTED TO EXPLORE THE EVENT MANAGEMENT SIDE OF THE INDUSTRYAS I HADVOLUNTEERED PREVIOUSLY AT LOCAL EQUINE EVENTS HELPING ORGANISING AND RUNNING COMPETITIONS.

THIS PROCESS WAS USED TO APLLY FOR A GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERNSHIP AT BEAU MONDE MEDIA. HERE YOU CAN SEE HOW MY THOUGHT PROCESS WORKS WHEN APPLYING. I INCLUDE WHAT THEY NEED E.G COVER LETTER AND WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE IN THE COVER LETTER. IVE ALSO INCLUDED SKILLS DESIRED AND IVE ALSO GONE ON THEIT WEBSITE AND SOCIALS TO PUT IN KEY PHRASES THAT WILL STAND OUT TO THEM AS THEY ARE ALREADY INCORPORATED INTO THE COMPANIES BRAND IDENTITY, IN THIS CASE ITS TRAVELING IN NICHE MARKETS.

MY STEPS FOR APPLYING FOR A PLACEMENT

INTERVIEW

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AS PART OF US LAUNCHING INTO INDUSTRY JENIFER HODGSON CONDUCTED MOCK INTERVIEWS WHICH HELPED GUIDE US AND OFFER AN INSIGHT IN TO WHAT AN INTERVIEW LOOKS FOR IN THE INTERVIEWEES ANSWERS. JENIFFER THEN CONTINUED ONASKING QUESTIONS INTO WHAT FIELD IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY I WAS INTERESTED IN AND HIGHLIGHTED KEY CAREERS WHICH SUITED MY CREATIVE SKILL SET E.G CONTENT CREATOR. HOWEVER, I WAS STILL OPEN TO JUST EXPLORING THE INDUSTRY AND SEE WHAT DIFFERENT JOBS WERE OUT THERE.

THE INDUSTRY HAS MANY DIFFERENT JOB ROLES. I KNEW THE POSSIBILITIES WHERE ENDLESS SO I CONDUCTED FURTHER RESEARCH IN TO JOB ROLES IN THE INDUSTRY. B U Y I N G THEY ARE OFTEN RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING AND DEVELOPING THE RANGE OF PRODUCTS STOCKED FOR THE BRAND. THE

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ANALYSE TRENDS AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR. I KNEW THIS ROLE WAS A LESS CREATIVE ROLE THAT WOULD ENTAIL THINGS SUCH AS SWOT ANALYSIS AND FASHION FORECASTING. D E S I G N WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE PRODUCT TEAM ANALYSING TRENDS THAT WILL INFLUENCE THE SEASONS DESIGNS. THIS ROLE IS MORE OF THE CREATIVE SIDE OF FASHION FORECASTING WHERE I KNEW ID NEED A STRONG PORTFOLOI REFLECTING MY STYLE AND HOW IT WOULD FIT WITH THE BRAND I WOULD BE APPLYING FOR. M E R C H A N D I S I N G THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH THE BUYERS TO PLAN AND MANAGE BUDGETS AND PREDICT SALES AND PROFITS. THIS ROLE IS DEFINITELY MORE OF AN ANALYTICAL ROLE THAN A CREATIVE ONE.

U D I O CAN VARY FROM STYLISTS, HER TO DIRECTORS. THIS EFINITELY MORE CREATIVE DUTY IS TO ENSURE THAT UCTS ARE AS APPEALING AUDIENCE AS POSSIBLE.

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WHEN LOOKING FOR MY PLACEMENT I HAD NO SET IDEA OF WHERE I WANTED TO GO IN MIND. THIS WAS HARD FOR ME AS THERE WAS NOT ONE SET WAY TO GO ABOUT LOOKING / APPLYING FOR A PLACEMENT. I BEGAN CONTACTING BRANDS IN LINKEDIN AND TRIED LOOKING FOR EMAILS TO SEND MY CV AN PORTFOLIO TO, HOWEVER THIS PROVED MORE DIFFICULT THAN I IMAGINED AND

CONTINUING MY SEARCH

I GOT LITTLE RESPONSES BACK WHICH BEGAN TO INFURIATE ME AND REALISED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR COMPANIES TO RESPOND TO MESSAGES EVEN IF IT IS REJECTION. AFTER WHAT SEENED LIKE GOING AROUND IN A VIOUS CYCLE OF APPLYING AND NOT HEARING BACK I WAS CONTACTED BY MY COURSE LEADER,TRACY HALL WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ALONG SIDE THE STUDIO 204 TEAM TO LAUNCH THE NEW COURSE INTO INDUSTRY.

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FINDING MY PLACEMEN

I WAS APPREHENSIVE FIRST AT ACCEPTING THE STUDIO 204 OFFER AS I FELT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HAD SOMETHING THAT I WAS MISSING OUT ON MY CV OR ON MY CREATIVE PORTFOLIO, HOWEVER ONCE I WAS GIVEN THE BRIEF OF WHAT MY PLACEMENT ENSUED, I WAS FULLY ON BOARD. IT SEEMED LIKE THE PERFECT PLACE FOR ME AT THAT, MOMENT IN TIME AND THE PLACEMENT WOULD ALLOW ME TO STRENGTHEN AND SHOWCASE MY CREATIVE SKILLS TO MY PEERS AND INDUSTRY.

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WORKING IN A FAMILIAR ENVIRONMENT FOR MY FIRST PLACEMENT WAS IDEAL AS I KNEW THE PREVIOUS COURSE AND THE INCENTIVE DRIVING THE NEW COURSE WAS CLOSELY RELATED TO THE CURRENT COURSE I WAS STUDYING. I ASLO KNEW IT WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL AND SUTING FOR ME TO INTERN WITH A SMALLER TEAM RATHER THAN A LARGER ONE AT A LARGER COMPANY AS I MIGHT HAVE FALLENTHROUGHTHE CRACKS.THE STUDIO 204 PLACEMENT WOULD PROVIDE ME WITH MORE RESPONSIBILITY BUT ALSO MORE SUPPORT.

SKILLS I HAVE GOING INTO THE INDUSTRY

• GOING IN TO MY PLACEMENT THESE ARE THE SKILLS I HAVE • • KNOWLEDGE OF THE ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE, HARNESSING THE POWER OF TOOLS SUCH AS PHOTOSHOP AND ILLUSTRATOR TO BRING CUTTING EDGETECHNIQUES TO OUR DESIGN OUTPUT. • • I CAN EFFECTIVELY PROJECT MANAGE MY OWN PROJECT, OWNING PROJECTS FROM IDEATION AND PLANNING RIGHT THROUGH TO EXECUTION AND REVIEW • • A STRONG SENSE OF CREATIVE

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DIRECTION AND CREATIVE INITIATIVE ALLOWING MYSELF TO FULFIL OUTCOMES IN THE MOST CREATIVE WAY POSSIBLE. • • A CONCEPTUAL CREATIVE MINDSET WHICH HELPS ME STAND OUT, WHICH IS BENEFICIAL FOR LAUNCHING THE NEW COURSE INTO INDUSTRY • • ABILITY TO PROBLEM SOLVE AND ADAPT TO A CHANGING TARGET. SOMETHING WHICH ID NEED TO INCORPORATE IN TO MY INDUSTRY FINALY OUTCOME TO ENSURE THE OUTCOME IS AS UP TO DATE AS POSSIBLE FOR LAUNCH NIGHT. •

THE FASHION MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION LEADER, TRACY HALL, APPROACHED ME An OFFERED MYSELF A PLACEMENT, HELPING LAUNCH THE NEW FASHION COMMUNICATION COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER. I KNEW THIS PLACEMENT WOULD BE IDEAL AS GOING IN TO THIS PROJECT, I WAS ANXIOUS ABOUT GOING IN TO A BIG COMPANY AND GETTING LOST IN THE HUSSLE AND BUSSLE OF IT ALL AND LOSING MY CREATIVE CONFIDENCE. JOINING THE STUDIO 204 TEAM ALLOWED ME TO SHOWCASE MY SKILLS TO A SMALLER TEAM AND BUILD UP CONFIDENCE FOR WHEN IM READY TO STEP INTO INDUSTRY AT THE END OF MY TIME AT UNIVERSITY. TRACY GAVE ME THE ROLE OF CREATIVE THE PROSPECTUS FOR THE NEW INDUSTRY LEAD COURSE. ALLOWING ME TO HAVE A BIG RESPONSIBILITY REALY LET ME PLAY TO MY STRENGTHS AS A CREATIVE, AS I DESIGN IN A CONCEPTUAL WAY AND THIS WAS TRACYS VISION FOR THE NEW COURSE.

PLACEMENT OVERVIEW

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TO BEGIN OUR INDUSTRY JOURNEY AT STUDIO 204.

THE COURSE IS INNOVATIVE FOR ITS TIME AND HAS ADAPTED TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF A POST-COVID FASHION INDUSRTY.THIS COURSE IS DELIVERED IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT MIRRORS THE CONTEMPORARY FASHION COMMUNICATION MARKETING INDUSTRY FOR SOCIAL MEDIA. STUDENTS WILL BECOME AN INTERN, WORKING ALONGSIDE AND BEING MENTORED BY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND WILL DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND SKILLS REQUIRED TO ENTER DIRECTLY INTO ANY AREA OF FASHION COMMUNICATION MARKETING JOB MARKET. TRACY AND THE TEAM MADE CLEAR THE DIRECTION YOUR WHERE HEADING IN AND THE KEY AREAS THAT NEEDED TO BE HIGHLIGHTED AS THE KSP OF THE COURSE. E.G INDUSTRY MENTORS. WHAT HELPED IS THE EXCITMENT AROUND THE LAUNCH AND THE STRONG FOUNDATIONS THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN BUILT. MY ROLE WAS TO CONTINUE AND FOCUS ON PROMOTING AND GAINING EXPRSURE FOR THE COURSE AND INFORMING FUTURE APPLICANTS OF WHAT OPPERTUNITES THEY WILL GAIN. WE WERE MADE AWARE OF THE BRANDING PACK FOR THE MODUEL AND INFORM OF THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING CLEAR AND CONCISE BRANDING THROUGHOUT .

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BY THE FM USING THE BOOKLET AS MY DESIGN GUIDE. I SET OFF RESEARCHING ON INSTAGRAM. LOOKING AT TOP CREATIVE UNIVERSITIES SUCH AS RAVENSBOURNE AND CENTRAL SAINT MARTIN’S 1 GRANARY MAGAZINE AND PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN. ONE THING DISCUSSED IN THE MEETING WAS ABOUT HOW WE NEEDED TO INCLUDE MORE COMMERCIAL IMAGERY INSTEAD OF COLLATING A BOOK FULL OF THE STUDENTS MORE CONCEPTUAL WORK AS THIS MAY LEAD TO ASPIRING STUDENTS BEING PUT OFF AT THE LEVEL OF WORK EXPECTED OF THEM. ONE THING I FOUND THAT THROUGH 1 GRANARY WAS HOW THEY KEPT A CLEAR AND CONCISE COLOUR SCHEME AND BRANDING THROUGHOUT AND THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING I WOULD AIM FOR WHEN CHOOSING THE IMAGERY TO GO IN TO THE PROSPECTUS.

AFTER THE RESEARCH STAGE I BEGAN USING MY SKILLS ON INDESIGN TO DECIDE ON FACTORS SUCH AS THE PAGE SHAPE AND OVERALL LAYOUT OF THE BOOK. THEN USING THE BRANDING BOOK AS MY GUIDE, I BEGAN USING MY SKILLS ON ILLUSTRATOR TO DESIGN THE TYPOGRAPHY FOR THE MAIN PAGES. E.G MODUEL PAGE BREAKERS. AFTER DISCUSSING AND SHOWING TRACY THE ROUGH OUTLINE, WE DECIDED THAT SHE ENJOYED THE BLACK AND WHITE THEME WITH A BURST OF EITHER THE BRANDED ORANGE OR PINK. SHE ALSO COMMENTED THAT THE PROSPECTUS SHOULD BE PROGRESSIVE THROUGH ITS IMAGERY AND SHOULD SHOW A NARRATIVE OF COLLATED WORK GATHERED FROM ALL YEARS.

SINCE THE COURSE WAS INDUSTRY LEAD IT WAS KEY TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS HIGHLIGHTED I THE BOOK AND WOULD BE THE MAIN ASPECT THAT WOULD GET POTENTIAL STUDENTS INTERESTED RESULTING IN HIGHER NUMBERS ON OPEN DAYS BUT ALSO APPLYING FOR THE COURSE. I MADE SURE TO INCLUDE EACH INDUSTRY MENTOR PROFILE IN EACH MODUEL SECTION. INCLUDED IN THE PROFILE WAS ABOUT THEM AND WHAT THEIR ROLE ON THE COURSE WOULD ENTAIL FOR FUTURE STUDENTS. THIS THEN CORRESPONDED WITH THE INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED WITH THE INDUSTRY MENTORS ON STUDIO 204 YOUTUBE PAGE.

PLACEMENT TASKS

WHAT I LEARNT FROM MY PLACEMENT

MY PLACEMENT HAS OFFERED MY A VITAL INSIGHT IN TO THE INDUSTRY AND HAS ALLOWED ME TO GROW CREATIVELY WITH A SUPPORTED TEAM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VITAL STEP FOR ME ON MY CAREER JOURNEY AS BEFORE STARTING THIS MODULE I FELT LIKE I DIDN’T HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO STEP INTO IN INDUSTRY IN A COMPLETELY NEW ENVIRONMENT. THIS OPPORTUNITY AT STUIDO 204 HAS ALLOWED ME TO POLISH MY SKILLS BUT ALSO LEARN NEW ONES IN PROGRAMS SUCH AS ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR. ALSO HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK REMOTELY WAS IDEAL FOR ME AND IS PROBABLY SOMETHING I WILL CONTINUE WITH AS I HEAD ON IN TO MY THIRD YEAR. IT ALLOWED ME TO WORK IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SUTED ME BUT ALSO ALLOWED ME TO WORK CREATIVELY WITH THE REST OF THE TEAM AND STRENGTHENED COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

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I AM STILL UNDECIDED OF WHERE MY PLACE IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY LIES, HOWEVER I AM NOW CONFIDENT TAKING MY SKILLS INTO INDUSTRY KNOWING THAT I AM CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT INDUSTRY TASKS. I DO HOWEVER STILL HAVE A STRONG CONNECTION TO MY HOME AND WHERE IMY HOBBIES LIE SO I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE EQUINE EVENT MANAGEMENT OR WORKING WITH AN EQUINE FASHION BRAND SUCH AS FAIRFAX AND FAVOUR OR HOLLAND AND COOPER. KNOWING THIS I WOULD NEED TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IN HOSPITALITY / EVENT MANAGEMENT FIRST WHICH IS SOMETHING WHICH I AM CURRENTLY SEEKING: LOOKING FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES THOUGH LINKEDIN AND ALSO BY NETWORKING ONLINE. THIS IS ALL MADE EASIER BY MY SKILLS GAINED DURING MY TIME CARRYING OUT MY PLACEMENT REMOTELY. THE SKILLS I LEARNED HERE MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT FOR ME DURING SUCH THINGS AS ONLINE INTERVIEWS WHEN IT IS NOT PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE FOR ME TO BE THERE.

WHAT I’VE LEARNT ABOUT MYSELF AND THE INDUSTRY ...

MY TIME AT STUDIO 204 HAS ALLOWED ME TO DEVELOP AND BUILD UPON PRE-EXISTING SKILLS BUT ALSO ALLOWED ME TO GAIN BETTER COMMUNICATION SKILLS SOMETHING WHICH I FELT I LACKED BEFORE STARTING THIS MODULE. THE TIME SPENT WITH THE TEAM LEAD ME TO GAIN CONFIDENCE WHEN PRESENTING MY IDEAS AND TO CONFIDENTLY BACK THEM UP WITH REASONING. I ENJOYED HOW WE COULD BOUNCE IDEA OFF EACH OTHER BUT I WAS ALSO ALLOWED TO NATURALLY DEVELOP MY OUTCOME IN MY OWN CREATIVE STYLING FITTING IN WITH THE PLACEMENT BREIF. MY SKILLS ON INDESIGN AND PHOTOSHOP HAVE IMPROVED WITH ME LEARNING TIPS AND TRICKS ALONG THE WAY BUT IVE ALSO LEARNT HOW TO USE ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR, SOMETHING WHICH I HAD VERY LITTLE KNOWLEDGE ON. THIS AIDED ME IN MY TYPOGRAPHY.

THE OVERALL MODULE HAS ALLOWED ME TO REFINE AND ALSO GAIN NEW SKILL AND ALSO NEW TRICKS FOR WHEN APPLYING FOR INTERNSHIP / JOBS. ITS STRENGTHENED MY ONLINE NETWORKING SKILLS AND HAS OPENED MY EYES TO THE TYPES OF JOBS OUT THERE AND I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT I NOW FEEL THAT THERE IS A JOB OUT THERE SUITED FOR ME. THE MODULE HAS ENSURED THAT IVE KEPT ALL MY SOCIAL PAGES UP TO DATE AND HAS CHANGED HOW I PRESENT MYSELF WHEN PARTAKING IN INTERVIEWS WETHER THEY BE REMOTELY OR FACE TO FACE. I HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED BETTER ORGANISATION SKILLS AND HAVE FOUND MYSLEF SCHEDULING TIME TO WORK: THIS WAS AIDED BY THE TIMESHEET. I CAN HAPPLY SAY THAT AFTER MY PLACEMENT I FEEL READY TO GO FORWARD WITH THE REST OF MY CREATIVE CARRER AND CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHERE I CAN AND WILL GO.

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REFERENCES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Lkxkx7Xrf0&t=88s

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