{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fashion Designers Get Paid: Build Your Fashion Career On Your Own Terms","title":"SFD053: 4 Best Practices for Fashion Job Search Success, with Recruiter Shellie Simpson","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3533,"description":"The fashion job search process is not one to be taken lightly. Thankfully, my guest for this episode of The Successful Fashion Designer is Shellie Simpson, the Fashion Division Talent Director at Atrium Staffing. Shellie and her team at Atrium are creating a more personable relationship between top talent candidates and recruiters. She shares her 4 best practices for aspiring fashion professionals, and her insights will surely make your job search process easier and more enjoyable. She also explains the common freelance/employee dilemma, how to get started with a talent recruiter, and the one area that should NOT be the biggest highlight in post-internship interviews. Shellie shares this advice in a transparent and honest way that you don’t want to miss. Listen now! Outline of This Episode [0:45] Shellie Simpson, Talent Director, Fashion Division, at Atrium Staffing, is my guest for this episode [3:52] How does someone get started with a recruiter? [5:27] Best advice for presenting your portfolio in an effective way [14:52] What works and what stands out with resumes [21:32] Do these things to prepare for your interviews [26:07] Avoiding the freelance vs. employee trap in fashion design [33:31] Can you break into the industry without a lot of work experience? [38:37] Creative ways to gain experience without a fashion design degree [41:22] Shellie’s best advice for older job seekers [49:54] This skill should NOT be the biggest highlight in post-internship interviews [55:05] Shellie’s final words of advice for fashion industry professionals   Shellie’s best advice for presenting your portfolio in an effective way A fashion professional’s most effective tool is their portfolio - a creative display of your most effective ideas and a showcase of your design process. Shellie explains that interviewers want to see your work in Adobe Creative Suite programs and how you complete your design process. It’s also critical to demonstrate through your portfolio where you draw...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aKuVxL8JmweBENlQ3ijRBkKP2y4MyoOXJoGtd_pgZ84/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MDEx/Y2M3YzBjYTI4NTM4/ZWNjY2QzNDUyZTY5/N2VhYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}