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Graduate Careers in Retail There are many roles in retailing: store management, buying, merchandising, distribution, property etc. Many retailers will expect graduates to begin their careers in store management before moving into head office functions such as buying – this gives a knowledge of the retailer, its products and customers that can only be gained through front-line experience. You can, of course, start to gain this experience as a student through part-time or vacation work in retail – see our Work Experience pages Also see our PRACTICE INTERVIEW FOR RETAIL MANAGEMENT For fashion retailing see www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/fashion.htm General Information Sources See the Prospects Sector Briefing on the Retail Sector www.prospects.ac.uk/links/RetailSB for an overview. Employers

Fashion news, Fashion jobs, network, career, job board, designer jobs, fashionjobs, London, UK Career in fashion and clothing jobs description So you want to work in fashion and clothing? The fashion and clothing industry offers an exciting range of careers for young people at all levels and employs nearly half a million people. Even though the manufacture of clothes, shoes and textiles increasingly now takes place overseas, the UK still maintains a significant base, provided by numerous small companies often centred in specific geographical areas. Fashion is not all about being a designer. Only about one-in-ten of the 3,000 fashion graduates each year finds work as designers. Most of these are far more likely to be interpreting trends for a High Street retailer than using their own original creative designs. Is a degree in fashion an advantage? Sometimes, yes – for some careers a degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) may be the only way in. However, there are many other routes of entry into the sector – specific technical courses, Apprenticeships and NVQs/SVQs. What else do I need to consider? Are Apprenticeships available?