I think this has been a really worthwhile experience to do. I t was alot of hard work but it made me realise how stressful and demanding it would be to work as a buyer.
It was definitely beneficial to see it in practise and interesting to learn about all the different tasks involved.
Befoe I did either of these two work placements (bhs and women&home), I really didn't know whether I wanted to be a buyer or a stylist, but one of the main things I realised was that I prefered styling/working at a magazine. I think it has something to do with the factthat they gave me more independance at Women and Home to ust get on with all the little jobs etc, and also partly because it's slightly more creative in a way then buying.
However if it wasn't possible for me to get a job in styling I would definitely consider going into buying still as a career. I feel it would be more satisfactory if I was in an actual position as a buyer therefore having more independance and not doing all the mundane boring jobs (which i realised i was doing at BHS)
Also if i worked as a buyer somewhere I was particularly interested int he clothes e.g. river island/asos it would be more apealing to me.
Anyway, Im extremely pleased that I had both these experiences and had the contacts to get them for me. Definitely worthwhile and mostly enjoyable!
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