Door #1

     Charlotte NC Fashion Week is the biggest display of fashion North Carolina has ever seen. Networkz2000 and Plitz Fashion Marketing has brought this beautiful state something it has been craving. Charlotte NC Fashion Week began in 2008 and has grown tremendously over the past few years and I was given an opportunity to participate in marketing, promotions, and production of this years show. As mentioned in my earlier blogs one path I was thinking about venturing into was Fashion PR and I could not believe what fell into my lap. I had applied for this position early in 2010 and just received an offer back. I know this is going to be a fun and challenging experience, one that will help me to determine whether or not I can survive in an industry that is known to be so cut throat.
    I highly suggest all my readers to go to www.charlottencfashionweek.com to check out all the details and purchase tickets. This event brings local and out-of-state designers to Charlotte along with reputable sponsors, such as M.A.C. Cosmetics and Varji & Varji Salon and Spa, to the fashion thirsty people of Charlotte and the surrounding areas.
    Believe me girls and boys, I did not just simply email the company and got a magical response back. No, I revised my resumé a million and plus times and had many people look over it before I sent it off. I also spent extra time and money on my portfolio. I had many things I could have put into this binder but I decided to make it more unique, more personal. Instead of just focusing my portfolio on me and my accomplishments I decided to put in my accomplishment that greatly showed how I could benefit my potential employer. Mind you, it only consisted of a few recommendation letters, graphic pieces and other things but what seemed to impress him the most was a mock press release that I had written four hours before my interview. This showed that not only did I have talent on a broad range of areas but that my talents could be of use to him, to help better his company. I was offered a position within three days.
    Morale of the story? Yes, an interview consists of someone in the company asking questions about you, but what they want to see is if you can fit into their puzzle to make it whole. You, as the interviewee must make yourself relevant and valuable to that company, make yourself unique to them.