A Five Year Plan...

Right, a five year plan......

I believe the next biggest, most relevant and beneficial experience for me is a 3 month work placement at the end of this year. I have already started researching and thinking about the kind of business I would like to work for, for example, the size of the business, the location and the area of the industry they relate to. From my work placement at John Lewis HQ last year, I am very keen to experience more of a buying floor but in a more fashion forward company. For this reason I am considering contacting companies such as Topshop, ASOS and River Island.

A significant consideration I need to bear in mind with regards to my future is location. I am not yet sure how for or against I am for building a career in London as I am currently very settled in the South West. I hope if I do my 3 month work placement in a London based company this will prove to me whether or not I would be happy living there on a more permanent basis.

I am keen to remain open minded as to my career path within the industry however I hope this work placement will help me to confirm an area I particularly enjoy and prove good at.

Once I have graduated I hope I will have either secured a job with the company I did my work placement with or will have identified the kind of job role I will apply for. If my work placement in London confirms I would rather not live in London I will set about looking for a smaller company based outside London. Hopefully they might be impressed by my work placement in a leading London based company!

From here I simply hope to build upon my career wherever it may be!