Becoming a Buyer?

^Thanks for the help Meg and JJ:flower: . Anyone else with any advice feel free ...*cough* Lena *cough*:p
 
seeing_double said:
Just get a job ASAP at the best possible place, get some experience, and then wait for an opening at a better location...or is it really all about connections and "luck" of an open position? .

you just said it ;)

studies will help but they wont 'make' you, field experience is so much more important than certificates..
Parsons internship programs are a main attractions to this school right? so if you can, just do both, enter the market by just gaining experience AND enroll to Parsons if you can afford doing both
 
JJohnson said:
Well I wasnt take the 'fashion' approach because Im going to a purely business school, but i didnt also just want to be labeled "fashion buyer" i want to do this career, but i also want a degree that can be used everywhere if there is no opening.

What about this approach Lena?
 
I hope a marketing degree can get the job done...it seems like many ppl are doing marketing! ugh!
 
Oh dear! Im so close to getting a job at Bloomingdale's! I have the interview tomorrow! I hope all goes well!
 
Lena said:
good luck jj :flower:

Thx a lot! The interviews went well! Me and the lady had a very nice conversation about Helmut Lang, Balenciaga, McQueen, and others! It was really nice! I hope she hires me becuase its such a nice nice store! OMG I CANT WAIT :buzz: :woot:
 
Lena I have a problem...im deciding not to go to UIC...is there a way to be a buyer without a college degree?
 
buyer is top management position which one cannot get without a college degree. you cant just become a buyer, you should really familarize yourself more with the fashion industry, you seem to be getting into something you dont know anything about. i can tell from all the repetitive questions you ask.
 
kXtreme said:
buyer is top management position which one cannot get without a college degree. you cant just become a buyer, you should really familarize yourself more with the fashion industry, you seem to be getting into something you dont know anything about. i can tell from all the repetitive questions you ask.

I am not. I am very well versed with fashion I just had basic questions. Im going to college for a marketing degree, but i was just wondering if it was mandatory or absolutely needed. I am very familier with the fashion industry and I plan on being a buyer soon :D. Many questions dont mean a lack of knowledge, there is always room to learn more.
 
a degree will always help jj.. better with than without ;)
 
JJohnson said:
I am not. I am very well versed with fashion I just had basic questions. Im going to college for a marketing degree, but i was just wondering if it was mandatory or absolutely needed. I am very familier with the fashion industry and I plan on being a buyer soon :D. Many questions dont mean a lack of knowledge, there is always room to learn more.
yea but the questions you ask over and over again does mean lack of knowledge. :D you want to be a buyer yet youre going for a marketing degree? also you say youre going to be a buyer soon? you didnt even start college. it takes a long to become a official buyer even after you get a degree. lastly you wanted to know if you cna be a buyer without a college degree... nuff said.
 
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Buyers definitely need a degree. From what I read the degree does not matter but I bet they will favor a Business degree over a history because of the analytical skills the job requires when they are going over resumes. Of course that is not to say that a history major is bad at Math. I am just saying that a degree is a must and superb mathematical skills are required. Correct me if I am wrong Lena and kXtreme:)
 
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^ yea youre correct, i know some buyers who had nothing to do with fashion in school. one of them was a english major, and the other economics i believe. these days not many people do what they majored in school anyway. samewith fashion industry, i dont think they really care what your major was to a point that is. dont major in agriculture!
 
hmmm. After reading this thread, I may persue a career as a buyer. I thought maybe I didn't have the qualifications... to get into the fashion industry, like going to school for fashion...or having some sort of "proof" of my fashion knowledge. I have no experience in the fashion industry besides my part time job as a boutique salesperson. (I also work full time as a media planner.) However I do have:

-A business degree in marketing
-Experience in marketing research with a lot of statistical analysis
-Experience (entry-level) in Media: working with budgets, forecasting, planning, working directly with media buyers, sales reps, clients... analysis on results...etc

Anyone in the industry, do you think this is enough? I am into fashion as a hobby... but I have been into it for years and think I have a pretty decent knowledge of high end designers, price vs. demand, trends, and how the industry works in general. What do you think my chances are for getting an interview? I am guessing I would go through a training program and then become an assistant buyer...can you give me a salary range for an assistant buyer position? Thanks in advance!
 

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