Launch your new career in style! Are you always the first to notice fashion trends? Will you spend hours shopping for that perfect accessory? Do you have a keen attention to detail? If you answered yes to any of these questions, your career choice has already been made. Now you need to choose an occupation. Careers for Fashion Plates & Other Trendsetters provides all the information you need to launch a career as a: Clothing designer * Sales rep * Model * Fashion publicist * Buyer * Tailor * Accessory artist * Photographer Inside you'll find practical advice on deciding which calling is for you, along with firsthand accounts of everyday routines, information on working conditions of selected jobs, and a list of resources to help you get your foot in the door. Let Careers for Fashion Plates & Other Trendsetters put you on the path to a dynamic and rewarding career.

The only career series designed expressly to turn passions into paychecks! The Careers for You series inspires career explorers to look at the job market through the unique lens of their own interests. Each book reveals dozens of ways to pursue a passion and make a livingshy;shy;including many little-known but delightful careers that will surprise readers.

You don't have to stifle your creative impulses to pay the bills. For anyone who's ever been told, "Don't quit your day job," career counselor Carol Eikleberry is here to say, "Pursue your dreams!" Now in its third edition, her inspiring guide provides knowledgeable career guidance, real-life success stories, and eye-opening self-evaluation tools to help artistic individuals figure out how to remain different, unconventional, and hard-to-categorize while finding work they love. The revised third edition of the popular guide for offbeat individuals seeking work that suits their unique skills, talents, and passions. Updated throughout, including new inspiration and tips for keeping a creative job notebook. Descriptions of more than 270 creative jobs, from the mainstream (architect, Web designer) to the unexpected (crossword-puzzle maker, police sketch artist). Previous editions have sold more than 60,000 copies.Reviews“What a great manual for young rebels and older freethinkers who are plotting their next career move.”—Boston Globe From the Trade Paperback edition.

A practical career guide for creatively inclined job seekers of all ages, with tips and counsel on how to use your independent and innovative talents and passions to make money, express yourself, and find a job you love. This new edition of the popular guide for individuals seeking work that suits their unique skills has been completely revised and updated to reflect the freedom offered by the new work order, delve more deeply into freelancing as a career, explore social media as it relates to creative job searches, provide new success stories, and bring all salary information up to date. It also includes descriptions of more than 270 creative jobs, from the mainstream (architect, web designer) to the unexpected (crossword-puzzle maker, police sketch artist). With knowledgeable career guidance, real-life success stories, and eye-opening self-evaluation tools, the fourth edition of The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People helps unique individuals find work that supports and compliments their personalities and passions.

This title examines the positions of clothing designer, clothing buyer, fashion photographer, and fashion model. The duties and responsibilities of the professional in each of these occupations are examined. Through profiles of Wayne Laberda, Maggie Mullen, Ramon Moreno, and Tearra Rosario, readers will get the sense of the fashion expert's life. Readers will learn about daily life in the fashion industry, average salaries, and educational requirements and steps to securing one of these positions. Readers will learn what characteristics and interests make for a successful career in the fashion industry, and a short self-evaluation analyses the prospective professional's potential for success in the field. Also included are evaluations of each profession's potential market, and how to find work. Inside the Industry is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

The inspiring Careers for You series shows career explorers how to examine the job market through the unique lens of their own interests--and find new happiness in the workplace. Vital information on each job includes: . . The latest data on training and education . Stories of success from each field . Advice on assessing job skills and marketing them well in an interview . Expert advice on finding and getting the job . Resources for further career exploration in each specific field . .