You’ve spent hours poring over university or college prospectuses and taking notes on the courses you fancy. Now it’s time to see the place for yourself. You are going to be living and studying there, so it’s important that you are 100% happy with your new surroundings. To help you make the right decision, many… Continue reading Your Guide to Open Days
Category: Features
Fashion careers: boutique owner
Samantha Harvie, 29, owns fashion boutique Solo in Glasgow’s West End. The young entrepreneur offers some insight into running your own retail business. Tell us a bit about your company. Solo is an independent fashion boutique that has been open since 1984. We stock a wide range of designers that caters for ladies of all ages.… Continue reading Fashion careers: boutique owner
Fashion careers: social media and digital marketing assistant
Amy Priestley works for River Island, as a social media and digital marketing assistant. After doing work experience in the fashion chain’s marketing department at the age of 17, Amy knew a career in the world of fashion marketing was for her. How did you get started in marketing for a fashion brand? It all started… Continue reading Fashion careers: social media and digital marketing assistant
REVIEW: The Man from U.N.C.L.E
Dir: Guy Ritchie Rating: 12A Released: 14 Aug 2015 If you’re after a fast-paced, high-action movie that’s heavy on fight scenes, car chases and general nonsense, The Man from U.N.C.L.E is the movie for you. Guy Ritchie’s first movie since Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows in 2015, The Man from U.N.C.L.E is based… Continue reading REVIEW: The Man from U.N.C.L.E
A note from the editor: a new look for Source
Hello! *waves awkwardly* It’s been a while since I gave you an update of the goings on at Source HQ, so what better time than now, as myself and the rest of the team try and get some work done after ODing on pizza over lunchtime? If you’re lucky enough to have teachers and lecturers… Continue reading A note from the editor: a new look for Source
Fashion careers: store manager
Jacqueline Kilday, store manager, Vivienne Westwood Jacqueline is the manager of the Glasgow branch of luxury fashion brand Vivienne Westwood, where she’s worked for the last year and nine months. How did you get into retail? Worked my way up in retail. I started as a sales assistant when I was at uni as a… Continue reading Fashion careers: store manager
Weird interview questions – and how to handle them!
No matter how well prepared you are, even the most experienced candidate can be shaken up by a tough interview question – and it’s not always the one relating to the role that you’ve applied for which throw you. What’s your favourite colour? Who inspire you? If you were an animal, what one would you… Continue reading Weird interview questions – and how to handle them!
Fashion careers: high street buyer
Joanna Mourant, buyer, Marks & Spencer Joanna is a fashion and textiles graduate, currently working as a buyer in womenswear with Marks & Spencer in London. First of all, what does a buyer do? Work with my designer, merchandiser and suppliers to brief. Develop, create and sign off a range of products, and deliver them… Continue reading Fashion careers: high street buyer
Fashion careers: fashion demand planner
Flora Bendt, fashion demand planner Flora works as a fashion demand planner for a global travel retailer – the people who run duty free shops in airports, cruise liners and beyond. Based in Switzerland, Flora’s role is very much part of the business side of fashion retail, analysing stats to make sure everything runs smoothly behind the… Continue reading Fashion careers: fashion demand planner