tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267920775889425433.post9212548655941017403..comments2023-04-07T09:58:09.322-04:00Comments on A Fashion Career: The value of a mentorKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07037300185110619072noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7267920775889425433.post-66461800214805164982013-06-12T20:23:39.245-04:002013-06-12T20:23:39.245-04:00I totally agree what Kate was mentioned in her pos...I totally agree what Kate was mentioned in her post. I am lucky enough to have a mentor throughout my career in fashion. This person, of course, is Kate. I was interning in Kate's department at this fashion corporation. Kate and her team were very welcoming. They invited me to all business meetings and they involved me in all these projects; they even invited me to happy hours and dinner. I must say I was very nervous. I didn't know how I should act because I was just an intern. Unlike other internships that my classmates were doing, I learnt a lot on the business and industry as a whole. Sometimes, I even contributed some ideas/opinions to the team. After the internship was over, Kate and I still kept in touch. <br /><br />I graduated in the middle of the economic crisis. It was hard for anyone to find a job. It was even harder for me because I was an international student. No company was willing to hire an international student and to sponsor working visa. I ended up getting a job in fashion, but it wasn't what I was passionate in. I took the job because it gave me a chance to live in NYC. However, I wasn't happy about my life and my career. At that time, Kate was very encouraging. Even though she was extremely busy with her job, she would talk to me and give me advice. She edited my resume, guided me to the right sources; she even used some of her personal relationship and recommended me for jobs. Because of her support, I am working at a company that I love and a career that I am very passionate about. I will always treasure what she has done for me. <br /><br />I'm very thankful and lucky to have Kate as my mentor and even a friend. It was hard for me to believe that an upper management executive of a well known corporation would care about my career and life after only knowing me for 3 months. I truly admire Kate's work ethnic: from the way she works, the way she thinks, to the way she manages her team. I have learnt so much from her. But the most important thing that she has taught me was being genuine is an important trait to survive and succeed in fashion and even life. <br /><br />Thank you, Kate. Ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12322141953599043775noreply@blogger.com