The Fashion Network announces the Future Generation Series. A series designed to inspire, guide and advise young people into a career in Fashion. TFN’s Emma Doyle explains why and where the idea came from:

“University is one of the most life changing experiences any person will ever go through, not just financially but emotionally. During your time at University no one really informs you of the hard facts of what happens after you graduate, or that we’re in a recession and employers in the fashion industry often see work experience as 10 times more important that getting a First.

But, how are you supposed to know this. I certainly didn’t. When I left university the door shut firmly behind me. So I had to throw myself into the big bad world and get a job. Luckily I had done plenty of placements, so as one door shut another one opened, but by no means has it been plain sailing. No one told me that finishing at 6pm doesn’t exist, or that you can actually forget what’s 'in fashion' sometimes when you work in fashion, because you don’t have time to go shopping or read this months issue of Vogue!

So, this spurred me onto create the Future Generation Series, a series of events designed purely for students, graduates and anyone looking to change careers and step into the world of fashion.

Throughout 2012 The Fashion Network will be hosting a calendar of events covering all aspects of the industry, from design, buying, merchandising, e-tail, retail and PR all within seminars. As well as CV workshops, industry guest speakers, recruitment days and career building workshops.

We will be inviting industry experts (who have all been in your position) to come in and talk to you about what it’s really like to work in the fashion industry, dishing out first hand advice on how you can secure that dream job, taking you through the highs and the lows of careers in fashion.

Join me and The Fashion Network team on the Future Generation series as we guide, advise, help and aid you into becoming the fashion industry's Future Generation!"

Emma Doyle.

Marketing and Events Manager, The Fashion Network

2012 Events include:

•    How to create a career in fashion design, click to find out more and book tickets!

•    How to make a career in buying and merchandising, click to find out more and book tickets!

•    How to make a career in PR and Marketing, click to find out more and book tickets!

•    Panel discussion on how to develop a career in the world of online fashion, click to find out more and book tickets!

•    Panel discussion on how to develop a career fashion media, click to find out more and book tickets!

•    Panel discussion on how to make your own business, click to find out more and book tickets!

•    Student and Graduate Recruitment day, click to find out more and book tickets!

Summer events TBC

You can follow the Future Generation Twitter @Future_gen or like our Facebook page for regular updates on the events, topics and career advice.

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