Dress for Success

Lisa was formerly a Fashion Design Director working and living in New York City traveling to France, England, Italy, the Netherlands, U.A.E., China, India, Taiwan & Pakistan ferreting out the latest designs and working with the factories creating beautiful textiles in woman’s fashion at Fortune 500 companies.

For my interview, I met with Judie Crudo, the Human Resource Director of St. Anthony Foundation (St. Anthony’s). She has worked at the organization as a director for the past 25 years. Prior to St. Anthony’s, she worked in Human Resources for Macy’s and a small startup company. Her desire to work closely in employee relations is what brought her to the non-profit sector after 20 years in the private sector.

Into 11th grade I pursued this path of taking fashion classes in the city, and took fashion marketing classes in. From all the hard work and determination In these classes through out high school, I was rewarded with high grades, which are hard to obtain in these courses. I also stood out because I was interviewed and placed upon the FIT website itself, under “who’s in precollege?” (When you apply for a course) which holds the information and pictures of a handful of unique and stylish individuals. All of my fashion experiences as a whole have built me into the hardworking, determined, independent individual I am now and I am very proud that was able to achieve these aspects in order to reach my goal of being apart of the fashion industry. I also feel that this has made me eligible and also worthy of becoming a member of the National Honor Society who’s character will be beneficial towards this

Up to today, in a very short amount of time, I have had the opportunity to be able to visit numerous settings and participate in the activities that are offered by the following organizations: Foothill Unity, Boys and

“Career services will be down here to provide networking and career planning,” Everhart said. “We’ll also have in our office down here a group that’s from the health center to help with any type of questions.”

I became aware of CASA during my first member meeting at Theta and I instantly wanted to be part of our philanthropic

It was the sense of community and fulfillment that I experienced at my previous high school’s Interact club which motivated me to found Mountain House High School Interact, the first and largest community service organization at my

I, Bailey Russell, participated in FCCLA’s Fashion Construction STAR Event. For this project I decided to make an evening gown. My inspiration came from the 1940s and the golden age of Hollywood. The dress is an emerald green full length velvet gown, with a short train. Unlike many students, I drafted my own pattern. This is something that made me stand out as a designer, as none of the other students I met did this. At national convention I presented my gown to a panel of judges, and made a gold rating. I put a lot of dedication in to this project and am proud of my achievements.

Women are allowed to speak their minds freely and express their feelings and challenges they face in the workplace. Women can also gain trust and better communication in other women the workplace for a better workplace environment. The seminars can really help women learn about themselves and about women in general in the workplace. A negative outcome is women not gaining any insight from the special

The Career Services Center offers services on resume writing, which gives WVU students the advantage/benefit of utilizing the most up-to-date knowledge on what and how to write a resume. Not only do students do mock interviews with this office, but Career Services Center has career fairs. The career fairs bring in employers with vacant positions or internships. These potential employment opportunities allow students to hand a potential employer a resume and talk about or do an on-the-spot job interview. Sometimes students are hired right on-the-spot for

Diane von Furstenberg is one of the world’s most successful fashion designers of our time. Born in Belgium in 1946, she founded the Diane von Furstenberg company in 1972, when she first came to America with a suitcase full of jersey dresses. Two years later, in 1974, she created the famous wrap dress for the working woman that we all know today. The dress was made out of drip-dry jersey cotton, as Diane’s intent was to create something feminine that was also easy to care for. By the mid-1970s, the wrap dress had revolutionized American women’s apparel. It was extremely versatile as it could be worn both as a comfortable business dress and also as an evening gown. In just a two-year span, by 1976, there were over one million wrap dresses sold. During this time, the wrap dress became a symbol of of power and independence among an entire generation of women. Today, the original wrap dress is at home in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, ( Diane von Furstenberg had quickly become a powerful fashion icon as she directly related to the driven minds of the career-oriented woman.

I’ve met really wonderful women while interning at Dress for Success. The staff was always warm and welcoming. It was not too far into my internship where I began to feel like one of the team. Many of the volunteers at Dress for Success come from business backgrounds. Samara worked at Neiman Marcus for a number of years and has impeccable fashion sense. Kristina works in marketing at

Western clothing for women truly made its mark in Japan after World War II. The women began wearing Western-style dresses, because they were less expensive and easier to care for than kimonos (The World Book Encyclopedia [J], 48)

The CSU-Global Career Center provides many resources to CSU-Global students for the purposes of finding a job, successfully getting hired, and maintaining and improving one’s career. When looking for a job, the Career Center has guides and educational materials pertaining to the benefits that higher education grants to individuals who are job hunting. As the search can be stressful, especially for students that have yet to enter the workforce, there are tools to help students process and handle their stress levels. By allowing students to

Career Counseling, or Career Services depending on the institution, is frequently offered on a one-on-one basis, but at times this service is provided through group workshops, classes, or computerized guidance systems. Traditionally a standard function of the career services role is to help students develop job search skills however the scope of the