Isabella Mercado Watters Econ 1 Career Assignment What career did you decide to research? Why did you pick this career? The career I have chosen to research was a career that I was thought was glamorous and unique to the working industry, a Fashion Designer. Fashion designers create original clothing, accessories, and footwear(U.S Department of Labor). They sketch designs, select fabrics, and patterns, and give instructions on how to make the products they designed (U.S Department of Labor). I had chosen this career because being an artist and my passion for fashion had pushed me to mix both aspects of creativity and start drawing my own designs of apparel. The fact that I also love shopping, especially vintage and thrift store shopping. Shopping helps me to get inspired by vintage designs and how can I create a new feel and style to the modern fashion trends today. What type of personality traits work best for people in this career? Do you have these traits or can you develop them? In this career of fashion there so many personal traits, one must be able to offer and produce. Such traits for fashion designers include creativity, an artistic ability, sewing/pattern making, computer aided skills, and the most important communication. Communication plays a huge role when wanting to be a designer because in this job you need to be skilled at networking and collaborating with another designer to help further your career in the Fashion industry. You also need to aware of upcoming
One experience in my life where I was successful and used these specific personality dimensions was when I was a Production Supervisor at a fast paced food manufacturing plant. I learned the process inside and out which enabled me to step in and help out when needed at many levels of the production process. The trust that I gained and willingness to step in and help at any level also gave me respect and trust which in a goal oriented fast paced production
Using the GCIS skills assessment, I placed my top 5 skills as dependability, integrity, attention to detail, analyzing, and decision making. My top three personality types are Enterprising, Conventional, and Social and Investigative both have the same score. Enterprising I had the highest score of 39, enterprising is being competitive and liking to be in control and lead others. Also being responsible for getting your own work done and supervising others. I feel like enterprising is a great type for me to have, because to get the job I want and to climb in my field it will help to be competitive, also being able to lead others is great so when I have reached the pinnacle of the ladder I will be able to lead my fellow coworkers. Conventional was my second highest type at 33, conventional means I like to keep things in order, I do things careful and the right way, and use clear instructions and rules to do so. Conventional will also help me in my field
After I graduated from high school, I still didn’t know where and what I wanted to do, but I always knew that I wanted to be in the fashion industry. My sister, who is graduated from The New School Parsons with a degree of fashion design, helped to lead me and trace a path for me. That’s how I decided to come to New York and started my adventure. The first year I had a foreign language study as known as American Language Program at Columbia University. After I completed my studies for a year, I applied to Berkeley college for the fashion merchandising and management major, after I got accepted, I started my studies in 2012 and continue my education in Berkeley College currently.
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As a child, I have always been a visually observatory person. Patterns, textiles, and fashion have always been high interests of mine. My childhood consisted of many Barbie dolls as toys, and it wasn't the Barbie dolls that I wanted to play with, but the clothes that I loved to collect and interchange between the dolls. Creating different outfits for the dolls made me feel as if I was making my own mark in fashion. As I grew older, begging my mother to purchase fashion magazines like Vogue, Elle, and Harpers Bazaar were typical and became expected. While flipping through the pages of fashion magazines, I was enthralled while examining the latest trends from celebrities and models. This is what influenced me to want to work in the fashion industry.
They need to be detail oriented, work well as team member and be able to handle working in a stressful environment. They also need to be able use good judgment to do the right thing under any circumstance. The score I received on the personality profile we did for class showed me as scoring pretty much average in all of the areas screened for. I am not sure what this means for me, but since I already work in this profession I know this is a career that I love and enjoy going to every
For my senior project I ventured into two different possible careers I held an interest in. I adventured in the art career field and am determining if would be a viable future. This project also helped me determine whether I wanted a future career with domesticated companion animals or wildlife, both of which I love but needed to determine a career focus upon.
The personality traits that are useful in this career are enjoying managing or leading people, being business oriented, being able to adapt easily, being dependable, having integrity, and paying attention to detail. My own personality does match up with these traits well. When I took the personality quiz on mynextmove.org, my highest score was in the social skills area. This didn’t surprise me at all because I do enjoy being around other people and listening to others. I think this skill is useful as a medical office manager because I will work with and around people all day every day. I must be able to adapt to the differences and qualities each person brings to the job. The one area that I feel I could use more work in is the leadership aspect. I have never felt like much of a leader, I took well to the guidance of others, but the older I get the more confident and controlled I feel. Also, with the knowledge I will gain at
The traits I learned about today in my personal profile was that I am realistic, Investigative, artistic, social, enterprising and conventional. I am very realistic I am that person who likes working with hand on problems. Very investigative I think being in the healthcare field you always have to think of new ideas especially in management. Artistic I think being creative is also a trait working in this field work that can be done without following a set of rules. I think you always have to be social in this field teaching and giving advice is always good. I enjoy working with people so I think I am very social. Enterprising persuading and leading people, making decisions and taking risks for profits that is management skills. Conventional also go with management skills following a strong leader and working with clear rules. All these traits line up well healthcare management and health
A wild career that interests me is fashion designing. I’ve always been interested in fashion. I would love to be able to have a job that will always interest me and I will always love doing, but this is a hit or miss job. The average salary is $73,930 (How Much Money Do Fashion Designers Get Paid?). Being a fashion designer, would require me to get customers to buy my products, so I will also have to promote them. Although this career intrigues me I feel like pursuing this job will be too much of a
An unusual talent of mine is that I have been a Fashion Runway model. When I was 12 I started designing leather accessories such as purses and dog collars at a local business in the Design District of Dallas. From then on I learned that if I became a model then I would have enough connections to create my label after a few years. From runway shows and photo shoots I have made a few connections with designers in the DFW area. Since I have not been with a modeling agency most of the shoots and shows I have done have been non-commissioned. Before I graduate my goal is to model for either Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger or Burberry.
Since my time in my current career field I have seen many broken processes, some that are more severe than others. When processes are broken people can get hurt or even killed. This is why the most important concept for me in module 5 is Management by Example Active. This is the most important concept to me because of the severity of my career field. Within my job we handle and load live munitions on Aircraft’s on a daily basis. Not only do we perform this task while deployed but we do it at home around the civilians we want to protect. This task requires constant active supervision and technicians that will follow instructions precisely. Per our required reading in Chapter 7, page 204 “MBE-A exists in structured system with detailed
To become a fashion designer there are many duties to take on. One is attending a college that consists of 1 to 4 years of learning for that specific career. Other duties are Learning about textiles, fabrics, and how to make different apparel such as shoes, coats, or clothes and more, having good communication skills and a sense for trend setting as well as a vibe for mix and matching apparels and making them look right.
The career that intrigues me is elementary education, which is kindergarten through 8th grade. I am engrossed in this career because I have little siblings that I had to teach them things like reading, math, and writing properly. Also, I just love, love, love little kids and to watch them grow. My personality goes with this career because I am a very kind and considerate person and I like people. My values go with this career because I like having the defiance and the opportunity to do my work in new ways and with independence and diversity. Also, I like feat which is having the feeling that what I do in my work is crucial and making a contribution. Lastly I value my workplace and having the pleasure of working in a satisfying, attractive work space where the supervisors and co-workers are supportive and friendly. I expect that being a teacher at a school will have all these conditions. Kindergarten and elementary school teachers work in public or private schools. Seeing students develop new skills and learn information can be very rewarding.
The fashion design career, has recently emerged as one of the most popular and competitive among young people. Those who actually succeed in design have a very individualistic personal style and don’t follow trends set by others. Having fashion design as your profession sometimes allows you to meet glamorous people. It can also put you in charge of what is in and out when it comes to clothing through ramp shows and fashion write-ups. Most designers have a great social status, and are accepted by everyone. However, There are many aspects which may or may not help you choose it as your career.