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  • Jane Bowyer on becoming a freelancer

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | Many of our creative graduates will be building portfolio careers after completing their degrees. For some, freelancing will be a smooth transition, due to the networking and creative briefs that they have been involved in whist studying. Others, will be considering freelancing as a career option for the first-time.…

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  • I LOVE LINKEDIN – SERIES RECAP | #BeBoldConnect | Post 6 of 6

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | Writing my themed ‘I Love LinkedIn’ blogs for the past six weeks has been so much fun. Why? I have loved having the opportunity to share my thoughts and I hope useful advice to inspire others to connect with like-minded professionals, embrace your personal brand and to make sure…

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  • I LOVE LINKEDIN – FIND YOUR CAREER PATH | #BeBoldConnect | Post 5 of 6

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | This weeks’ blog is all about how to use LinkedIn to maximise your career/job search. So many of us invest quality time in building a profile, networking, and enjoying seeing our connections grow, and then stop. Why? There is so much more LinkedIn users can do to support their…

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  • I LOVE LINKEDIN – UNLEASH THE CREATIVE YOU | #BeBoldConnect | Post 4 of 6

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | My love of working with and mentoring creatives is a part of my job, which I absolutely enjoy, and partner that with my love of LinkedIn, and I am a very happy camper. For me, LinkedIn is the perfect platform for creatives to showcase their work, and that may…

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  • I LOVE LINKEDIN – THE POWER OF LINKEDIN ’24 HOUR SUCCESS’ | #BeBoldConnect | Post 3 of 6

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | This time last week I was in full-on event planning mode, working with a number of amazing in-house service delivery teams that helped make last Wednesday a huge event success for our Manchester School of Art students, academic stakeholders and all of the fabulous creatives that took time out…

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  • I LOVE LINKEDIN – BUILDING YOUR NETWORKS | #BeBoldConnect | Post 2 of 6

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | For most of us, as soon as the word ‘networking’ is mentioned, we go into a cold sweat, and respond with “oh, I am not very good at networking”, and let’s not even think about going to an event on your own, and building up the confidence to introduce…

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  • I LOVE LINKEDIN | #BeBoldConnect | Post 1 of 6

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | I have set myself the challenge of writing six themed blogs, and my chosen theme is LinkedIn. Now I am the first to hold my hand up and admit that technology is not my greatest strength, and yes, I do not mind admitting that I am a what is…

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  • NEW PAGE ADDED | The Fashion Industry, Stay Excited Series 1 Collected Edition

    Mark on Fullback and Friends | Over the past 6 weeks Laura Kent has been contributing to my blog Fullback and Friends. I first got to know Laura when I mentored her about business cards and websites. In fact this is her testimonial from that time: “Whatever the problem, day or time (be it 7am or…

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  • SERIES RECAP. THE FASHION INDUSTRY | #StayExcited | Post 6 of 6

    Laura on Fullback and Friends | As I have now come to the final post of this series, I thought that it would be appropriate to offer a recap of the top three key points I believe I can offer to anybody aspiring to work/ working within the fashion industry. STAY CREATIVE. In this industry,…

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  • MISCONCEPTIONS OF THE FASHION WORLD- WHAT IT’S REALLY LIKE TO WORK IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY | #StayExcited | Post 5 of 6

    Laura on Fullback and Friends | Usually when discussing the fashion world, many that have no passion nor experience within the subject matter know very little about the actual goings on of the industry, or much rather, have preconceived perceptions of what it must be like. There is no doubt that many people have gained…

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