Billy Clark and Clayton Apgar have helped many in the fashion industry land their dream jobs, and now their secrets are available for all.
“One of the most important components of the dialogue we’ll have with anyone is expanding what we often traditionally think of as our skill set to encompass attributes, which are broader than our skill set, technical or otherwise,” Apgar says. “Especially in the 21st century, especially in a lot of roles in a service economy, there’s a broader range of experiences, talents, perspectives that we all can bring to a role that sometimes are more valuable.
“Our model in a way was Marie Kondo: we all can’t have Marie Kondo come and organize our T-shirt drawer, but she wrote a book that everyone in the world could buy and get her approach and do that same thing for themselves,” Apgar says. “Could we do that with this intimidating, often opaque, confusing project of having a career? Finding a job, going out and getting a new job, making a pivot, starting your own business, all of that.
They say jobs in creative fields like the fashion industry are unique in that they often don’t come with the same linear ladder climb that industries like finance or law do.
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