IWANTTOBEAFASHIONBUYER.COM's mission is to provide well-trained talent to the retail industry in the area of buying and merchandise planning. They understand the skills required to be successful and have developed a unique work-integrated learning program that ensures their graduates have the skills and knowledge that the industry needs.
If you are a graduate of business, finance, commerce, accountancy or creative/fashion background, then find out how IWANTTOBEAFASHIONBUYER.COM can help you to launch a career in merchandise planning or fashion buying.
Due to the nature of the program, places are limited. As our students are effectively ambassadors for IWANTOTBEAFASHIONBUYER.COM during their internship, it is important that prospective students display the right attitude and aptitude.
Our admissions process comprises four steps and is designed to uncover the attributes that we know help students succeed in the industry:
STEP 1: APPLICATION
Complete the application form below. Please be as thorough as possible with your answers. After you have completed the application, and if we haven’t already spoken to you on the telephone, we will give you a call to discuss the program with you and see if it’s right for you.
STEP 2: ASSESSMENT
We will then enrol you into an online assessment. This is in two parts, a retail maths component, where we assess your numeracy skills and a range selection assessment where we assess your attention to detail and problem solving skills. Please complete the assessment as soon as is practicable.
STEP 3: INTERVIEW
We will then set a date to interview. During this (Zoom) interview, we may ask the applicant questions about their motivation, what they feel they bring to the industry, their key skills as well as discuss their assessment results. We will also ask for your resume and to provide references.
STEP 4: ENROLMENT
If successful we will offer you a place on the program. Once you have accepted your place and paid a deposit we will then introduce you to the industry partner that you will be interning with. We try very hard to match not only a students preference, but also align values, skill-set and career aspirations.
After completing our program, you can expect to land a junior role in either the buying or planning stream. Typical salaries and career progression looks something like this:
Planning Stream
Buying Stream