JOB POSTING
Buying - Buying/Planning Merchandise Allo - Junior
Betsey Johnson - New York, United States
Seeking an organized and goal driven individual. Candidate must be competent in retail math and have strong Microsoft Excel and computer skills.Develop and maintain optimum store inventory levels and determine proper inventory mixes to satisfy each store by category, style and size requirement. Monitor store performance and proactively make adjustments based on sales trends, seasonality factors, visual merchandising strategies, and business needs.
COVER LETTER
Hello!
My name is Moneesha Gill and I am interested in a position at Betsey Johnson. I am an Advertising major at SJSU and I am currently working part time at Banana Republic. My goal is to pursue a career in the Fashion Industry and eventually create my own clothing line. Since Betsey Johnson has been a major inspiration and contributor to my interest and passion for fashion, I would be honored at the chance of being considered as an employee.
This fall, I have taken my first step into the Fashion world. I have enrolled in fashion courses at West Valley College, which I hope will broaden my outlook on designing and fashion in general. In the future, I hope to work for a designer to learn all the ins and outs of the industry and be involved in merchandising and consulting for the company. Once I have gained a sufficient amount of experience, I plan to design my own line of products ranging from clothing to handbags to cosmetics.
Aside from the products, I especially enjoy the Betsey Johnson stores because of the exciting environment. Not only are the employees friendly and helpful, but they also portray a similar style to that of the establishment. I feel that I could contribute to the free spirited, whimsical atmosphere and help to maintain the fashion forward tone of the store.
Thank you for your time and I hope you will consider me for this position!
Moneesha Gill
RESUME
Objective
To obtain a higher level of understanding for Mass Communications and Advertising, and to further my skills and knowledge of Fashion Design.
Education
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA August 2007 – Present
B.S. in Mass Communications – Advertising
· Graduating - Fall 2009
DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA September 2004 – June 2007
· Transferred to SJSU
Relevant Coursework
• Advertising • Mass Communications
• Creative Writing • Fashion Sketching
Work experience
Banana Republic, Santa Clara, CA October 2008 – January 2009
Sales Associate/Support
· Helped customers in finding merchandise, assisted in answering questions and concerns
· Fitting room assistance
· BR card promoter
· Organizing and maintaining appearance of store
Swati Kapoor for Swati Couture, Milpitas, CA September 2008 - Present
Associate/Intern
· Involves tasks around the boutique as well as fashion shows
· Dressing, photographing mannequins for website
· Organizing/maintaining studio
· Advertisement of business/distribution of promotional cards
· Casual repair of clothing and jewelry (sewing, hand stitching)
· Helped with setup and representation of bridal expo booth
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA September 2007 – September 2008
Data Migration Assistant
• Primarily involved in the Vault project at the university
• Involves migrating user records from the current manual system to an automated computer based archiving system
• Requires stripping data from the manual file based records and entering them into an Microsoft Excel database for automated retrieval
Volunteer experience
· MACLA : Helped plan and coordinate a clothing drive for Christmas to support low income families. Bought clothing for 450 elementary students at a school in downtown San Jose. Also helped prepare packages and distributed them to families.
· VIVAH South Asian Bridal Expo : Represented Swati Couture and advertised the fashion line
· Maitri Fashion Show (Community Housing Campaign) : Assisted in steaming clothes and dressing
· Pratham Gala 2008 (Children’s Learning Program): Helped backstage at the fashion show fundraiser
· Miss India Northern California: Organized outfits and steamed clothing backstage for the fashion show
· Maitri (South Asian women shelter): Organized a play on the life of Mahatma Gandhi as part of a show organized by Maitri for the benefit of abused Indian women and children
· Tutoring: Volunteered as a tutor at the local Sikh Temple to help children (age 8-14) with their school work
· Events at Stanford: Helped organize a college fair and a Punjab night at the Stanford campus in Palo Alto
Skills
· Experience in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
· Attention to detail, task-oriented and well-organized
· Good writing abilities
· Bilingual – English and Punjabi
Extracurricular activities
· Founder/Member of Bhangra Empire: Participated in Bhangra (East Asian Dance) competitions throughout North America and performed at various concerts and events
· Design Outfits: Designed the outfits for Bhangra team by selecting the color and fabric for the outfits used at performances.
· Reading: Sophie Kinsella, Lynn Grabhorn among others
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Cover letter: Address it to a specific person, if possible. You don't need to start out by saying "Hi, my name is ...." They can see your name on your letterhead and/or at your signature. So just get to the point and say what job you're applying for and why you're interested.
ReplyDeleteBut the main problem I see with your cover letter is that it doesn't respond to the job requirements listed in the ad, including "be competent in retail math and have strong Microsoft Excel and computer skills" and "monitor store performance."
Resume: Your objective doesn't address the job you're applying for.
I'd put "Skills" section higher up. It mentions Excel, so it's fairly relevant. I'd either put it after "Relevant Coursework" or after "Experience."
Tighten up your bullet items.
I think I'd cut some of the volunteer and extracurricular activities. Just list the ones that are most relevant to this job/industry.
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