Career Guidance at the IFM

The IFM has a reputation that is on a level with the « Grandes Ecoles » thanks to its close contacts within the profession.
The educational approach of the IFM favors maintaining strong and durable links with companies and recruiters and it has established an effective form of interactivity between the teaching staff, the industry and the student.
The professionals in the sector are involved first of all in the recruitment process as they participate in the admission process and secondly, as they are actively involved in teaching.

The Recruitment and career guidance department at the IFM has developed solid links with companies so as to be in a position to offer the students and alumni the following services :
- help in establishing a professional plan
- help in optimizing job hunting efforts
- specific personalized help and advice adapted to the needs of the individual

The Recruitment and career guidance department at the IFM involves :
- centralizing and managing over 400 job offers and 100 internship offers throughout the year (all posted on the IFM’s web site)
- an in-depth knowledge of the organizations and the evolution of skills and jobs in the fashion and design sector
- individual supervision of each student during school and throughout their career
- publishing the ALUMNI BOOK and the CV BOOK of the students of each year
- a job-seeking and personalized advice service

Personalized career guidance

During the course of the years study at the IFM, each student is encouraged to build and refine his or her professional plans.
Individual meetings with the guidance counselor are organized to help the student to orient himself in relation to his or her academic journey and/or professional experience, their preferences and strong points, and the opportunities available in the sectors concerned.
Practical advice on how to write a CV and covering letters is also given.

All of the graduates of the IFM benefit from this personalized supervision, whether they are looking for work or wish to take stock of their career and their professional perspectives.


The Event Catalogue

A catalogue published each year in a limited edition highlights the designer’s designs and the savoir-faire of the partner industries. These catalogues illustrate the path taken by each designer before and during their time at the IFM and are used as a reference for the professionals in the sector. They have already become collector’s items.

The IFM’s ALUMNI BOOK is handed out at the end of the year to all of the professionals in the sector. It presents all of the graduates of the IFM with a summary of their current and past professional experience, and supplies their current contact details.