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You should aim to get external work experience to extend your skills. These experiences can be varied including any kind of work in a design studio or in retail. Contact fashion houses, design departments and other retail stores and supermarket fashion labels to ask for work experience, and look for opportunities on the websites of fashion companies. You can also contact your university careers service for details of work placement opportunities. Networking is crucial and you can often find employment by establishing relationships with designers and companies. Many courses are structured to provide opportunities to work on projects with leading fashion designers, so you should take advantage of this. There may also be opportunities to take a year out in industry, as part of a sandwich degree or to gain work experience in Europe or the USA before starting work in the UK.