Ask the Expert - Apprenticeships, training and recruitment

During September our expert panel will answer your questions on apprenticeships, training, skills, recruitment and retention.

Email the panel at drapersasktheexpert@emap.com.

Theo Paphitis

Theo Paphitis

Entrepreneur

Linda Florance, Chief Executive, Skillfast-UK

Linda Florance

Chief Executive, Skillfast-UK

Nadine Jones

Nadine Jones

Consultant

I am looking to do a Fashion Management or a Buying and Merchandising course at London College of Fashion in September 2010.

I have been asked to start doing my personal statement but I am struggling on what to include and how to write my statement.

***UPDATED***As there're so many candidates applying for jobs at the moment (with completely the wrong qualifications etc) -

we need a good technique for filtering candidates without looking like being discriminatory. How can we do this?

French Connection Spring/Summer 09

French Connection issues profit warning

3 February 2012 | By Tiffany Holland

French Connection has issued a profit warning, downgrading its pretax profit from £5m for the year January 31 to £4.7m, which includes a one-off exchange gain of £700,000.

Bonmarche

Bonmarché stores to go into clearance; Peacocks final bids expected

3 February 2012 | By

More than 150 Bonmarché stores will be put into clearance over the weekend before closing.

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Barbour cracking down on counterfeits

3 February 2012 | By

Barbour, the heritage outerwear brand, is attempting to crack down on rogue traders selling counterfeit Barbour products online.

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LVMH boosted by 16% revenue growth

3 February 2012 | By

LVMH has posted a 16% increase in revenues for the full-year to December 31, 2011 - testament to the continuing strength of the luxury goods market.

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