how to become a personal shopper

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How to become a personal shopper?
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Should you Become a Personal Shopper?

• Many people view shopping as a necessity they
  get what they need and leave the store. On the
  other hand, for some people, shopping is a
  passion. They generally have good taste, a knack
  for picking out and creating the best outfits out
  of simple pieces of clothing. These people can
  turn their passions into a profession, by
  becoming a personal shopper. If you find yourself
  to be one of those people, who just love to shop,
  no occasion, no excuses required, becoming a
  personal shopper might be the way to go for you.
  So clearly,

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What is a Personal Shopper?

• As a personal shopper, your main task would be to
  assist your clients, who have absolutely no clue
  how to shop well, or even those who simply have
  no time. Your job as a personal shopper would
  consist of helping your clients in clothes
  shopping or find clothes or accessories which
  would suit them and their personality, or even
  help give them a complete wardrobe planning and
  fashion makeover. While you dont necessarily
  need a college degree to become a personal
  shopper, you do need to be qualified and have a
  background in fashion

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Figure out your niche

• Becoming a personal shopper isnt as easy as you
  might think. You cant just walk into a high
  fashion store and ask for a job. You need to have
  the necessary qualifications and degree to get
  the job. But this isnt enough. You also must be
  personable. You have to be friendly, warm,
  enthusiastic, and most importantly, have good
  taste in fashion.Once this is established, you
  need to figure out your niche. Personal shopping
  can branch out to many different parts- you could
  be a personal shopper for specific high end
  clients, you could assist the elderly, you could
  be a volunteer, or even specialize in a specific
  area such as shoes, or perfumes, or mens fashion.

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Professional training

• While not every company will require you to have
  a degree in fashion to become a personal shopper,
  it is preferable that you do. For this, you can
  get a college level degree in fashion, or even
  short diploma courses. This will just strengthen
  your CV and improve your existing set of skills,
  making you a desired candidate as a personal
  shopper.

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Keep up with the latest trends

• As an aspiring personal shopper, it is absolutely
  essential for you to keep up with all the latest
  trends in fashion- be it local trends, national,
  and even international. Fashion magazines should
  become your bible. You will find a lot of young,
  enthusiastic shoppers who have just seen the
  latest fashion trend on TV or on their favourite
  celebrity, and they would like to recreate that
  style fashion on themselves. Here is where you
  step in. You would have to be proficient in the
  fashion language. Helping them choose the right
  colors, fitting, styles is your job. Since most
  of these people are just amateur shoppers, you
  would be adding a professional touch to their
  shopping style experience.

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Gain experience

• As you will find in any other field of work,
  experience is a very important part of personal
  shopping as well. Not only does it add points to
  your CV, but also helps you in gaining
  confidence.
• You can gain personal shopping experience by
  working in retail shops for some time. Help
  clients, your family and friends in their
  shopping experience. Learn about pricing, how the
  environment is in shops, how to interact with
  customers and make a sale. You can also do
  volunteer work with organisations, and help
  elderly clients, or any other special type of
  clientele. The more experienced you are, the
  better will be your understanding of your job
  profile, what is expected of you, and tips and
  tricks on how you can get your clients to trust
  you.

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Personal Shopper Jobs Skills Required

• In order to become a successful personal shopper,
  there are certain personal set of skills and
  talents which you need to have. These include-
• Passion and creativity for styling
• Good communication skills
• Ability to use computer systems
• Patience and perseverance when dealing with
  difficult customers
• Having to work on holidays or off days if
  required
• Strong sales skills
• Motivation
• Ability to work in teams as well as alone
• Friendly, warm personality
• Ability to gain trust
• Flexible approach

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• Motivation
• Ability to work in teams as well as alone
• Friendly, warm personality
• Ability to gain trust
• Flexible approach

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Personal Shopping UAE

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• Emirates Palace Hotel, Office 11, Media
  Centre, P.O. BOX 108309, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• 971 50 741 7344