Yuki Koike



work experience blog



As mentioned in CV, you'd understand that I've never had an experience of working within a fashion industry; however, I have worked in restaurants and cafes as a waitress and a kitchen staff. Also, I have part-time job experience in an office work. These experiences taught me meaningful skills and knowledge. Read short blog below about my job background!



Experience vol.1





I selected a restaurant nearby my house as the second workplace in London. In this place, I've met many people who have different backgrounds and come from worldwide. I believed that English skills are grown-up, and a very international atmosphere allowed me to experience diverse cultures. In addition, the place may be one of the most popular Ramen stores in London, so a lot of customers come in. These experiences were helpful for me to acquire hospitality skills, which can be linked with customer service for the fashion industry in the future.



experience vol.2





I have worked at a Sushi restaurant in London a year ago, and that was the first experience working in London since moving to London. Therefore, I was a bit nervous to do, having a lack of confidence in my English and communication skills. The restaurant was full of Japanese staffs so I could get along with them so smoothly and it was quite fun to talk in Japanese (my first language). However, I found it doesn’t make sense- there were quite a lot of foreign customers; for me, I wanted to improve my English skills more so it was sad but I quitted the job last year. However, it was unforgettable memory to meet and get friends of Japanese in London.



Event experience



Succeeded an online event “Sustainability is the new ___? 10 trends that reset fashion” with colleagues in university through a module for Creative Industries Live Project. As the event progressing, as a member of the Creative team, I contributed to the team to make event posters and create posts of the trends for uploading on Instagram. There are around ten people in the group, so the experiences that we always chatted, had meetings regularly, sometimes helped each other share the opinions and give feedback on the posters a member made. We proceeded with our plan according to the Gantt chart and social media calendar; therefore, I gained time-management skills, and it improved teamwork.