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Originally Posted by jakenl2001
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Landing a well-paid florist's job is difiicult, and true of college and non-college applicants. While I feel experience counts for a great deal, I personally think qualifications are important for ensuring a level of competence exists in potential applicants. I have seen some florists who have been bench-trained and would employ a graduate any day of the week over them!
That's not to say bench-training isn't very good and acceptable, but if two people applied for a job; one college-trained for two/three years, the other bench-trained by another florist who's ability and level of work you are unsure of, which would you consider for the post?
I will be employed once I have completed the ANCF, then spend a year gaining my ICSF whilst in industry. I personally feel this is a good route and provides a sound basis to build on artisticly and commercially. |
when i advertised a few years back now for a part time florist position in one of my first shops, i must say i got a mixed bag.....one lady was a lot older than me and had done floristry for about 20 odd years, and her portfollio didnt contain anything contempory, it was really all traditional floristry....then another applicant had just compleated level 3, and her portfollio was very impressive
but a few of the picutures of assignments shed compleated really did put me off straight away, one was she had labled it modern floristry and it was a set of alloy wheels dressed in flowers.......
whats that all about then i thought and that alone completely put me off, if that is what a collage is training there student to do fine, but there really is no place for that type of work in my shop
and the applicant i did employ had just started level two, so she knew the basics and i thought this was somthing we could work on together, and on the design side it worked a treat, she was really keen, and did some loverly test pieces for me, but when it came down to the running of the shop, she didnt have a clue....her customer service skills were non existant, cash handle ect, and all the other skills you need on that side of floristry.....this put me off compleatly.
so i think the bad experience has put me off, in answer to your question, i think you have opened my eyes a little to the bigger picture and maybe i would give a student a trial to like you siad see what they could bring to the shop design wise as long as it didnt involve any alloy wheels