Turning young designers into star hires
Not another career coach
Meet Your Mentor
Kate is a fashion designer and hiring manager with 15+ years at global brands and a track record of turning interns into standout hires. She started The Intern Mentor to fix the gaps between school and the workplace, so young designers don’t feel set up to fail—and instead build the skills and habits no one else is teaching them.
Congratulations c/o 2026!
Congratulations c/o 2026!
Everything you need to break into fashion is here!
Check out our special rates and services for 2026 grads
The Design Internship Handbook
is the tool we all wish we had when starting our careers as creatives.
Drawing from real-world experiences and examples from the Intern Mentor’s own time hiring and managing young designers, this guide offers clear, easy-to-follow steps to help you prepare for applying to jobs, onboard, and professional growth; all resulting in successfully transitioning into your next role—whether it’s your first or your fifth.
Free Resources:
Interview anxiety be-gone
Prepare to blow them away
with our interview checklist
✓ Know how to prepare
✓ Build a resource to reference
✓ Be confident in every conversation
Your first week on the job determines your career.
Hit the ground running
with our onboarding checklist.
✓ Set a good impression from day 1
✓ Shorten your onboarding time
✓ Set yourself up for long-term success
Your Job Search Starts Here
Knowing where to look for opportunities is half the battle.
Here are 12 job boards used in the fashion industry.
Personalized Support:
Whether you're preparing for life after graduation, in the thick of a job search, or about to start a new role, the challenge is the same: you know what you want, but not how to get there. Personalized coaching closes that gap with clear strategies, honest feedback, and practical next steps, to go from ‘𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’ to ‘𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴.’
Resume + Portfolio Reviews:
Resume and portfolio reviews designed to move you from “I hope this is good enough” to “this looks like a top candidate.” You’ll get concrete edits and insight into how hiring managers read your work.
Monthly Workshop + AMA
(Group)
Intensive 1:1 Review
(live zoom)
Weekly Advice and Insights:
Everything from how to prepare for your career, how to land opportunities, and how to blow them away from day one.
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Resume Review Workshop + AMA Series
With Kate BonDurant
Resume Workshop: Get the Interview
Stop sending resumes into the void. Learn what actually gets hiring managers to call you back.
In this 2-hour workshop, you'll get:
✅ Expert feedback on your resume from someone who's reviewed thousands
✅ Specific direction on how to make your experience stand out
✅ Real answers to your questions about what employers want
✅ Actionable strategies for tailoring your resume to job postings
Kate BonDurant, founder of The Intern Mentor, will walk you through what makes a strong resume, how to position your experience (even if it doesn't seem relevant), and how to avoid the mistakes that cost you interviews.
Come prepared: Bring your resume and 1-2 job postings for personalized feedback.
Pricing:
$35
Venue
Virtual - Zoom
Time (2 hrs)
3pm - 5pm PT / 6pm - 8pm ET
Next dates:
June 11
August 13
October 8
Price
$35
2nd Thursday
Graduate AMA Series
With Kate BonDurant
If you've ever wondered…
I just graduated, now what? How do I actually stand out when everyone has the same degree? What should my job hunt strategy actually look like?
You're not alone, and you don't have to figure it out on your own.
In this live AMA, Kate will answer your questions about:
How to strategize your job hunt when you're starting from scratch
What actually makes you stand out when you don't have years of experience
How to position your education, projects, and any experience you do have
Common mistakes new grads make (and how to avoid them)
What separates candidates who land jobs quickly from those who struggle for months
And anything else you want to know about navigating the post-grad job hunt
🎥 Bring your questions. Show up curious. Leave with a clear strategy for landing your first role.
Venue
Virtual - Zoom
Time
4pm - 5pm PT / 7pm - 8pm ET
Price
Free
TBA
Portfolio Review Workshop + AMA Series
With Kate BonDurant
In this 2-hour workshop, you'll get:
✅ Expert feedback on your portfolio from someone who's reviewed hundreds as a hiring manager
✅ Specific direction on what's working, what's missing, and what to cut
✅ Real answers about how hiring managers actually review portfolios
✅ Strategies to make class projects work as hard as real experience (most student work confuses employers instead of impressing them)
✅ Actionable next steps to make your work tell the right story
Kate BonDurant, founder of The Intern Mentor, will show you how to transform your portfolio from a collection of projects into a tool that gets you interviews. You'll learn what to feature, how to present it, and what employers are really looking for when they click through your work.
Come prepared: Bring your portfolio (digital link or PDF) and 1-2 job postings you're targeting for personalized feedback.
Pricing:
$35
2nd Thursday
Venue
Virtual - Zoom
Time (2 hrs)
3pm - 5pm PT / 6pm - 8pm ET
Next dates:
July 9
September 10
November 13
Price
$35