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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:00 AM:&#160;&lt;/strong&gt;Arrive to work and look over notes from a meeting on the previous day. (&quot;It isn&#39;t surprising that planners sit in on a lot of meetings.&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;9:30 AM:&#160;&lt;/strong&gt;Work with buyers on fashion forecasts and changes to the company&#39;s budget. (&quot;You will work very closely with buyers. For example, if they need more money for a project, you will rearrange the budget.&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;12:30 PM:&#160;&lt;/strong&gt;Break for lunch. Take a short walk.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1:15 PM:&#160;&lt;/strong&gt;Meet with the VP of Merchandising to do analysis on a recent line.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3:00 PM:&#160;&lt;/strong&gt;Attend a company-wide meeting on the company&#39;s status and direction. (&quot;There can be a meeting every hour at this company. That&#39;s not unusual. Fortunately, with so many projects in the works, your days are always different.&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4:00 PM:&#160;&lt;/strong&gt;Speak with a designer about color preferences. (&quot;The more experience you have, the more diversity you have in your tasks. Diversity in experience adds to your potential -- changes the interview questions from that of &#39;what can you do&#39; to &#39;what do you want to do.&#39;&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5:00 PM:&#160;&lt;/strong&gt;Make changes to a budget plan -- this involves some number grinding. Check the number with the buyers again.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6:00 PM:&#160;&lt;/strong&gt;Run out to grab a sandwich and some caffeine. Notice what people are wearing on the street. (&quot;You can learn about new and upcoming trends by observing fashionable people.&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6:30 PM: &lt;/strong&gt;Show budget to the marketing department. (&quot;Marketing is an up-and-coming field. Whereas it used to be done by agencies, there&#39;s a general move toward in-house marketing now. Everyone wants their name to be seen.&quot;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7:00 PM:&#160;&lt;/strong&gt;Leave for the day.&lt;/p&gt;

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