When selecting a place to start a career in the beauty industry there are a few things to visualize first before committing. Now it doesn’t need to be your entire career but a place that you can grow and thrive for 3-5 years. If you bounce around too much it will be difficult to create consistency and build a business.

What type of work do you want to do
Who will you work with
What is the career path

What type of work do you want to do- this could be men’s haircutting, bridal, makeup, etc.. Choose an environment that these clients would be drawn to visiting. Is it a masculine place, a spa like environment, or maybe it’s being onset doing a Photoshoots or fashion shows. You will need to do your homework, visit these places, and don’t be afraid to be selective.

Who will you work with?- You can get a good sense of attitude during a visit or phone conversation if it gives you a welcoming vibe or not. You are the equivalent to 5 people you spend the most time with. So if these worker bees are not successful and loving life then ...you won’t be either 😳

What is the career path?-

Continuing education, tracked goals, increase pay. All of these will contribute to your end goal of why you should work harder/smarter. If you don’t hear about these things in your interview then I would immediately put up a red flag 🚩CAUTION! Continuing education in my mind is the key to success and staying in the game. Make sure your team holds this as a high value and believe!

Hopes this helps as I always hear from new artist starting in their career. I’ll share a few ideas for those starting a suite too but we all start somewhere and I do believe a good salon with continuing education will be an amazing stepping stone for most! And believe me the hardest part is the beginning!