Mention in a conversation that you are a hairdresser and people have this image in their heads that you stand behind a chair all day chatting to customers while cutting their hair. There is a lot more to being a hairdresser than people believe. One of the most important traits is being able to communicate with people because without this they would be unable to do their job each day. Stylists require to be able to talk to each of their clients and ask them exactly what their wishes are on this visit to the saloon. They also need to be able to advise on hairstyles in a manner that the client is happy with.
When you start your training , you will be asked to cover a couple of days in a saloon for practical work experience. This is the type of trade whereby you need to learn everything you can in order to become the best at your job.
Junior staff generally start by swiping floors and keeping the saloon neat and tidy. One of the most important jobs would be to wash and dry the towels each day. You may have realised that each client will use on average at least 2 towels for each visit. Multiplying this by at least 8 clients per stylist and you will several washes on each and every day. Another important task is to answer the phones and speak to clients and also ask them if they wish tea or coffee while they wait.
All of these tasks may sound unimportant but are the foundation of your saloon as the juniors and seniors require to build up a client list to make the saloon successful. This starts with the simple things such as remembering the customers name and any events that they may have attended since their last visit such as a wedding or special birthday. This makes the client feel loved and are pleased that staff can remember events in their life.
After a while juniors can be trusted to move onto helping seniors with small tasks such as drying a client's hair or adding the hair dyes mixes together. Even putting in rollers is considered a treat. The great thing is this is all completed while under supervision.
The route to becoming a successful hairdresser is long as everyone will be sure to let you know. The secret is to build a list of loyal clients who will follow you around the saloons if you choose to leave one shop and start again at another saloon.
When you start your training , you will be asked to cover a couple of days in a saloon for practical work experience. This is the type of trade whereby you need to learn everything you can in order to become the best at your job.
Junior staff generally start by swiping floors and keeping the saloon neat and tidy. One of the most important jobs would be to wash and dry the towels each day. You may have realised that each client will use on average at least 2 towels for each visit. Multiplying this by at least 8 clients per stylist and you will several washes on each and every day. Another important task is to answer the phones and speak to clients and also ask them if they wish tea or coffee while they wait.
All of these tasks may sound unimportant but are the foundation of your saloon as the juniors and seniors require to build up a client list to make the saloon successful. This starts with the simple things such as remembering the customers name and any events that they may have attended since their last visit such as a wedding or special birthday. This makes the client feel loved and are pleased that staff can remember events in their life.
After a while juniors can be trusted to move onto helping seniors with small tasks such as drying a client's hair or adding the hair dyes mixes together. Even putting in rollers is considered a treat. The great thing is this is all completed while under supervision.
The route to becoming a successful hairdresser is long as everyone will be sure to let you know. The secret is to build a list of loyal clients who will follow you around the saloons if you choose to leave one shop and start again at another saloon.
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