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General Description

This is an ideal career for creative thinkers. Hairdressers are artists associated by style, interpretation and design. Hairdressing involves a variety of specialist skills.

Skills will vary from cut & shape the hair, blow wave, dress hair including volume and form, colour to enhance the style and curl from temporary to permanent.

Career Advice - Hairdresser Career

Total image requires personal consultation and consideration of facial shapes and features. A good hairdresser will bit by bit, piece by piece achieve the building block to create the pattern of hair style artistry.

What you do every day?

The salon ambiance is one reason a client would be attracted to have a hair service. The day starts in a salon with the preparation of the environment, music, aromatics and cleanliness.

Phone skills, people skills and negotiation skills are all essential skills required. Interpretation of body language and perception of clients needs to enable cutting, colouring, styling, long hair and short hair. Colour techniques for fashion trends from classical to Avante garde, used to produce a flattering design.

Time management and people handling skills are essential to be able to juggle several clients all at the same time, with support from other team members. The business requirements to recruit new clients to maintain clients are all factors in working in a professional successful salon.

Personality that best fits this occupation

Personal requirements that best fit this career are good communication and listening skills, physical fitness - to stand for up to 12 hours, (9am-9pm) on your feet. Irregular eating patterns often caused by hairdressers eating on the run and skipping meals, which can cause problems if abused in later years. Working under pressure with appointment after appointment becomes a way of life. You are also a ntaurally creative person that is able to imagine what the finished product is going to look like.

Best thing about this career

To work in a creative environment, gaining rewards by business growth or a personal following of clients who only want you to look after their hair needs and the opportunity to run your own business.

Employment is almost guaranteed if you wish to travel internationally. Take up further international training opportunities or to work on international cruise liners. Full time and part time positions give you the chance to balance family and business.

Worst thing about this career

 Hairdressers generally work long hours, standing on their feet all day. Most salons are open on weekends. This is often the busiest time of the week.  Smart operators usually mix business with pleasure.