salon career

12 Tips to Negotiate a Raise or Promotion

The following “12 Tips to Transform Your Negotiating Skills” by Denver-based career guru Aimee Cohen, author of the book, Woman UP! Overcome the 7 Deadly Sins that Sabotage Your Success: will take the mystery out of ...

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Robert DiTacchio: Career of a salon manager

A former platform artists settles into a mid-size urban salon.

Jeremy Scheifflee: Career of a salon educator

The rise to the top came early and easily for this member of the Sam Brocato Creative Design Team.

Salon Job Search Dos and Don’ts

Congratulations! You’ve made it through school. Now here comes the hard part—finding your first job.

Tip for new hairstylists: Think positive!

If the thoughts you see here represent what’s been hanging around your brain, think again!

How to choose the right salon for your first salon job

Industry icon Vivienne Mackinder offers new cosmetologists advice on choosing a salon that will keep you motivated.

How to deal with salon clients or co-workers who criticize you

Whether you’re dealing with a complaining client, a manager who’s disappointed in your performance or a coworker who’s driving you crazy, follow these specific steps for a happy outcome.

Grace Probert: Career of an Esthetician

A specialist in bikini and brazilian wax and laser treatments reveals what goes on behind closed esthetician room doors.

What Not to Say on a salon job interview

Just when you start feeling comfortable in an interview, your mouth goes into overdrive and you say something that derails the great impression you’ve made so far. Avoid that by noting these five absolute interview no-no’s.

Sam Villa: Career of a platform hair stylist

Longtime Redken platform artist Sam Villa tells how he learned that humility is a key component of teaching.