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The day has come to start your beauty career. Be ready for those tough interview questions, dazzle the salon manager and land your first career job!
Interview Questions PREP
When working out your answers for these tough interview questions I want you to always focus on the POSITIVE and HOW YOU CAN BENEFIT THE SALON. Stay away from any negative remark even when asked for a negative response. Begin your beauty career on the up note.
Tell Me About Yourself.
Sounds easy, right? This is going to blow you away. They could care less about anything personal. They are NOT asking you about where you live or if you are married or your GPA. They want to know how you can benefit their salon.
They want to know what you bring to the party. So here is what you are going to do. In your notebook write out each of these questions on a separate sheet for each. For this one you need to tell them in the shortest way possible what your USP is (your Unique Selling Point).
Paige could say something like,
"I am a very quick study and use my free time to further my skills and research hair techniques. I am great with time management, have a lot of customer service experience and a strong work ethic. I am passionate about all things "hair" but my true love is in hairstyling and updo's."
In less than a minute Paige is able to get right to her strengths without wasting time. You want to make it very easy on the manager/owner to get the information she is looking for. Now is not the time to hold back. It is ok to sell yourself. It's more than OK, it's necessary. Selling is a big part of your job responsibility in your beauty career! Selling yourself shows her your ability or potential for upselling.
Do you consider yourself a team player?
Being a team player in a salon is a strength. Everyone is there to make money, for themselves and for the salon. It takes a village. If you are highly self absorbed by nature start working on that issue. You will need help in a salon and you will be called upon to help others. So if this question is asked and you are NOT a team player, meaning you prefer to work alone, fake it.
I'm not saying lie to the interviewer but you need them to know you ARE a team player. Saying you prefer to work alone in a salon environment will disqualify you. So YES, you are a team player, and you will consciously work on it in the salon. Think of a time when you worked as a team on any project. Write it in your notebook with an example of how you helped the team, just in case you are asked for one. Your beauty career will mostly be a team sport.
Why do you want to work for us? or Why do you want this job?
They are looking for your motivation here. Are you driven by your passion? OR...Are you looking for a place to just get a paycheck? If you love your work you would be an asset to the salon. If you are just trying to find a job anywhere there is no indication to a manager that you are a good fit on her team. Show them that your values, desires, passion and the direction you intend to take your beauty career are in line with the salon culture. For example, Paige is passionate about hairstyling and updo's. Her resume will state this. Going to work in a male grooming salon would not be a good fit for her and the salon manager would recognize that Paige probably wouldn't feel fulfillment only working on men. If she were to hire Paige she knows that Paige most likely won't stay long.
Answer this question by proving you are a good fit in her salon. State what you are passionate about and where you would like to grow your skills. Acknowledge their salon culture in a positive way by giving her a compliment on an element of the salon. Then say how they are everything you want in a salon.
Example: La Bella Foo Foo Salon has an outstanding reputation for customer service and beautiful color services. I love doing color more than anything and intend on becoming a master colorist within 2 years. I can't think of anywhere I would rather begin my beauty career and learn from the best
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