Beauty Consultant

Be open to sharing hobbies and activities that you enjoy. Make sure you're genuine about it and don't list off things you don't really like because if they ask you a follow up question it'll be harder for you to answer.

The fact that I have a string of sales and customer satisfaction successes to my name, is probably what sets me apart. In the last 5 years, I have not had one client complain about me, and I have constantly been praised for my work.

Here, they just want to know how motivated you are about the position or if you are just there for the pay. They want to ascertain that you would form an important part of the company. You have to show them that you are willing to be part of the company and would do all you can to ensure you and the company grows together.

This is a very common question that is asked in almost every interview. I love this question because it gives you the opportunity to sell yourself. Discuss what makes you standout from the crowd and show them how you can help advance their company. Remember to be specific. This is where all the company research you have done comes into play. You should have an idea as to why the company is hiring or looking to hire someone for that position. What problem do they have that they are looking for people to help them solve? And once you can establish this, you are to show them how you can solve this problem for them.

The 4 prime duties that I have been responsible for include overseeing client appointment scheduling systems, hiring and training personnel, handling retail selling duties and vendor relations management.

Describe your biggest failure and discuss what you've learned from it and ideally how you've been successful since because of that lesson.

Discuss your aspirations for the near, immediate and long term. You want to show them you are thinking of making an impact now as well as the future.

Beauty advisors are Lancome are required to assess clients’ requirements for beauty products and provide them with consultations. They ask open-ended questions to determine clients’ specific needs and provide honest and confident feedback regarding available Lancome products. Building lasting relationships with clients is imperative in this role so that repeat business opportunities can be availed.

I would place my bet on the new jelly lipsticks that your company has come out with. It is a novel concept with a great market out there.

I believe that Walgreens is an idea company for me to work for because it offers positions in retail, and some positions like the beauty advisory are more specific in terms of what products we are selling and promoting. It revolves around skills in customer service as well as having familiarity with products to give the best advice to customers which I think is a strong asset to myself.

I have managed entire beauty counters in large retail settings. The last 5 years, I have been working at the Estee Lauder counter at Macy’s, and this has given me great exposure to how things work in a retail setting. With my ability to determine clients’ special beauty requirements and then providing them with complementing advice, I am sure that you will find me a good choice to hire as a beauty consultant.

One good way to find out about the department is to try to "informally" interview the existing employees over coffee (outside of the office) if possible. It's hard if you don't have any connections there, but if you do a great way to learn about it. Other than that, it's often hard to learn about the department so you can turn the table back on them by asking questions to learn about it.

Lancome is an offshoot of the L’Oreal Luxury products division and distributes French luxury products and cosmetics internationally. The company was founded by Armand Petitjean in 1935 and has since, led the cosmetics market in many countries over the world, especially USA.

Handling 2 beauty counters at the same time in the absence of the second consultant, on a busy Christmas Eve, and not receiving a single complaint is perhaps the highest achievement I have to my name at this point in time.

Discuss how you stay up to date by reading industry specific sites, magazines, and Google / yahoo news. Also make sure you stay up to date by reading the current news on the company's website.

Questions such as this one are asked with the aim of getting you to discuss some of your qualities, perhaps hidden that you wouldn’t have mentioned if you weren’t asked.

“Well, my colleagues will tell you they can count on me. They will tell you that I am a team player and someone they enjoy working with.”

A major part of my work as a beauty advisor is to research what the competition is doing. This is why I am always on top of things and can accurately make comparisons with competitive brands. It is all part of the game.

It was, I feel like any other job. You go in. You fill out the application. They ask you for an interview, if they want you. Then, they’ll talk to you. They’ll ask you about experience and what not and what you want, what you’re interested in doing. It’s pretty much it.

It should be very important if you want a long standing career. Remember, you're investing your time, energy and earnings potential into a company so you want to make sure it's a sustainably successful company that will grow with you over the long haul.

Know at least 3 strong reasons about why you want to work at the company. You could discuss their vision, products, the people, the career opportunities, and the culture.