21⟩ How many years have you worked on styling?
I am a recent graduate of the Aveda Institute, so including school it would be one year.
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22⟩ Tell Me About Yourself personal?
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).
23⟩ Tell me what styles do you prefer not to work on?
I enjoy making people look their best. Whatever style needs to be done I have no problem doing. However, I really love coloring hair. It's fun to see the finished product and how you can completely change someones look.
24⟩ Tell me how do you interact with customers?
I actually have a good attitude and put on a smile. I try to help them and try to see what kind of personality they have and work with that.
25⟩ Tell me how do you deal with troublesome clients?
I rarely have difficult clients! When I do, honesty is the key to working it out. If someone doesn't like what I've done, I ask them to tell me what didn't work. On occasion, when someone has been repeatedly unhappy, I've told them that I obviously can't give them what they want, and recommend another stylist. But the response is always, "Oh, it's not you!" Usually those people are just unhappy with their hair -- they hate the wave or straightness, not what I did. I think, generally, that it works to troubleshoot problems together, and I think of it as a positive thing. I also always welcome my clients to come back at the end of the day if they're not happy with the style or have any challenges.
26⟩ Describe a difficult work situation and how you handled it in past?
A toddler got sick in the aisle of PetSmart. The child was throwing up and crying and the mother was flustered. The mother was concerned for her child but embarrassed by the situation. I ran and got a lot of paper towels to immediately cover up the mess. I also brought a clean, damp towel for the mom to clean the baby. I stayed with them and helped mom get her child and her bag to the car easily. I then cleaned up the mess as quickly as possible. She later called the store and told my manager that she appreciated how I had helped her to her car with her sick baby and that she posted it on Facebook so others would know we had great customer service at our store.
27⟩ Tell us what is your favorite cosmetic product? Do you have the opportunity to work with the product?
My favorite product is Paul Mitchell Super Sculpt Glaze and Fast Drying Sculpting Spray. They also make a dry wax I like to use -- it to gives the hair texture. I use these products on my clients all the time, and on myself, too.
28⟩ Have you worked on anyone hair before a big event, such as a wedding?
Yes I have and I have two more wedding I will be working on I am very exited to be working it and make them look beautiful.
29⟩ What did you like least about your last job as Cosmetologist?
Oh, this is a tricky one. It's a setup. It is very easy to fall into this snare. People just wait for an opening to vent. But you now know ahead of time NOT TO DO THIS.
Instead of coming back with, "OH, I really hated my boss. He was such a pig!" you want to go to a task that is harmless to what you are trying to achieve. If you worked at Starbucks you had to clean, you had very busy times, it could be stressful, people complained, you may have had a bad co-worker, etc. But if you point any of this out in your interview it will look like a negative for YOU.
30⟩ Tell me what do you like most about being a cosmetologist?
I love to make people beautiful. And I love my clients. I enjoy being social with them, and being creative in my work.
31⟩ Tell me do you have any problems working weekends?
No.
You are now a professional stylist and starting your beauty career. You know good and well you now work on weekends. Don't even try it.
32⟩ How many years experience do you have coloring hair?
I have colored my hair every color under the sun. So I've been coloring since my teen years.
33⟩ What is your favorite hair style to work on, when you are just at home?
Well my favorite hair style to work on at home is to wash and straight in the hair.
34⟩ When did you decide to become a cosmetologist?
I decided that I wanted to be a cosmetologist about 5 years ago. I was working in a hair salon and I enjoyed it so much that I decided that I wanted to do it for the rest of my life.
35⟩ Tell me how dependent are you?
I'm a pretty independent person. I like to figure things out on my own but I am not afraid to ask questions or ask for help if needed.
36⟩ What other techniques do you enjoy while styling hair?
I love completely enhancing the entire look, the hair color, cut and style.
37⟩ Tell me do you have any thoughts on building clientele?
If you are a brand new stylist starting your beauty career the manager does not expect you to come with a clientele. However, if you are in a private salon you will be responsible for building your clientele. I hope you knew this already.
38⟩ Hair styling is a tricky business, building customer relations is a must, what experience do you have in that regards?
Finding out what my client likes/dislikes and remember faces and names. Listen, listen and listen some more. I rephrase what they want so we are clear on our plan.
39⟩ Where do you gain your inspiration for trying new trends, styles?
No it doesn't it really depends in what salon your working at and how many hours you work.
40⟩ Tell me do you advise cosmetologists to choose a specialty right away?
I think that partly depends on whether one wants to work for a large or small salon. In larger salons, it's more common to specialize -- sometimes clients may get color processing from one stylist, a cut from another, and a style from even another! Even if a cosmetologist want to work in a smaller salon, it's a good idea to choose a specialty early, because they get established in what you do. It's hard to go from hair to nails to waxing, for example, and to be considered an expert in all of those.
