What are the pitfalls and obstacles in building a successful hairdressing career?
Unfortunately, a lot of education available today is outdated and not responding to growing job market and consumer demands. Nine months of beauty school is just not enough time to gain valuable hands on experience and other skills necessary in meeting job market and consumer demands. In my opinion, there’s too much glitter and hype as seen at many of our trade shows and not enough basic commercial or salon work that benefits the average everyday consumer. If you want to attract an upscale clientele, charge upscale prices, then you’ve got to develop into an upscale professional. Good is not enough anymore. Frequent job change, poor job choices, unrealistic career and earning expectations, poor work habits, negative attitudes and lack of initiative on your part are other obstacles you must avoid.
