Toronto is a busy, vibrant city bursting with talent so you have your work cut out if you want to carve out a successful career as a hairdresser. You first point of contact with a salon owner or established hairdresser will be your CV. Here are five tips for making your CV dazzle and helping you land your dream position. Tip #1. Rewrite Your Personal Statement Hairdressers may only glance at a CV for a few seconds before deciding whether to accept or reject the applicant. They get tired of generic CV from applicants who haven’t even bothered to read
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Hairstyling Instructional Video – Colour Correction
Hairstyling Instructional Video – Hair Color Blocking
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5 Ways To Beat A Bad Hair Day With Clip-In Extensions
Hair extensions are a great way to add length and volume to your hair but choosing between clip on, glue-in, sew-in, protein bond and clamp-in can get seriously confusing. Short of signing up at a hairdressing school, what are your options? Out of those options, the only one that won’t require a consultation with a stylist are the clip-in type. These are perfect if you wake up and need a miracle fix. Read on for the five quickest, easiest ways to solve your bad hair in an emergency. Tip #1. Failing To Plan Is Planning To Fail Although bad hair
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5 Money-Saving Haircut Hacks That Totally Work In Toronto
If you want your hair to look at its best but are worried about the effect it may be having on your bank balance, the great news is that there are plenty of thrifty ways to look after your hair in Toronto. Here are the top five ways to save money on haircuts in Toronto. #1. Make A Hair Donation Many salons support a donation program such as Locks of Love. If you see a salon with one of these decals in the window, it means that they offer free haircuts. For anyone looking to shed at least 10 inches
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Three Natural Hair Conditioners That You Can Find in Your Cupboards
We put our hair through a lot of stress these days. Straightening, curling, cleaning, backcombing – all of these things can damage the hair follicles and leave you with brittle, dry and lacklustre locks. There are a wealth of hair conditioning products available to buy, but did you know that you can make your own conditioning treatments using simple items that you may already have at home? This article provides three simple hair conditioners that are so natural you can eat them too! Coconut Oil Coconut oil is the name given to the oil which is taken from the meat
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How to Boost Your Beauty Business Success
If you run any sort of business where you offer beauty services then you will need to provide great customer service, high quality treatments and have a solid marketing plan in place in order to stay ahead of the competition. With so much different advice out there it can be tough to know what will work best for your business. This article provides four effective ways to boost your beauty business’s sales and make it stand out from the crowd. Improve Your Website Your website will act as a 24 hour sales brochure for your beauty business. It should be
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4 Great Ideas To Market Your Hairdressing School
Running a hairdressing school is very similar to running any other business, and relies on having a good customer base, and the bigger your customer base the more free advertising you have as clients extol your virtues to their friends and families. But relying on this word of mouth is not enough; particularly as once trained your students may not return. If you want to increase the number of your students you will need to market your hairdressing school to the public. There are several ways that you can market your hairdressing school, and I have given some examples here
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5 Alternative Career Choices That You Might Like to Consider
Choosing a career path is never always easy. True, some people find their passion and are successfully able to make a career out of it. Majority of people go to colleges and universities to get a job that will give them financial security. For some of us, academic excellence might not be out cup of tea or prefer to do something out of the box. Thankfully, there are many professional courses one can take up. Here are a few alternative courses that you might like to consider. Beauty Course Owing to the popularity of beauty courses, there are tons of
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