Career-Handbook A Helpful Guide to Your Career in Nails

Starting your Career

From passing your state board exam to understanding different compensation systems to preparing your resume for an interview, this section helps you figure out what you need to know when you are just getting started.

Building Your Business

Now that you have a job, you want to know how you can build your business. This section shows you how to reach out to clients and build your clientele.

Honing Your Skills

From understanding what it means to keep yourself and your clients safe to answering some of your most frequently asked technical questions, this section helps you stay on top of your game.

Expanding Your Horizons

So you've got the job and the clients, and now you want to know how to stay abreast of the latest and greatest in the nail industry. This section offers up a selection of new products from professional manufacturers and a list of online resources to help you in your journey.

At NAILS, we're committed not only to today's nail care professionals, but also to the nail care professionals of TOMORROW. That's why we produce our annual Career Handbook, a guide for students and newbies. It covers everything from preparing for job interviews, options for career alternatives, continuing education, troubleshooting techniques, and business basics. We consider ourselves Partners in Education in the effort to inspire and help train the next generation of nail technicians and help them succeed.

If you'd like to know more about advertising in this special annual issue, call associate publisher Michelle Mullen at (310) 533-2465.

If you're a school and would like to reserve your no-charge copies of this issue, please e-mail myla.diaz@bobit.com. The annual issue ships in early June of each year.

Partners in Education Program

We offer a special "Partners in Education" Program, which provides for free subscriptions to NAILS Magazine to instructors and educators in cosmetology schools. We provide complimentary subscriptions to qualified schools and also provide free six-month subscriptions to their students.

To sign up, fill out the Partners in Education form and fax to (310) 533-2507.

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Brown-Glenn, La'Shaun

A member of the CCA and an advisory board member and educational committee co-chairperson for the Nail Care Association, NAILS’ 1999-2000 Nail T...
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