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SEARCHDo you recall last week’s request for advice? I wanted to be sure and thank you all for your words of wisdom and encouragement! It seemed like a good idea to share one of the replies
Do you recall last week’s request for advice? I wanted to be sure and thank you all for your words of wisdom and encouragement! It seemed like a good idea to share one of the replies that I thought might be a benefit to some of you if you should find yourself applying for a new job:
I interview people at my full-time job. This is what I look for:
Dress appropriately, you wouldn't believe the people that show up in flip flops or low cut tops.
Maintain eye contact, it shows confidence.
Take a resume. It shows you are serious and not just applying for any old job to shut your spouse or parent up.
Shoulders back, sit up straight.
Don't say "um", "you know", or "like" too much.
Research the company.
Keep your answers precise and to the point when asked a question. You don't want to go in as Chatty Kathy, but at the same time you have to let your personality show.
Don't mention your marital status, age, religion, or how many children you have. By law the interviewer is not allowed to ask you personal questions but they may try to lead the conversation in that direction so that you volunteer it. And although they aren't supposed to discriminate, they will. They don't want to hire a single mother with four school-age children because they know she is going to miss a lot of work. Same goes with health problems.
Good luck. I hope this helped. Julie Pecanty Perry
I also announced how the audition for ICE went on last Monday’s Nail Talk Radio. For those of you that wanted a better description, ICE stands for Iowa Cosmetology Educators. ICE is an elite group of educators within the state of Iowa that network bi-annually to receive advanced education in order to share advanced techniques with Iowa's beauty professionals.
I’m proud to say that they did vote me into ICE! They have also given me a spot on the 2012 ICE Design Team, which is who the photo is of. I am so excited to be creating the 2012 nail trend and helping to bring even more continuing education to nail professionals in the state of Iowa!
— Holly
Here I am sharing a very comprehensive and well-rounded almost back to work package of information for you from Virox (Rejuvenate) that is the complete set of materials to help you feel confident that everything is in place and ready to go, even if you are already back at work!
Every Tuesday for the next four weeks, Holly will be doing an alcohol ink tutorial.
National Nail Tech Day is May 30, and to celebrate YOU, Virox and I would like to offer up the opportunity to win a canister of disinfecting wipes.
Join me Wednesday evening 5/27/20 for a Live chat on Facebook with Dr Spalding to get some idea of what it takes to be that level of clean and safe.
If your salon has re-opened, you may have found some challenges with wearing a face shield while working. If not, here are some tips that could help save you some headaches when you do get back.
This video is a really awesome resource for figuring out a reasonable hourly rate for yourself in addition to seeing the average your area can bear in service prices in some ways.
Have you ever heard of the stages of grief? With everything going on, we are grieving our “normal”. That means you should give yourself permission to feel the way you feel.
Has all this PPE business got you down? Does it feel like it cramps your style? One way to help it cheer you up which will in turn cheer up your clients is to add some sparkle.
For those of you that like a little data with your info, here is some really interesting information from salon owner Michele Baker in Georgia. Being one of the first states to open left the salon owners to scramble to learn a lot of things on their own and many have been generous in sharing things they have figured out to help make operating in the COVID-19 world more systematic and understandable.
Holly orders Wildflowers Nails in a Box and tries it out Live.
Holly demonstrates how to do a vertical ombre on nails with the help of Winnie Huang.
Holly shares two videos to help you practice your liquid and powder technique.
Holly and Shelena Robinson show how to make a runway rose fit for everyday.
Holly helps you practice your hard gel technique.
Holly will be doing two Instagram Lives next week on PPE.
It has been quite a while since I made a video for the e-file chronicles so an update to that seemed in order. The latest installment is removing gel-polish from an enhancement.
Holly has a jam-packed week of live talks and demos on social media!
