If Your Table Looks Good, You Look Good
Your workstation layout reflects your level of professionalism. If you keep your manicuring table setup as top-notch as your skills, you’ll get ... well, respect.
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Your workstation layout reflects your level of professionalism. If you keep your manicuring table setup as top-notch as your skills, you’ll get ... well, respect.







While still in school, Derr took first place in the academy’s student nail art competition and in 1988, she won first place in the professional nail division at the NCA's national championship in Atlanta.
Use this simple standard test to judge objectively which job applicant has the technical skills you need.
When it comes to making money in the salon, sometimes it's the little things that count.
Salon owners today look for professionalism, good communication skills, a positive attitude, and a clean and neat appearance when hiring new employees.
Kelly Ostraat wants the industry to recognize that home-based salons can be professional. It’s not where the salon is located that determines professionalism, she says, it’s the nail technician’s attitude.
Nail Technician Uses Art Background to Her Advantage
Employees just want a comfortable place to work, a reasonable boss, and a chance to earn a living.
This self-assertive go-getter is always on the lookout for ways to do her job better, faster, and easier.