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I know there are many
choices out there and making
a decision surrounding where
to invest your time, energy and
money for education can be
overwhelming.
I firmly believe that picking
a school with a good reputation
will help you succeed in a spa
business. You must invest a
few hours of your time to find
out what others are saying
about the facility. Focus on the
following.
Ask the school if you can
speak to some students and
past graduates.
Ask if you can sit in on a
class.
Do some research on
social media to see what
others are saying about the
program.
Check reviews on Yelp.
When you visit school, take a look
around and make note of cleanliness,
Esthetician schooling is
approximately 600 hours long. This
is a limited amount of time to teach
a student every bit of knowledge
needed to survive as a successful
practitioner and a business
owner, so you must also invest in
postgraduate training.
Spa Owner Perspective: Kate
My experience as a spa owner
who has to interview and hire
estheticians is that I know I will
have to spend a lot more time
training those went to a school with
a not so great reputation.
The level of skill set, or lack
thereof, is always evident and
indicative of the school they went
to. Some of them do not even know
how to hold a wax stick! There
are resumes sent from those that
graduate from certain schools that
will immediately make it to the top
of my “must interview” pile.
Q. ; Does attending a certain school
or investing in postgraduate
education matter more?
A.
Lori Crete
Licensed Esthetician, Owner of Spa 10
and President/Founder of
The Esthetician Mentor