Every day there are newly graduating estheticians, bubbling with excitement and motivation for a bright esthetics career. The diploma is in their hands, the license is fresh off the press and the graduation party memories still bring smiles to their faces. The positive energy seems to become dismal energy when newly graduated estheticians meet the reality of the competitive esthetics field. A place where there are more estheticians than jobs; a place that discriminates based on experience instead of education and personal talents.
The fact is someone with years of experience may have lost their drive, passion and dedication that recent graduates seem to exude. While experience is important,( in no way am I suggesting that employers should discount years of experience; experience gives you wisdom and confidence) that doesn't mean that experience should be the totality of the hiring decision. It would be a shame to throw recent graduates' resumes into the circular file (a.k.a. trash can) without giving them a chance to shine.
When you work in personnel it is easy to detach yourself from the human beings behind the resumes, and sometimes taking a risk on a recent graduate is well worth the initial risk. With recent graduates, we have potential employees who haven't developed bad habits; are highly motivated and excited about their new career; and are willing to accept less money and are highly trainable where seasoned professionals might not be.
So as a newly graduated esthetician what are your options? How do you get the owners of spas to step out of their comfort zone and take a leap of faith on you? Read my next blog to get answers to these questions!
For more information on this topic, see my blog "Top Tricks: Snagging an Esthetician Job for Newly Licensened Estheticians"
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