Franchise spas are booming with new ones opening at what seems like lightening speed, everything from wax bars to full spas. Places like European Wax, Uni K Wax, Wax Center, and Lunchboxwax are making it easier than every for clients to go bare, and with full spa franchises like Natural Body Spa and Shop, Hand and Stone, Blue Mercury Spas, and then add that to places like Massage Envy and Massage Heights that focus only on facials and massages and there are a lot of opportunities for employment at the booming franchise businesses. Take your pick, there popping up everywhere.
Like them, love them or hate them--they provide some valuable employment resources.
How can working at a spa franchise catapult your career? For starters, many of these franchises that I have spoken to will consider hiring recent graduates because they will train you in their methods and as many of you recent graduates know getting a job in esthetics fresh out of school can be very difficult. Everyone wants experience, but how do you get experience when you have been in school? It is a catch 22 and to me personally I think it is unfair and unjust to discount a student's resume because quite frankly I've met a lot of students who are more professional and talented than many working estheticians. The franchises come into play because many of them give students a chance to learn more about the world of esthetics, to hone in on their craft. It is a great stepping stone to the next job.
How can working at a franchise help an esthetician who is already working in the industry?
Working at a franchise is can help expand your knowledge base and get you more free training. While a lot of small spas don't invest in training for their estheticians, these franchises train their employees. Even if you only plan on staying at a franchise for a short time, absorb every piece of training you can get and take it with you! Once you've learned their methods, you can use this on another job--it will help you whereever you might go. In addition, if you are an esthetician that is terrible at waxing, and you work at one of these places for a short time you will improve your waxing skills, and the same goes for if most of your business is waxing and you don't feel confident in facials--learn the protocols of one of these franchise spas and you will be confident in no time. They are a great stepping stone for new estheticians or seasoned ones that want to expand their skill base, and or/learn new trade techniques. Usually, these franchises offer the latest and greatest.
The question I have to all of you, especially you recent graduates, why wouldn't you want to work for a franchise at least for the short term? Why wouldn't you want to gain valuable advanced techniques to add to your resume, and to take with you on future jobs?
What if you intend to do booth rent? Would working at a franchise help? Yes, absolutely. You can learn about the business, and what works and doesn't work. Don't steal their business model, but use it as a source of inspiration and guidance on how you want to run your own business.
Author of JumpStart Your Esthetics Career: A Guide for Newly Licensed Estheticians and Spa Divas: A Place to Hang My License available on www.amazon.com
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