College Fairs

You know fall is here when you see a caravan of college cars traveling across your state to visit high school students and help them make informed decisions about their future plans.

I have the pleasure of doing this for Josef's School of Hair Design - where I get to talk about every one's favorite subject - HAIR, MAKE-UP, NAILS, BEAUTY, CREATIVITY and FUN!

What a joy to meet hundreds of young people every fall and each person is so beautiful, unique and inquisitive about what their future could hold.  It is so exciting to know that they have their entire future ahead of them. It is also a great responsibility to guide them in the right direction.

Is Cosmetology, Massage Therapy, Nail Technology or Skin Aesthetics the right direction?

No one can answer this question for you. They will try. Really try! Some will push you to do it - because maybe you have done their hair for prom and they know you are good. (I am the one who pushed my aunt into this profession and 20 years later she is rocking the industry and even just did hair for Wilson Phillips.) Some will warn you not to - tales of bad hours and low pay. (For this, I suggest you do your own math and define for yourself what you consider "bad"hours.) Family and friends and college reps will all try to give you insight to your best future possible.

However - you and you alone are living this life - so you need to tap into what feels natural, exciting and something you can be passionate about!

Scary? Maybe.
Exciting? YES!

My advice - do your OWN research! Tour as many colleges as you can. Job shadow as many people as you can. Find out what is important to you - money? benefits? vacation? family? ASK people you know who are living the good life. How did they get there? Steps they took. LISTEN! They might have good advice. ;) 


I will leave you with some links that may help clear up some things about our industry.
www.bloom.com  www.beautyschoolsdirectory.com www.jsohd.com