Episode 22

HIRING & INTERVIEWING | YARIELIZ MERCED | RISING STYLIST, VA

RISING STYLIST, Motivated, Hard Working, Passionate, and Awesome Human: Yarieliz Merced, shares her experience and Advice on HIRING & INTERVIEWING.

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Takeaways:

-Compensation is confusing. Ask for the exact formula how your compensation is calculated at all levels and for all services.

-Building your clientele is HARD! Think about how long it will take to build a book at the salon before taking the job.

- Knowing the front desk intimately is super important to elevating your career and customer experience.

About the Podcast

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Robert Hughes

“I THINK HAIRSTYLISTS ARE THE COOLEST, NICEST, AND MOST FUN GROUP OF PEOPLE ON THE PLANET! I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT USHERING IN AN EMPOWERED-STYLIST FUTURE, AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE GETTING STYLISTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TOGETHER IN A NON-COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE CAN LEARN, LAUGH, AND GROW TOGETHER.”
-Said by ME!
Robert started his hair journey as a kid in rural America offering haircuts on the street to kids in the neighborhood, not realizing, one day, he would find himself working the front desk at a hair salon while in high school. From there, his experience from salon-to-salon has included the front of the house, back of the house, stylist, educator, and consultant. It was during this movement through various salons he developed a passion to empower stylists and educate owners on how to raise the industry standard of excellence, mutual respect, and professionalism amongst stylists, managers, owners, and clients. Robert currently is the General Manager and a Master Stylist at Violet Salon in Georgetown, DC.