Tips for finding a job at a high end hair salon in San Francisco?

My niece will be graduating from beauty school soon and I'm looking for tips that will help her get into a good salon. Any information is very much appreciated.Tips for finding a job at a high end hair salon in San Francisco?
If she is just graduating she will probably have to start as an assistant. Some salons like to train new stylist to their ways. Most salons like to hire people with a clientele. If they don't offer assistant positions she can start off at a different salon to build her clientele and then switch once she is established. Try to stay in the same price range when switching salons. If you start out low and switch to high end some of your clients may not be able to take the price jump. Always keep a personal client record ( phone numbers, address, formulas) some salons consider client records their property, protect yourself and keep your own client list.Tips for finding a job at a high end hair salon in San Francisco?
First of all she Needs To dress and look the part.. Edgy/hip clothes Hair done nice ( color fresh). Not wearing something that she would wear to the grocery store.


She needs to go into some salons.. If she does not like the look of them tell her to walk out. Then She needs to Tell the Receptionist That she Has Just gotten out of beauty school and she was looking for a position as a Hairstylist. It would be a good idea if she started before she even graduated. Since it will Take her awhile to get Her final test and all that.. Not only that but they will be happy that she is so eager to want to work.


Now.. Alot of your Upscale salons Have like an assistant type programs. Which means that after they get out of beauty school U will go to work for the salon as an assistant/apprentice.They will get paid hourly. At our salon we have one.The assistants Do not Work on their own clients but they help with colors, blowdrys , stress reliefs, cleaning they also just do alot of standing and learning. On top of that they have classes where they work on models and learn more then they did at school.. Sometimes people do not want to do this after school..But really school is just the basics , so It can be really helpful. So she needs to think about whether she possibley wants to do that or not If the salons in your area do that. And how she does depends on when she gets out on the floor (having her own clients). The best thing for her to do Is be Confident and Tell them that it is her passion. Don't be shy..Alot of times they do most of the talking anyways ( us hairstylist are quite outspoken). As long as she has the look and they have a chair open it will all come together. She just needs to go and ask to fill out a aplication. Tell her everytime she walks in to a salon To look her best . Even if it is for an Aplication. Because They will Not be calling her back if she looks bad. That receptionist will put a little not on her ap saying she had sweats on...lol... Not to mention that but when she walks in that door she Might get a tour of the salon and a interview right on the spot...Need anymore tips let me know...Tell her I said GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!