Good Things Come

Hey,

So I went to my interview as promised and was very pleasantly surprised by what they had to say.

I could have struggled to walk out of the door. They were so complimentary I could almost feel my head swelling up!

First of all, they really seemed to love my CV. This really pleased me because so far, my CV has received no feedback from any employer whatsoever. That's not to say I haven't tried to get any feedback, I just haven't had any replies as of yet.

I spoke to three people in my interview. There was a woman called Faye, who was head of education at the salon. She was very lovely, and I liked her practical approach to the interview. She was very complimentary of my CV, but due to my lack of experience was hesitant to give me a position straight away. She came up with the very reasonable (and very exciting) opportinity for me to spend a few sessions in the salon getting some experience and a feel for the working environment, with no commitment for the time being.

I also spoke to Daniel, the owner, and his wife, Jackie. I really liked both of them. Jackie is the woman I spoke to during my application process and I was pleased to see her there, she seemed very supportive of me which was lovely.

Speaking to Daniel was pretty incredible.

He seemed to really love the impression I gave him from my CV. He said he wanted to see me put the same work and passion into my work experience there as I did in my CV, which I totally will do. He gave me so many compliments during our chat; he said he liked my style (actually he said I already looked like a hairdresser!) and he liked the way I came across. He was very impressed by my GCSE and A-Level results, and even went so far as to imply I had one of the stronger applications he has come across, even from his own staff.

As Daniel is someone in the industry whom I hold a lot of respect for, this is massively exciting, and I actually found it to be quite inspiring as well. His belief in me has sparked a much stronger belief in myself - and this says to me that working alongside someone like Daniel I could really, truly reach my full potential.

I'm so appreciative of them giving me this offer, as the experience will be so so useful to me and although I don't start until Thursday, I'm already very excited. They could have just turned me away at the start due to my lack of experience. I really admire how they have chosen to give me this experience and give me a chance. I doubt many other salons would do that, particularly not for an older student (because even with the work-around they explained to me, it certainly seems as though it isn't as easy as hiring someone who's within the fully funded age).

I'll be writing another post after my first experience day.

 - Alice