How to find a stylist or trainer for a beauty salon or fitness club
The client base and the form of cooperation
In salons and studios, stylists often come with their own clients, so the terms of cooperation decide everything. There are three main schemes: renting a chair or room, a percentage of the service, and a fixed salary plus a bonus. Pick yours and state it in the vacancy at once, otherwise the candidate will guess and you will lose time on clarifications.
Think separately about whether the stylist will bring clients or whether you rely on the flow of customers to the venue. That changes both the percentage and the experience you require.
Who you can look for
- Hair and nails: hairdresser, nail technician, lash and brow technician.
- Body and skincare: masseur, beautician.
- Fitness: trainer.
- Administration: salon or fitness club receptionist.
Most often people look for a hairdresser, a nail technician, a masseur and a trainer. If you need someone to handle bookings and administration, see the beauty salon administrator.
What to put in the vacancy
- Specialisation — which service and technique (machine manicure, complex colouring, classic or lymphatic drainage massage).
- Terms of cooperation — rent, percentage, salary, who buys the materials.
- Experience and documents — years of practice, portfolio, certificates, health certificate.
- Schedule — shifts, days off, client bookings.
- Equipment — what the salon has and what the stylist must bring.
- Place — city, area, how easy it is to get there.
- Start — when the person can begin.
Think about the requirements for the space. A hairdresser needs a chair with a wash basin, a nail technician needs extraction and good lighting, a masseur needs a separate room with a couch. Tell candidates what the venue already has, and it will help them judge the conditions. Agree separately how clients will book, who keeps the client base and what happens to it when the stylist leaves. It is not always a pleasant conversation, but it is better to have it at the start.
Do not forget about growth. Good stylists value courses, training in new techniques and the chance to build their client base. If your venue supports this, say so in the vacancy: such a point often weighs more than a few percent difference in the rate.
Example: “A beauty studio in Auckland is looking for a nail technician on 5/2, paid as a percentage of the service. Materials supplied by the studio, machine manicure and gel polish, portfolio required. Health certificate, start from the 1st.”
How searching on BlaBlaPrice works
Instead of posting an ad in ten groups, you write one request. Candidates in your city reply in the chat: they tell you about their experience, show their work and name the terms they will accept. The request is checked before it is shown, and contacts are hidden until you choose. More on this on the “How it works” page.
How to choose a candidate
Ask for photos and videos of work, not just words. Stylists work with their hands, so hygiene matters: ask how they sterilise their tools. Ask for a trial job on a model if the schedule allows. For a trainer, ask about certificates and experience in group or one-to-one sessions. Do not agree to verbal arrangements about the percentage: write them down.
If you are a stylist or trainer looking for work
If you are a stylist or trainer looking for work, register on BlaBlaPrice as a service provider, choose this category and region, and vacancies will come to you to answer. A vacancy can be created on the home page.
