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Pros and Cons of a Career in Hair Styling
When it comes to being a Hair stylist (cosmetologist), one is in charge of a person’s most important exterior aspect, the hair. If you think, you can just wake up one day and start cutting hair around you then you are wrong. Like every other sector of this field, this too needs education, training and over the time developed expertise.

PROS
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First n foremost, if you
are creatively inclined then this is the right cosmetology sector
for you. Your creativity has to flow through your client’s tresses.
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With being a hair
stylist, you have immense time flexibility; you can take
appointments anytime you like while carrying on with your personal
errands.
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You can be easily
self-employed, you are providing your clients with a service, you do
not have to consider the other elements of a business if it was a
product for example administration, inventory etc.
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This field comes with
buckets full of satisfaction, when you give your client a
feel-good-look; you know you have made a meaningful difference in
her life.
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You get to meet the
elite of the fashion world, both sides of the runway.
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The biggest benefit
comes in the shape of networking and socializing, you get meet new
people every day and the network of populace you meet while cutting
hair is a very valuable resource.
CONS
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The first disadvantage
that comes to the mind is the fact that a hair stylist has to be
very intimate with the client, actually has to put his/her hands
into the client’s hair.
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One has to be up on
his/her feet for hours, and thus can be very tedious.
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Hair stylists’ also face
physical problems like wrist pain, carpal tunnel or other repetitive
strain injuries.
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One has to remember to
remain very professional; this at times can be tricky.
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One has to meet the
hygienic demands with the highest of precision, the tools that one
uses as well as the hands and the surroundings have to be spic n
span at all times.
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One of the biggest
drawbacks is that there is no health insurance or other benefits in
this line of work.
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This is a very demanding
profession; one has to keep in mind that when dealing with people
especially with something as sensitive as hair, one has to build a
strong sense of tact and tolerance.
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Another disadvantage is
lots of competition and lack of monetary rewards. This world of
fashion and glamour is full of expectations, getting here might be
hard but staying here requires far more of hard work and style.

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