career cosmetology

hello, all. .....
here I am like some of us lost and undecided in what kind of career i
want to end up in .. i did the whole college thing for 2 years and i
realized it was not for me..
i've just been working in retail for the past 2 years and i'm getting
sick of it ..
i'm consider attending cosmetology school and have been thinking about
it for quite some time now..( 2 years)
and i'm wondering if anyone has comments about particular schools in
massachusetts area/ and what the job market is
like. what should i be expecting?
thanks very much.

On 3 Apr 2006 10:30:38 –0700, "angelina" <cutie...@aol.com>
choked out these words:
the only question i have is, don't you think you'll tire of
cosmetology in a couple of years?
i've been a cosmetologist for 4 years, and for the most part,
still enjoy it. i say "for the most part" because i just work
too much. but i have great clients, and i make decent money
(compared to rolling burritos).
the money helps, especially since i had to put a kitty in the
hospital today. he's been having some trouble jumping up to get
his food – turns out he's got an abcess (from another cat scratch
or bite). they're doing surgery today and i'm picking him up
tomorrow. i'm not sure i could afford that on a burrito roller's
salary.
david
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why do you think that I would get sick of it in a couple of years??

"David RL Gärtner, RMT" <derbarb...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I hope your kitty is ok. I took Bella the unfriendly to the vet last
week and he thinks she may have the beginning of Type II diabetes; he
actually suggested I check her teeth every so often because there is
redness on her gums. Check her teeth? I can't even touch her without
her running. To go to the vet husband and son had to close all the
doors and corral her. She broke one carrier by running into it full
speed and then finally ended up in the other one.
You need a huge salary to pay those animal surgery bills. My husband
tells me I work for cans of cat food.

Angelina,
Before you change career paths again, have you considered doing some career
aptitude testing? Usually people are more satisfied in careers that fit
their aptitudes. I highly recommend the testing by Johnson O'Connor research
group. It costs $600, but since you are trying to make a life decision I
think it's well worth it. I did the testing myself and found it to be
extremely helpful. I badly wished I had done it before I went to college.
What they do is different than other tests I've taken. It's not multiple
choice or like "Myers–Briggs". They give you activities and puzzles to
figure out. They also do a personality test.
http://www.jocrf.org/
Just my 2c.
Best wishes and Good luck!


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On 3 Apr 2006 12:04:58 –0700, "angelina" wrote:
Because it takes about two years (more or less) to figure out the good
and bad parts of any job.
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On 3 Apr 2006 12:04:58 –0700, "angelina" <cutie...@aol.com>
choked out these words:
actually, i was half kidding. let's look at your original post:
you did college for two years and tired of it.
you've been working in retail for two years, and you're tired of
it.
you've been thinking of attending beauty school for two years,
and you're tired of thinking about it.
see a pattern?
david
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"and along those lines, and it's 'pique,' not 'peak"
You could be a copy editor too LOL!

On 3 Apr 2006 10:30:38 –0700, "angelina" <cutie...@aol.com> wrote:
Hi Angelina,
I would suggest that you take the Strong Vocational Interest Test
which matches your personality with the personality traits of people
who work in a wide variety of fields. It is designed to give you a
list of vocations that might interest you. It is not an aptitude test
so it will not tell you if you have the skills needed for a particular
field.
As an example of what it can do. If it finds that your personality is
very similar to that of computer programmers, it probably give a very
low ranking to police officer. This is assuming that their
personalities are different.
It should be administered by one trained to interpret the results. A
psychologist will give the test or sometimes the guidance department
of a high school or college.
Finally, I have found the test to be very revealing not only for
myself but also my five children.
I hope this is helpful.
John

Hi...this is very long but worth the read for someone lost!
Do not fret about getting sick of everything in 2 years or less. I was
a Jill of All Trades for many, many years––more than 10 in fact.
Before I continue, I think it's important that I point out, that I did
start off with a diploma in business administration which helped me
immensely to get jobs in the first place. In addition, I continued to
take courses in things that interested me.
So here's the story, I found most workplaces unrewarding after awhile
so my solution to that was to work as a Temp instead, which eventually
led to my being an independent contractor.
Do not laugh at being a temp––it is hard to be a GOOD temp––everyone
assumes the "temp" is stupid, so when you're good, you quickly build a
name for yourself and are always in demand and can negotiate better
rates with agencies because their clients want YOU. The key to a
successful temp career is being able to pick things up in record time
and run with them. If you need several weeks to learn something than
temping as a long term "job" is not for you...but if you're an
exceptionally quick study and pick things up in just a few days...you
may want to consider doing this type of work for awhile until you
stumble onto something that really peaks your interest.
There is a huge plus side to this: 1: Temps generally make more money,
although are less stably employed, 2: You never work anywhere long
enough to realize your boss is a moron, 3: You always leave on great
terms because you're leaving generally signifies a job well completed,
4: You get to experience many types of business, 5: You make A LOT of
business contacts, 6: You get a ton of job offers if you're
interested, 7: After a few years of doing this, there will be very few
things that you've never done. 8: You can take as much time off as you
want in between assignments.
One day, when I was 28 while on a 6 month assignment for only 4 days, a
very large international company offered me a job––I don't know exactly
why I accepted it but it just felt right I guess––6 years later, I'm
still here and have a great career and more importantly, great career
momentum and regular salary reviews.
Might I add, that up until this job––I'd never worked anywhere longer
than a year––a year being the absolute maximum that I ever wanted to
stay anywhere by choice––I absolutely HAD to have my summers off LOL!
People need to shed the "lifelong" career mindset of yesteryear. It is
essential that one have skills and education to do something other than
wrap burritos for certain...but the idea of someone doing the same
thing for decades and decades is old and not really applicable to
todays society where jobs are always getting slashed and services are
going in and out of vogue. The key to success in todays job market is
being the best at something highly in demand––and that thing that's
highly in demand is forever changing. Consider lifelong education,
rather than a lifelong career. The occassional night course might be
all that one needs to stay one step ahead of their competition.

On 5 Apr 2006 07:30:07 –0700, "Mistress of Yarn"
<a.del...@gmail.com> choked out these words:
interestingly enough, the beauty school i attended was called
Vogue College.
excellent post! and excellent advice. in 2004, i took first
semester of massage therapy courses (300 hrs), and am now also a
registered massage therapist (RMT). i'd like to go back for
another 250 hours to learn deep tissue massage, in addition to
sports massage and shiatzu. and i'd like to go back to college
some day (i've got about 29 hours which i accrued in uh, two
years).
so yeah, one should always be open to learning new things, new
skills, etc.
and along those lines, and it's 'pique,' not 'peak.'
david
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