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Page 10 Section II Portland Observer, May 26, 1983 A hairdresser job is not just sim ply dressing hair. The cosmetologist has many roles. They are part o f a multi-billion dollar industry. Besides being highly trained in a va riety o f beauty services, these w ould include h air c o lo rin g , hair co n d itio n in g , perm anent w aving, h airculting, hair styling, m anicur ing, facial massage, and m ake-up; you also know how to deal effective ly w ith the public. Since you are a beauty professional, you are not so much selling services as you are ad vising your clients on what is best for them to im prove their appear ance. You are, so to speak a ‘ 'beauty doctor.” I f you become a salon owner or m anager, you must also become w ell versed in business practices. H ow to buy most ec o n o m ica lly, how to m ain tain accurate records and how to get and keep loyal em ployees— these w ill be part o f your required abilities. Hairdressers with outstanding talent are o ften asked to become p la tfo rm artists. H ere agían, you must widen your skills and take the necessary train ing to become a public speaker or at least a very good dem onstrator. Talented persons are also called upon by magazines to do hair style and what are know n as technicals, detailed procedures or p ro fession al tech niques such as c u ttin g , co lo rin g , conditioning, and permanent wav ing. This means you must know how to work in front o f a camera or for a camera. You should also be able to artic u la te the h o w ’ s and w hy's o f what you are doing. The entertain ment industry, theatre, film s, and television, the w orld o f couturiers and fashion, the big hair color and cosmetics m a n u fa c tu re rs , the beauty publications for the profes ión and fo r the p u b lic — all these huge comm ercial activities require the artistry o f the professional hair dresser and cosmetologist. It is ob vious that the o p p o rtu n itie s are highly rewarding. But how far you go and how much money you make depends on you. Some hairdressers never make more than a modest in com e, and not in fre q u e n tly they Saundra Aaron w ith her customer at "Moniques". (Photo; Richard J. Brown) prefer it that way. Some attitudes might be: “ I don’t want the respon sibility o f running a salon.” “ I like living in a sm all co m m u n ity and serving the women I kn o w ,” “ I en joy my work but I like a c o m fo rt able, easygoing sched ule.” O r another hairdresser m ight say: “ I have a small salon— just two other operators and m yself. It's big enough: I m ake an a ttra c tiv e in come, there's no strain, no pressure. I'm happy just as I am .” These are some o f the viewpoints and certainly they are valid ones— that usually m ilitate against one's ever attaining a large salary or high profits. One o f the attractio ns o f a hair dressing carreer— and this is im port an t— is that you can be as small as you like or as big as your talent and im ag in a tio n w ill a llo w . A n o th e r plus for beauty culture as a career is that no discrim ination exists as to age, sex, color, or creed. Any man or woman, regardless o f age, can go to a beauty school, put in the re quired num ber o f hours and eventually a fte r passing the State Board Examination, get a license to practice. This presupposes o f course that the person has the academ ic background required by the state; in most states it is quite modest. M en and women are equally welcome in this fie ld . Statistics no doubt w ill show that m any m ore w om en are practicing hairdressers; at the same time another set o f statistics w ill in dicate that o f the world's most out standing stylists, the m a jo rity are men. The color o f the skin is o f m i nute significance in the w o rld o f hairdressing. M any black hair dres sers, o f course, open salons in pre d o m in a n tly black co m m un ities. M an y beauty shops, how ever, are com pletely in te g rated , b oth as to personnel and the clients they serve. Taste, talent and p erson ality— perhaps m ore than in most vo ca tions— are the determ ining factors in a hairdresser cosmetologist's de sirability to employers and client! clients. Student opportunities with Corps The Army Corps o f Engineers is (he world's largest engineering or ganization. The Corps is engaged worldwide in the design and opera tion o f dams and reservoirs for elec tricity, flood control, irrigation, recreation and maintenance o f rivers and harbors for navigation. Under the direction o f the Depart ment o f the Arm y, the Corps operates 41 districts in (he U.S. and abroad with approximately 4$,000 employees. Summer Aid Program The summer aid program is intended to help 16 and above who desire summer employment to earn money, develop good work habits and gain valuable people work ex perience to be used on future jobs. Job duties and the number of posi tions available vary with each project location. Responsibilities may include jobs such as clerk typist, tour guide, engineering aid, surveying and drafting aids, trades helper and computer aid. I f you need summer employment and meet the economic need criteria, there may be a job for you with the Corps. Stay-In School Program The stay-in-school program pro vides employment for students during the academic year. Students are allowed to work up to 20 hours per week with the work hours fitted to their school schedule. M aintain ing good grades is required. Stu dents applying for these positions Trv Government Government service is one o f the nation's largest fields of employment— about one out o f six civilian workers. 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Tom Hopkins, internationally known trainer o f professional salespeople and author, will present “ Selling and Persuasion: Your Keys to Success in the 80s" on June 2nd from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Multnom ah County Expo Center. The seminar is designed for those who are involved or plan to be involved in any type o f sales. The seminar will teach, among other subjects, how to be a sales champion, six steps in controlling a prospect, persuasion through emotion, how to answer objections and a step-by-step method for closing sales. Hopkins has trained over 700,000 salespersons throughout the U .S ., Canada and otehr nations. H E is the author o f “ H ow to Master the Art o f Selling” . His audio and video cassette tape training systems are used by over a million persons each day and over 33,000 corporations utilize one o f his sales training programs. Advance registration is suggested for seating is limited. Call 243-3323 for information. The U .S. 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The Cooperative Education Program The Cooperative Education Pro gram is a long-established program which recruits, hires and develops students in administrative, technical and managerial career fields. A Co operative Education Program is built around alternating periods of academic study at a university or 2- year college. The student must be After graduation from Andrew Jackson High School In June 1M2, Mamatha Lawrence began work as a Summer-Aid for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Personnel Office. She Is contin uing her education at Portland Community College In Buslnees Administration with an Ac counting major. Shs then was transferred to the Finance and Accounting Branch under the 8tay-ln-School Program. Merna the Is currently working part- time while attending school full time. Eventually she will com plete college and become a Cer tified Public Accountant (C.P.A.j. registered at an institution o f higher education and be pursuing studies in a related career field. 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