Hire in a hurry, hire twice.
You're drowning in dogs and desperate for help, so you take the first groomer who applies. Two months later you're redoing their work, fielding complaints, and dreading your own salon. A bad first hire made in a rush costs you more time, money, and sanity than the empty chair ever did.
Maria's rushed first hire fell apart in two months. Her second time she ran a real process, a filtering posting, situational interviews, a paid working interview, and reference checks, and hired a groomer who stayed, grew, and became someone she trusted with her salon. (Illustrative example.)
Who this is for
Salon owners making their first hire who want a real process instead of a desperate scramble.
By the end, you'll walk out knowing
You'll walk away with a finished plan
What you'll work through
6 short, plain-language lessons — most under five minutes. Read them or watch the slides, at your pace.
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- 2Writing a job posting that attracts the right people5 min
- 3Interview questions that reveal real skill5 min
- 4Running a working interview5 min
- 5Checking references the right way5 min
- 6Making the hiring decision5 min
The toolsyou'll use
Spreadsheets you copy and fill in as you go — yours to keep, unlocked when you enroll.
Your instructor
Sandra built a shop that ran entirely on her, burned out, then rebuilt it on systems so it runs without her. She teaches operations and team: opening a salon, running it on daily systems, hiring, and scaling past a single chair.
Not happy with the course for any reason? Email us within 14 days of purchase for a full refund.
Everything that's different when you run a space with a lease, a team, and multiple groomers — opening, operating, hiring, and growing a salon. Finish all 15 courses to earn the GC-SO credential — the full certification is $549.
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