Why Listening Skills Are Needed in Hospitality Management

Get the latest articles from Academia International. Subscribe to our RSS feed.Possessing listening skills is one of the most important requirements for holding a job in hospitality management.  That may not seem obvious at first, but when you think about everything involved in restaurant and hotel management this statement makes perfect sense.  Hospitality is defined [...]

Styling Different Types of Hair

No two people have exactly the same kind of hair, but there are basic kinds of hair: fine, medium and coarse.  Each one of these kinds of hair can also be wavy, curly or straight.  When you take these six features and create a matrix, you get many different combinations a hairdresser could possibly be [...]

Satisfying Hair Care Clients

Satisfying hair care clients is much different today than it was 20 years ago.  The hairdressing business involves so much more than just styling or colouring hair.  Customers have become quite discriminating about the services they expect to find in a salon and meeting their expectations is how you build a successful business.

Salon Management

Salon management requires more knowledge than knowing how to be a hairdresser.  A salon is a styling palace, beauty therapy and relaxation centre rolled into one business.  Speaking of business….the salon is also a business that requires management and organizational skills.
Learning how to manage a salon requires taking a series of courses that teach about [...]

Learning How to Supervise Others

In the hospitality industry learning how to supervise others is important if you plan on pursuing a successful career path.  Whether you work for yourself or someone else, the logical progress in career development is to pursue positions which require the management of operations.  This means you will need to have the right team building [...]