If you love fashion and enjoy working in a creative, exciting, fast-paced environment, you might find that hairdressing is a great career choice for you. It is a good way of working with lots of different people and putting your skills to good use whilst keeping up with all the latest fashions.

How do you find out if you want to become a hairdresser? You could consider working in a salon at weekends, perhaps as a receptionist or as a general assistant. This will give you a good insight into salon life and the kind of environment you would be working in.

The next step is to enrol in a course or find a salon that will be willing to train you. Some will offer taster sessions and open days, where you can talk with stylists and trainers in hairdressing to see whether it might be something you’d enjoy studying.