How I Landed My Dream Job in Aesthetics
One of the MOST common questions I receive from people is how I got into the aesthetics industry. It is definitely an industry that you have to be very persistent and sometimes a little pushy to get in the door, but it is well worth all the hard work.
The story of How I got into aesthetics —
It started in high school, when I went to a local medical spa in my hometown and would quiz the nurse practitioner about her career path during my hair removal services. Eventually I decided to follow the nurse practioner path and I went to Auburn University (WAR EAGLE baby!) and for my BSN. After college and in NP school, I started taking injectable courses on my own while shadowing medical professionals in the aesthetics field to gain further insight into the industry. Once I completed basic injectable courses, I reached out to other local injectors to see if they would be interested in training me further to get more hands-on experience. I can’t stress enough how important it is to put yourself out there and continually look for opportunities!
From there, I began reaching out to any practice in my area that offered injectables by making cold calls and stopping by offices with my resume in hand. I ended up getting offered a one day a week opportunity at a medical spa and took it — I was so excited for any kind of foot in the door.
Four years and a few other part-time injectable jobs later, I was introduced to a local plastic surgeon through mutual friends. He happened to be looking to add a nurse practitioner to his practice starting at a few days a week. After a full year of working part-time (again, multiple jobs!) and growing my injectable/skincare patients in the practice, I was finally brought on full-time. That’s my story! Hard work does pay off in the end.
In summary, if you really want to have a career in aesthetics, you need to continually put yourself out there. The initial investment pays off tenfold in the end, and I even still pay for additional trainings each year to learn how to better serve my patients. It’s worth it to me — I get to wake up and do what I love every day, and that is such a gift.
Top 5 Tips to land a job in aesthetics:
Go to as many injectable training courses as possible (Once you are trained- practice, practice, practice what you’ve learned!)
Use your resources (Local medical sales reps are a great resource) and network like crazy
Be willing to accept part-time opportunities at first
Reach out to local practices to see if they have a need (You may have to pay for additional training, like I did!)
Be persistent. It might not be your dream job at first, but hey, Rome wasn’t built in a day