I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Great Clips (Philadelphia, PA) in Apr 2013
Interview
Application, interviewed with Manager and then franchisee. Met at restaurant and discussed the great clips way, and my background in the industry. Very little on the pay and benefits, the interviewerror looked agitated when I asked questions about salary since greatclips pays different than traditional salons I wanted to better understand. It was uncomfortable when I asked and felt as though I shouldn't have
I went through several interviews visited several salons prior to being brought on.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Great Clips (Coral Springs, FL) in Apr 2013
Interview
asked about experience and may give technical interview for new stylist which means you may have to perform a few different types of haircuts to see how long it takes you and to see the outcome. Owner sits down with you and asks your availability and must be able to work weekends as it is the busiest time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how long have you been doing hair? Familiar with Great Clips 5 step system.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Great Clips (San Diego, CA) in Mar 2016
Interview
Submitted resume & cover letter via website. Emailed within hours for interview next morning. I showed up & had to text as interviewer was late, shop was closed & said she'd be there in 20-min as she was stuck in traffic. Not very professional & not true as I had just driven the same route in no traffic at 10am, but I needed a job.
When she arrived, she limply touched my hand (it was not a handshake), handed me an application & I told her I'd fill it out after we spoke a bit (I didn't have a good feeling & she already had my resume). Her bursting out of his skin, angry companion, who accompanied her, raged on the phone the entire time I was there, which was very uncomfortable.
The interview with her was off to an annoying start. She told me via email she'd pay me "a lot more" than the standard $8-9/hr as I had a lot of experience & as it turns out, there was no management job, only stylist for 20-30 hrs/wk. Turns out the "a lot more" was 45-cents, so she completely wasted my time. When I told her I was expecting to be interviewed for FT mngr & expecting $12-ish/hr, she said if I were a good enough stylist, I'd earn better tips to supplement the wages. Alrighty, then...
I cut the interview short (lasted 10-15-min), didn't fill out the application & told her I could work for her as a fill in 'til I found someone permanent. She agreed. Once I left, the insult & rudeness set in, so I emailed 30-min later to tell her I wasn't interested in working there.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions were all very unimaginative, standard, "Tell me about your last job" type. My last job was in middle management in corporate (I do hair on the side)... what does that have to do with haircutting?
We are sorry that this was your experience. Each salon is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. If you would like follow up regarding your interview, please email Jeanne@greatclips.com with the salon location where you applied. We will forward it to the franchisee for follow up with you. Thank you for letting us know about your interview and our apologies again.