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ascp now offers advanced modality insurance! ascpskincare.com/ami 71 Hire a Professional Earning the credentials needed to get a great job is one thing, but landing that fantastic career is another. Beauty and skin care experts understand how important a first impression is, and your resume will be a potential employer's first look at you and your talents. If your resume is incomplete, outdated, or has typos or mistakes, your exciting new career might never get off the ground. Trust a seasoned resume writer to format, correct, and polish your resume until it's blemish-free. Next, consider finding a professional to help you create an online portfolio. A website that includes your information and experience (a video makes a great impression!) and before-and-after pictures of your work will make your application stand out. The investment is worth it, as it determines how you will appear to the professional world. ESTHETIC CONSULTANT Being a reliable information source in a specific field is a valuable commodity, and this includes the world of beauty and skin care. Job possibilities range from full-time retainers to part-time freelance work, giving holders of an esthetician's license the chance to pursue new careers or earn a little extra money on the side. Most people associate skin care consulting with door-to-door makeup sales or cosmetic shop advisers, but the need for skin care experts is far greater than that. Just a few of the options in this dynamic field include working at a call center for a cosmetics or skin care products company; being a consultant and fact-checker for publishers of skin care books or magazines; working as part of a team performing clinical and consumer studies and focus groups related to the skin care industry; and advising single businesses or spa/salon chains on proper use, maintenance, and sterilization of skin care equipment. OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND Today's skin care profession is loaded with opportunities for those who choose to follow both traditional and nontraditional paths. But just as you acquired the knowledge to analyze the skin, you also need to analyze yourself and what you have to offer as a professional. Your esthetician's license gives you the paperwork you'll need to travel, but planning the journey is up to you. Note 1. Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Occupational Outlook Handbook: Skincare Specialists," accessed January 2019, www.bls.gov/ooh/personal- care-and-service/skincare-specialists.htm. 8