Jennifer Heslop

Taking into consideration that my institution is so specific,makeup and hairstyling for the media and entertainment industries and without trying to just accept the $$ of the student, how would you streamline whether the candidate is "ideal". During the interview process, specific questions are asked and the students that come to our school truly believe that this industry is for them. In order to enhance the retention program and placement program, what questions could be asked to sift through prospective students' potential?

As the Dir. of Career Services in a school that teaches make up and hair styling for the media and entertainment industry, I find it challenging to find ways to integrate key retention programs. The industry is predominantly freelance and so once a student believes they have found the "perfect" job, while in school, it is hard to convince them that it would be beneficial to stay and complete and even augment the skills they have learned up to that point. How do you keep a student "full time" in a freelance industry?