Do you want to learn how to cut hair?

January 1, 2010 by  
Filed under Getting Ahead

The art of being a barber doesn’t just happen overnight. In the past, it was quite easy to become a barber. You were likely part of a family with a history of this profession and it was just natural that you would follow in the same footsteps. You would likely learn about all the aspects of the barber business from a very early age. It would be a given that you would work with your father and then take over the family business later in life to pass onto your own son.

Another way that people became barbers in that time was through an apprenticeship program. This involved shadowing a real barber and learning the job from watching him and then working with …

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