Salon owners look at three things: your qualification level, your technical skills (cutting, colour, styling) and whether clients come back. This example is for a stylist with a loyal column and colour skills. Juniors and apprentices can use the same layout and lead with their training and the services they can already do.
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Example hairdresser CV
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Jade Wilson
Senior Stylist · Cutting and colour · Liverpool · jade.wilson@example.com · 07700 900475
Personal statement
Hairdresser with five years' experience in a busy salon, qualified to Level 3 and confident in cutting, colour and balayage. Built a loyal column with a high rebooking rate and a growing number of colour clients. Friendly, creative and careful with consultations and skin tests. Looking for a senior stylist role.
Experience
Stylist, Bold Street Hair Studio, Liverpool (Mar 2023 - Present)
Look after a regular column of clients, most of whom rebook before they leave.
Grew my colour and balayage clients through before-and-after posts and referrals.
Carry out consultations and skin tests before colour services, and record them every time.
Train two juniors on blow-drying, shampooing and basic colour application.
Junior Stylist, Allerton Hair, Liverpool (Sep 2021 - Feb 2023)
Moved from assistant to junior stylist after completing my Level 2.
Booked appointments, handled payments and kept the salon clean and stocked.
Education
Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Techniques and Concepts for Hair Professionals, Liverpool City College, 2022 - 2023
Level 2 Diploma for Hair Professionals (Hairdressing), Liverpool City College, 2020 - 2022
Training and certifications
Balayage and freehand colour, Professional colour brand academy, 2024
Curly and textured hair cutting, Professional education course, 2025
Skills
Precision cutting, Colour and balayage, Consultations and skin tests, Blow-dry and styling, Client retention, Retail product sales, Social media
A hairdresser personal statement to adapt
Hairdresser with five years' experience in a busy salon, qualified to Level 3 and confident in cutting, colour and balayage. Built a loyal column with a high rebooking rate and a growing number of colour clients. Friendly, creative and careful with consultations and skin tests. Looking for a senior stylist role.
Key skills for a hairdresser CV
Cutting - Precision, layered and restyle cuts, and the hair types you are confident with.
Colour - Tints, highlights, balayage and colour correction.
Consultations - Understanding what the client wants and being honest about what will work.
Health and safety - Skin and strand tests before colour, and safe use of chemicals.
Client retention - Rebooking rates and a regular column show you keep clients happy.
Retail sales - Recommending products that suit the client's hair.
Social media - Showing your work online to attract new clients.
What a UK hairdresser CV needs
Qualification level - Level 2 or Level 3 hairdressing qualification or apprenticeship, with the year you finished.
Services you can do - Cutting, colour, barbering, extensions, bridal or textured hair.
Brand and product training - Colour academy courses and education days.
Client retention - Rebooking rate, column size or repeat clients, if your salon tracks them.
Portfolio - A link to an online portfolio or professional social account with your work.
Achievement bullets to adapt
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Built a loyal column of regular clients, most of whom rebook before leaving.
Grew my colour and balayage bookings through referrals and social media.
Carried out and recorded skin tests before every colour service.
Trained two juniors on shampooing, blow-drying and basic colour.
Moved from assistant to junior stylist within a year.
Hairdresser CV questions
What qualifications should a hairdresser put on a CV?
Your Level 2 and Level 3 hairdressing qualifications or apprenticeship, plus any colour, barbering or specialist courses.
Should I add a portfolio link?
Yes. A professional Instagram or online portfolio lets salon owners see your work quickly. Keep it to your best, recent work.
How do I write a junior hairdresser CV?
Lead with your training and the services you can already do, then any salon assistant work, customer service and reliability.