How to hire a personal stylist

How to hire a personal stylist, step by step

Here's a step-by-step personal stylist hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a personal stylist job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new personal stylist
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The personal stylist hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   A personal stylist's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, personal stylists from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of personal stylists.

   Type of Personal Stylist	Description	Hourly rate
   Personal Stylist		$10-26
   Spa Coordinator	Spa coordinators greet customers, escort guests to the treatment areas, and handle correspondence. They also promote their spa services, ensure smooth spa operations, and answer all customer inquiries as much as possible... Show more	$10-17
   Personal Service Manager	Personal service managers must have skills in communication, listening, problem-solving, tact, diplomacy, confidence, and patience. They oversee services, ensure that business needs are being met, supervise associates in customer service, and provide customer assistance... Show more	$25-58

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Customer Service
   • Product Knowledge
   • POS
   • Customer Satisfaction
   • Sales Floor
   • Inventory Control
   • Customer Relationships
   • Punctuality
   • Client Relationships
   • Wardrobe
   • Photo Shoots
   • Instagram
   • Sales Associates
   • Repeat Business

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage daily operations of the gallery including budgeting, small payroll and reconciling business accounts, eliminating off-site accounting fees.
   • Train and develop new associates on POS systems and sales methods.
   • Maintain company's costumes and accessories efficiently to ensure their quality and richness
   • Build presentations through extensive research to help develop advertising campaigns and magazine editorials.
   • Develop portfolio PowerPoint presentations for interior designers and assist with bookkeeping of sales and merchandise inventory.
   • Schedule meetings by contacting key decision makers and analyzing customer profiles, prepare PowerPoint presentations, prepare and edit marketing materials.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your personal stylist job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A personal stylist can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, personal stylists' average salary in idaho is 42% less than in new jersey.
   • Seniority. Entry-level personal stylists 60% less than senior-level personal stylists.
   • Certifications. A personal stylist with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a personal stylist's salary.

   Average personal stylist salary

   $35,212yearly

   $16.93 hourly rate

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   Entry-level personal stylist salary

   $22,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 23, 2026

4. Writing a personal stylist job description

   A good personal stylist job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a personal stylist job description:

   Personal stylist job description example

   The Personal Stylist cultivates the overall service and selling culture in the store and drives sales by developing authentic customer connections, offering expert styling advice and providing an individualized experience with curated product recommendations.
   Customer Experience
   
   * Service Culture: contributes to upholding a service culture that demonstrates extraordinary service to cultivate an environment where all customers feel welcome, heard and valued
   * In-Store Styling: leads by example in relationship building, styling, and networking with customers; educates the store team and the customer on the benefits of the personal styling role and program
   * Appointments: generates impromptu and formal appointment opportunities to cultivate customer relationships and drive key metrics
   * Omni-Channel Service: advocates for technology usage and encourages the team to transact in the moment, upsell, and clientele
   
   Teamwork + Mentorship
   
   * Inclusion: contributes to an inclusive environment by helping to amplify all voices, actively seeking and advocating different perspectives
   * Develop and Coach: identifies personal styling knowledge gaps amongst the team and actions accordingly; facilitates regional and brand styling initiatives or trainings
   * Product Knowledge: utilizes brand resources to share relevant apparel styling and product knowledge with the team to elevate associate confidence in servicing and outfitting the customer
   
   Visual + Business Operations
   
   * Business Acumen: reviews store business to understand buying trends, influence apparel outfitting and selling decisions, and to drive apparel and accessories department business
   * Entrepreneurship: capitalizes on walk-in traffic and identifies business-driving opportunities through outreach and networking; actions opportunities in partnership with store leadership to drive incremental sales for the store and achieve company and outreach goals
   * Visual Support: partners with visual team to support mannequin outfitting updates to showcase new arrivals and best sellers
   * Operational Responsibility: upholds accountability and productivity for zoned personal styling hours; contributes to a customer-first philosophy and is flexible in supporting service in zone coverage
   
   Communication + Relationships
   
   * Customer Insights: communicates customer insights and shopping patterns to the leadership team and styling team through regional or brand communication platforms
   * Relationships: cultivates productive relationships with leadership and selling team that contributes to a collaborative, customer-centric environment; maintains open communication to identify and act on business needs in the moment
   * Team Dynamic: contributes to positive team morale through brand and store initiatives such as the SPARKED Journal, employee recognition, and team building activities
   * Community Connection: collaborates with store leadership in identifying and curating events and experiences that are reflective of the interests of the local customer and surrounding community to drive brand engagement
   
   The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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5. Post your job

   To find personal stylists for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any personal stylists they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level personal stylists with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your personal stylist job on Zippia to find and recruit personal stylist candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit personal stylists, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new personal stylist

   Once you've found the personal stylist candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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