NOW HIRING · CHICAGO + NAPERVILLE
Start earning.
Start learning.
Build something
real.
"Most salons give you a chair and a wish. We give you a curriculum, a mentor, and a paycheck — from day one."
VANESSA · CO-OWNER, REFLEKTION SALON
52
WEEKS TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM
29
STRUCTURED TRAINING MODULES
04
STAGES OF CAREER PROGRESSION
THE HONEST PART
We know what starting out
actually feels like.
You graduated. You trained. You're skilled. But most salons will hand you a commission-only chair, wish you luck, and let you figure out how to build a book with no clients, no mentor, and no guaranteed income.
We built our training program because we've seen what happens when new stylists don't have support. They struggle alone, they doubt themselves, and the industry loses talented people it didn't have to.
At Reflektion, we don't do that.
COMPENSATION
Your pay,
laid out before
you apply.
Before you say yes, you'll see your full comp plan in writing — expected take-home for 3, 4, and 5 days per week, service revenue targets, and commission percentage.
01
HOURLY WHILE YOU LEARN
Earn hourly from your very first shift while you are in the Foundations Program. Hourly rate = local minimum wage
02
PAID TO LEARN
Model days and mandatory education are paid time — not unpaid training. As you pass each module and earn your services, you take real clients, which means your book starts growing long before you graduate.
03
GRADUATE TO COMMISSION
Upon program completion, you enter a 6-month ramp-up to full commission. Your full comp plan milestones are documented upfront — you see it before you accept the offer.
The REFLEKTION FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM
52 weeks.
29 modules.
Your pace.
The Foundations program isn't a checklist you rush through. It's a full year of structured learning — technique, consultation, business skills, and the Reflektion client experience — with a test-out gate at every service.
Our scoring system ensures you’re ready to see paying clients for each set of services before it’s time and our phased approach means you can start seeing clients and building your book for completed services while you’re still in the Foundations Program. Everything is designed for you to hit the ground running upon completion.
1
Brand Foundation
MODULES 1–5 · CULTURE, CLIENT EXPERIENCE, CORE SERVICES
Before we teach you a single technique, we teach you who Reflektion is. You'll learn our values, master the consultation the Reflektion way, and perform our signature 3-step cleanse and glam blowout.
2
Style + Finish
MODULES 6-8 · GLAM, FORMAL STYLING, UPDOS, KERATINS
The services you'll perform most in your first months on the floor. Getting these right early builds client confidence and rebook rates from the start.
3
Cutting
MODULES 9-13 · ALL CUT SERVICES + THE FULL REFLEKTION RITUAL EXPERIENCE
Every cut service, in order. One length, bobs, long layers, pixie, men's cuts. Each one test-out gated. Phase 3 closes with a full ritual experience — your first time delivering a combined color, cut, and consultation the Reflektion way.
4
Color + Foil Progression
MODULES 14-27 · FULL RITUAL COLOR SYSTEM
The most technically demanding phase. The foil system is sequential — each Ritual tier must be passed. You'll move through the Lite (mini foil), Classic (full foil to the root no gloss), Glow (partial foil), and our Signature (full foil).
5
Business + Graduation
MODULES 28-29 ·RETENTION, REBOOKING, FULL FLOOR CLEARANCE
The program closes where your career begins. You'll learn client retention, rebooking systems, how to track your own metrics, and how to build a sustainable book.
BUILT AROUND YOU
Take more time if you need it.
The 52-week window works both ways. If you have strong fundamentals and move quickly through modules, you can hit the floor sooner. If you need more time on a technique, you have it — without falling behind or being written off. Either way, you'll know exactly where you stand. Every quarter, in a documented conversation.
Move faster if you're ready.
QUARTER 1 WEEKS 1-13
Foundation Check
Are you comfortable operating in the Reflektion way? Do you need additional training in any of the basics? Are you progressing through the modules? How do you take feedback?
QUARTER 2 WEEKS 14-26
Cut progression
Are you on track through the cutting classes? If you're behind, this is where we identify it and make a plan — together.
QUARTER 4 WEEKS 40-52
Graduation Prep
Final test-out, written exam, Education Director sign-off, and full floor clearance. You finish knowing you've earned it.
QUARTER 3 WEEKS 27-39
Course correction
While working on your foiling progression, this is where we identify If adjustments are needed and make them. Nothing comes as a surprise here.
YOUR PATH FORWARD
Four Stages
Clear criteria
at every one.
You'll never wonder what comes next or what it takes to get there. The path is mapped. The criteria are documented. Advancement isn't a conversation that happens behind closed doors — it's a milestone you can see coming from weeks away.
I
Assistant
Your first weeks on the floor. Observing, assisting, beginning the Foundations program. Hourly pay from day one.
II
Co-Stylist
You're in the Foundations program and taking clients on your unlocked services. Your book starts here. Hourly base plus commission.
III
Stylist
You've graduated. Full floor clearance. All services open. You own your book and your schedule.
IV
Specialist
Advanced expertise in a specific service area. A defined identity in the market. The top of the Reflektion career track.
WHO’S IN YOUR CORNER
You're not
figuring this out alone.
Education Director
The ED owns your development from day one to graduation day.
-Designs every formal lesson on the teaching syllabus
-Monthly model days in each location
-Reviews your progress weekly
-Updates the program after every cohort based on real patterns
Mentor Stylist
Your senior stylist at your location, dedicated to your day-to-day development between teaching days.
-Available for technique questions and real-time correction
-Models the Reflektion client experience in every way
-Observes you with clients and helps guide your improvement
-Monthly evaluations shared with the Education Director to help you stay on track and coordinated
NO GATE KEEPING
We don't hide
the playbook.
Most salons keep their education system proprietary — or they don't have one at all. We put ours in writing before you apply.
The criteria to advance. The service progression. The career path milestones. You'll see all of it before you ever accept an offer.
FROM THE FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM - PHASE 4
The color progression, in order
Every Ritual tier must be passed before you’re fully unlocked to see clients. You earn each service. Here's the sequence:
THE LITE
THE CLASSIC
THE SIGNATURE
THE GLOW
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Apply to join
Reflektion.
We review applications on a rolling basis across both locations — Chicago and Naperville. If your background is a fit, you'll hear from us within five business days.
QUESTIONS FIRST? EMAIL US AT CAREERS@REFLEKTIONSALON.COM
Already have more than 1 year on the floor?
The Foundations program isn't the only path in. We have a separate track for experienced stylists — same transparency, different timeline. See what that looks like.
REFLEKTION SALON
Where careers are built,
not just jobs filled.
LOCATIONS
2734 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60614
2960 Artesian Rd
Naperville, IL 60564
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