What would you think if an overweight person worked in a health & beauty clinic?

I don’t think being overweight is an issue at all in this kind of setting but looking well groomed is essential I think

If the people interviewing you make you feel foolish then it would be a lucky escape not to work there! Smart work clothes, clean, tidy is fine, not foolish.

As others have said, I wouldn't care if a PT was overweight, and certainly don't have any interest in the weight of a receptionist.

Slim people make fools of themselves too!

Everyone does.

It’s an interview. A learning experience.

Part of life’s ups and downs.

Apply! You never know, you might be exactly what they are looking for! They may have had plenty of young ladies who are slim, nice hair, brows and make up that can’t do the job! You will never know unless you apply. Good luck!

I chose an overweight PT. She’s moved now but she was bloody brilliant & I still use the workout plan she designed for me, because I can see the results.

I picked her because I wanted to train with a woman about my age who would get it when I talked about perimenopause, rather than one of the intense young muscled blokes. We had a good laugh & we’re still in touch.

Very presentable, polished and well groomed/put together.
Age and weight irrelevant

But like a poster above deffo would not want an overweight PT

I have Botox in my 11s twice a year and I do not look like a man nor an alien!

I’d don’t think the weight would be an issue, but you’d need to be well presented.
Hair , make up , nails etc

I go to a salon (one that mainly does hair removal and facial treatments) and the person I see is entirely un-made up and unglamorous.

Loads of receptionists multitask even the fat ones!

I wouldn’t think anything of it. Lots of overweight people are beautiful and healthy. Skinny people do not own beauty. Go for it!

I think you are over thinking it. Apply and see how it goes.

I do like a good massage. Plenty of weight to use as pressure is always a plus. That’s an advantage at least.

Not for a receptionist it isn't.

I wouldn’t care, I like places where people are friendly and welcoming and it doesn’t feel judgy.

Who interviewed you then?

You can say what you like but sadly, employers do judge people on how they look when that person will be representing their business and the beauty industry is particularly superficial.

I wouldn’t give two shits if they could do Botox without me looking like a man or an alien. Oh wait, I don’t get Botox because I don’t want to look like a man or an alien.

I do like a good massage. Plenty of weight to use as pressure is always a plus. That’s an advantage at least.

For reception and booking I would expect you to be competent in systems, friendly, polite, knowledgeable about the services and helpful in general.

I'd expect you to be clean and dressed appropriately but to be honest I go to a restaurant and expect the serving staff to have ideally have tried the food so I'd just want you to have knowledge.

I actually hate going to beauty places where everyone is young and 'well groomed' I need a middle aged woman to do my waxes lol

It wouldn't even cross my mind, as long as they looked relatively well groomed (in the same way I'd hope my hairdresser had good hair and my eyebrow lady had good eyebrows!) and not a scruffy mess.

The only time weight would be an issue for me (and I say this as a size 20 woman!) Is for a personal trainer....and even then I'd be aware that there are plenty of factors that wouldn't necessarily mean they're not a good personal trainer!

Get yourself on TikTok and brush up on your make up knowledge and then go for it!

Even if you prefer a Pamela look, nothing wrong with that. But as pp have said, you'd have to be very neat, so hair, nails done, clothes tidy and well fitted

Your size would not put me off at all (although I am on a weight loss journey myself) as long as you looked and acted the part

Best of luck x

Thinking about it, as an overweight, middle-aged woman I would be much more trusting of beauty advice from someone of a similar age and size who looked good, than from some 20-year-old with model good looks who doesn't know what it is to spend hours trying to perfect your make-up and hair only to end up looking like Coco The Clown's fat granny😃

Sounds like not the best job for you then maybe?

Ultimately I suspect the salon owners and managers are likely to be people who are interested in beauty products and health services, and that will influence who they want to recruit. If you show up to an interview and your own grooming indicates that you clearly don’t have any interest in their business and its services, and they think your engagement with their customers will be limited because you don’t have knowledge of or interest in the things they’re paying a lot of money for, you’re not going to be the most appealing candidate.

If you really want the job, you’ll need to give the impression that you have at least a passing interest in the industry it’s in and the customers and staff you’ll be talking to all day and potentially being asked to recommend things to as the “face” of the company.