Role pages for each chair
Barber, apprentice and shop manager openings each get a page that explains the chair, the schedule, the license and the pay model.
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Recruitment Website for Barbershops
Barbershops rarely hire from one place, so SIZ Group builds a recruitment website for barbershops that holds each opening on its own page and send every phone application to the owner of the right shop. Scope and price are settled in writing after a free scoping call.
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Where barber hiring gets stuck between a post and a trial day
Barbershops usually hire by word of mouth. An owner who needs a barber asks a regular, shares a post on Instagram and waits for someone to message. The replies arrive as direct messages with a link to an old portfolio, and the owner scrolls through them between clients to see who actually holds a license.
Apprentices are harder still. A young person who wants to learn the trade may only have a phone and a school email, and a form that asks for a full work history feels like applying for a bank job. Owners lose promising people because the first step felt too heavy, not because the people were wrong for the shop.
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How barbers and apprentices search for a shop before they apply
A barber looking for a chair usually searches for a barbershop hiring near them, then compares how each shop handles booth rent or commission. They want to see the shop's style, the clients it serves and whether the owner still cuts hair. A clear answer on those points decides whether they reply at all.
For this project, the role pages should explain the working life of the shop. Each page needs the chair setup, the days and hours, the pay model and the license the barber must hold. An apprentice role also needs the training plan and the amount of floor time each week, stated plainly.
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The first release for a recruitment website for barbershops
Version one covers a page for each open chair, an application short enough to finish on a phone and routing by shop. Those replace the direct-message back-and-forth that drags out most barber hires.
For licensed barbers, the form asks for the state license number, its expiry date, availability and a link to recent cuts. An apprentice only needs a name, a phone number and a short note to get started.
Interview scheduling, trial-day booking and onboarding checklists can come later, once the flow is reliable for the team.
- Role pages for barber, apprentice, shop manager and booth renter
- Application with a license field for licensed roles only
- Routing to the owner or manager of the chosen shop
- Trial day request form for candidates who want to try a chair
What you get
Key features
Apprentice-friendly application
Apprentice roles skip the license field and ask only for a name, a phone number and a short note, so the first step feels light.
Trial day booking
Candidates can request a trial day from the role page, and the owner confirms the time by text.
Routing by shop
Applications reach the owner or manager of the shop picked on the form, and a receipt goes out automatically.
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An apprentice requests a trial day from her phone
A young person who has finished a barber course opens the shop's site from a link in an Instagram post while waiting for a bus. She reads the apprentice page, which explains the training plan, the mornings on the floor and the senior barber who will work beside her. The page lists the basic requirements before she starts the form.
She fills in the short application with her name, a phone number and a note about why she wants the job. Because it is an apprentice role, the form skips the license field and asks only for a link to a short portfolio if she has one. The owner receives the application with her chosen shop and the trial day request attached.
The owner replies by text the same afternoon and books the trial day. Both of them already know the training plan and the hours, so the first conversation can be about the work itself.
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What the shop needs to provide before the recruitment site launches
The owner or manager needs to supply the open roles, the pay model for each one and the license each role requires. We will also ask for a short set of photos of the shop and team, along with written permission from anyone shown, because candidates expect to see who they would work beside.
Each shop should name the person who reads its applications, because routing depends on that name. We also check the state's rules on what an employer may ask before the form is drafted.
- Open roles with pay model, commission or booth rent terms
- License each role requires, checked against the state board
- Named owner or manager for each shop's applications
- Written photo permission from every team member shown
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How to tell whether the barbershop recruitment site is working
Count applications for each open chair and compare them with the number of chairs filled that quarter. A role that draws few applicants usually has a pay or schedule issue that a web page cannot solve alone, and the page analytics will show where interest drops off.
Note how fast a reply goes out after each application, how many applicants book a trial day and how many new barbers still have their chair after a few months. Those numbers show the quality of the inbound and the speed of the shop's answers.
Can our recruitment website for barbershops show several shops in one place?+
Yes. Each shop keeps its own list of openings, its own owner for applications and its own routing. The candidate chooses a shop in the form, and you still see every application together in one place.
Do barber roles need a license number on the application?+
For licensed roles, the form asks for the state license number and expiration date, which the owner can check on the state board's public lookup. Apprentice roles do not ask for it. We confirm the exact fields with you before the form is built.
Which questions are off limits on a barbershop application?+
Questions about age, marital status and similar personal facts usually have no place on a barber application, and state law adds more limits. We will draft the form for your review and suggest an employment adviser reads the final version.
How much does a recruitment website cost?+
A barbershop career page sits inside the $300 to $2,200 website range. Shop count, the number of openings and the routing rules decide where a build lands.
Let's make it happen
Hire barbers who already know the chair and the pay
Schedule a free scoping call. We will go through your roles, shops and routing, then put a quote in writing.