I have tried asking this question on an UK hairdressing forum but I did not get any responses, so I thought I'd give this one a try to see if I get any futher!
I have just got my level 2 qualification and I would like to get more experience from working in a salon. The only thing is that I have worked in a salon previously (just before I started my 2nd year) and the way that I was treated at that salon has kind of made me reluctant to venture into another one.

I was in the previous salon for about 6 months before the manager decided to let me go because 'I was not competant enoough' - at this stage I had only got the 1 year of training and they treated me as if I was a fully qualified stylist. They booked clients in for me that wanted services that I had not yet covered at college then got mad at me when I said that I didn't know what I was doing.
They also deliberately mis-booked clients in, e.g. I had a lady booked in for a wet cut, they booked me out 15 minutes to do this and they booked some else after that client that wanted a cut and blow-dry. When I had finished my wet cut, the lady told me that she was booked in for a CBD and that she would not leave until it had been dried, she got particularly angry with me, when I asked one of the other girls if they could either do the blowdry or wash my next clients hair whilst I dried the ladies hair, they refused even though they did not have clients themselves.
Having never been in that situation before I handled it as best I could without being given any help from my colleagues. I was lucky that my next client was understanding about what had happened and was willing to wait whilst I did the blowdrying.
I know that I should be working in a salon but I am not sure on the best way to approach a potential salon and I am looking for some advice with regards to how I should do this.
Due to commitments at home I am unable to work full time and I am worried that this will make me less appealing to possible salons.
If you could give me any help at all, I would very much appreciate it because I am at a crossroads at the moments without any direction!
Thanks in advance
Victoria Jane
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